Teaching African American Religions

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-19-516798-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: AAR Teaching Religious Studies

The variety and complexity of its traditions make African American religion among the most difficult topics in religious studies to teach to undergraduates. The sheer scope of the material to be covered is daunting to instructors, many of whom are not experts in African American religious traditions, but are called upon to include material on African American religion in courses on American Religious History or the History of Christianity. Also, the unfamiliarity of the subject matter to the vast majority of students makes it difficult to achieve any depth in the brief time allotted in the survey courses where it is usually first encountered. The essays in this volume will supply functional, innovative ways to teach African American religious traditions in a variety of settings.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students studying African American religious traditions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Carolyn M.

Trost, Theodore Louis

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Carolyn M. Jones, Associate Professor of Religion, Institute for African American Studies, University of Georgia and Theodore Louis Trost, Assistant Professor, New College and Religious Studies, University of Alabama