Black Power and Black Theology of Liberation
The course explored the dominant theoretical approaches to and methodological understandings of freedom, tradition, liberation, prophecy and authority in black religion, and Africana philosophy. By turning to feminist/womanist thought, black nationalism, pragmatism, phenomenology, and existentialism, the course provided critical insight into the nature(s) of religion and moral agency. This course (AFAM 210) was taught by Terrence Johnson, Department of Theology and Berkley Center, as a Doyle Seminar (small upper-level classes that foster deepened student learning about diversity and difference through research and dialogue).
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Report December 11, 2014
Doyle Seminars 2013-2014 Annual Report
The Doyle Seminars engage students and faculty in a conversation about national, social, cultural, religious, moral, and other forms of diversity and difference across a range of academic disciplines and global contexts. The seminars aim to develop the students’ research, analysis, and writing skills through the completion of a sustained and in-depth research project. The Doyle Seminar faculty…
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