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Exploring Africa's Religious and Global Identity
Summer in Amsterdam Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: 7/2/22 - 7/31/22
Exploring Africa's Religious and Global Identity
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Religious Studies
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
DESCRIPTION
This course explores the exchange that has taken place between African culture and Christianity. The emphasis is on the globalization of African Pentecostalism as a stream of African Christianity. The migration of these religions and cultures in Europe will be studied through fieldwork and library research.
Topics of study include:
Art
Christian Mission
Pre-Christian Africa
Modern Africa
New religious movements
Pentecostalism
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course. CEA's recommended credits are based on the contact hours assigned by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam): 15 contact hours equals 1 U.S. credit
Topics of study include:
Art
Christian Mission
Pre-Christian Africa
Modern Africa
New religious movements
Pentecostalism
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course. CEA's recommended credits are based on the contact hours assigned by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam): 15 contact hours equals 1 U.S. credit