Suffering, Politics, and Liberation

3 credits · Divinity School

Close reading of biographical and theological texts to explore the practical role religious faith plays in people's experiences and responses to suffering caused by systemic injustice in societies. Primarily focused on Christianity in North and South America and Europe, along with examples of indigenous American religion and Islam, study includes perspectives of women and men of a variety of races; satisfies theology requirement or race and class studies for the master of divinity degree. [3] Mr. Morrill