AFR 228
Revolt and Revelation in 20th-Century Americas
Last Offered Fall 2017
Division II Exploring Diversity Initiative
Cross-listed AMST 228 / REL 223 / LATS 228
This course is not offered in the current catalog

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Writing in 1971, Dominican priest and Peruvian theologian Gustavo Gutierrez asked “Is the Church fulfilling a purely religious role when by its silence or friendly relationships it lends legitimacy to dictatorial and oppressive government?” Such a question encapsulates the sometimes agonistic and other times deeply intertwined relationships between religious institutions, religious thought, and movements for political transformation in the 20th century Americas. This course examines those forms of “God-talk” broadly termed “liberation theologies” that responded to and challenged social relationships of class, colonization, race, culture, gender, sexuality, (dis)ability, and ecology. These theologies were borne out of and in turn deeply shaped struggles against oppressive regimes and structures in the Americas, and as such we will focus on some specific theological writings–such as those of Gutierrez–and their relationship to distinct social movements and struggles over land, economy, and political power, especially in Brazil, El Salvador, PerĂº, and the United States of America between 1960-2000.
The Class: Format: lecture
Limit: 25
Expected: 12
Class#: 1204
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: participation, short writing exercises, a 5- to 6-page take-home midterm essay, and an 8- to 12-page final review essay
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: majors and concentrators
Distributions: Division II Exploring Diversity Initiative
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AMST 228 Division II REL 223 Division II AFR 228 Division II LATS 228 Division II
Attributes: LATS Core Electives

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