African American Biblical Inte

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This course will explore African-American biblical interpretation, both from historical and contemporary perspectives (from 1790 to the present). Students will examine a variety of approaches of perspectives among African-American interpreters; including interpretations from the context of slavery, distinctive interpretations from traditional African-American preaching (post-slavery), and interpretations from modern African-American biblical scholars. Prerequisites: THEO111 or CORE105 Course Attributes: ERS Focus Elective, GDST Race and Ethnicity Conc, Gender & Diversity Studies, Humanities Elect/Integrations, Theology Persp / Explorations, Theology - Scripture College of Arts & Sciences Theology