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Course Info for RELG - 232 - 01, Spring 2026
Class number: 3022 Title: Global Liberation Theologies Department: Religious Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 19 Current enrollment: 4 Available seats: 15
Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, MC - 313 Instructor(s): Halley, Marcus
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities & Global & Identity Power Equity
Course Description:
This course will explore the diverse cultural, political, and religious strands and influences of Christian Liberation Theologies from around the globe beginning with the immense theological contributions of enslaved Africans to religion in the emerging United States of America. The focus will be on liberation theology’s methodologies, their relation to their social contexts, their ongoing challenges to the discipline of Christian moral and ethical theology, and their impact on contemporary issues and other religious traditions.