Hymn Lining and Religious Tradition in To Kill A Mockingbird
Posted by Eric SnowWhen reading To Kill A Mockingbird in class, 8th Grade students often ask questions about the difference in experience of the white folks who live in the town of Maycomb and the Black folks who live just outside. As we do throughout the Humanities program, we use our texts to highlight cultural experiences, expressions, and practices that may be familiar to some while unfamiliar to others. This helps us learn from one another and to always be curious about ourselves, our neighbors, and those whom we have yet to meet.
This year, we spent a class period discussing the differences between the Black and white Christian traditions that play such a large role in To Kill A Mockingbird. We ended with viewing a performance of Hymn Lining in order to better understand this theological and cultural practice that crosses racial boundaries in impoverished (and largely illiterate) Protestant communities.
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