SAUG1013

SAUG

1013

This course is offered through CCCU Best Semester as a Study Abroad course. Permission through the Study Abroad office is required prior to enrolling in this course. The course description provided by CCCU is as follows: Religion plays a very important role in the life of Africans, dominating their social, political and economic lives. This course examines the three religions that have had a strong influence in Uganda-- African Traditional Religion (ATR), Christianity and Islam. Students will become familiar with these three major religions in Uganda with emphasis on ATR and Islam. The study of ATR will be phenomenological in its view, looking at the scheme of ideas that help us appreciate the nature of African religions. We will study the religion of three tribes in Uganda: Baganda, Bagisu and Acholi. The study of Islam will emphasize a basic understanding and appreciation of the life of Prophet Muhammad, its formative influence on Islam as a religion, and its attendant cultural influence in Africa, and Uganda in particular. In this course, we will also examine the influence of Christianity in Uganda. A very important aspect of our study will be the historical interaction between the three religions--ATR, Islam and Christianity. Finally, issues of interfaith dialogue and understanding will be examined. (Possible Credit: Religion/Theology/Missions, Cross-Cultural Studies)