SOC 430 - Race and Religious Faith

The seminar focuses on the historic Black Church in America as well as religion and migration among non-native, ethnic congregations (whether church, temple, or mosque) in order to examine the relations between race-ethnicity, religion, and broader civic society today. The course also examines the rare achievement of multi-ethnic/multi-racial religious communities. The broader and complex effects of politics and globalization, economics and financial pressures, citizenship and public life, prejudice and discrimination, media and technology, innovations and social change will be discussed throughout the course.

Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: North America).
Satisfies a major or interdisciplinary minor requirement in Communication Studies.
Satisfies the Cultural Diversity requirement.

Prerequisites & Notes
Third or fourth year standing and permission of the instructor.