God of the Oppressed

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

Beginning with a close reading of the Black Christian theologian James Cone's classic text, God of the Oppressed, this seminar also engages other major 20th and 21st century works of theology and religious theory that have arisen from the undersides of history. It considers how diverse experiences of oppression related to race, gender, class, and coloniality shape critical discourses about God and spiritual practices of resistance.