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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

WOMS 339 - Women in Christianity (3cr.)

Credit(s): 3
WOMEN IN CHRISTIANITY
Explores the experience of women in Christianity from its foundation to the present through the lenses of religious studies and feminism. Highlights the experiences and contributions of Christian women and investigates how Christian text, doctrine, and practice combine to construct ideas about the body, femininity, and masculinity. Topics include asceticism, virginity, sexuality, Gnosticism, mysticism, witch-hunts, colonization, social justice movements, ordination, reproduction, womanism, and feminist theology. Using a topical focus in historical contexts students will understand the Christian origins of commonly held assumptions about contemporary gender roles and see the pervasive influence of Christianity on many areas of contemporary American social life.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
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