Race, Religion & Politics (RS-631)

All Americans, wrote Derrick Bell, are “imprisoned by the history of racial subordination.”  How have the dynamics of racialized class prejudice played out in American religious history?  Is there a way out? While paying attention to global histories and theoretical reflections, students in this course will examine and draw lessons from case studies that highlight the problematic interweaving of race, religion and politics in the lives of human beings designated as minorities, including African-Americans, American Catholics, Jews, and Muslims.

Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAIRS – Islamic Studies: Beliefs and Practices
MAIRS – Ministerial Studies: Beliefs and Practices

If you are not enrolled in a degree program but wish to register for this course, use the Online Registration for Special Students and Auditors.

Instructor(s)

Bilal W. Ansari & Timur Yuskaev

Semester

Spring 2021; Spring 2023

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