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Currently Taught
The following 20 courses are existing courses drawn from the most recent edition of the Divinity School Bulletin (they follow the order in which they appear in the bulletin and contain the instructors' names at the end):
OT150 Necessary Women: Biblical Representations of Women in Judges and Ruth:
We will look at representations of women (especially the multiple representations in Judges and Ruth) from the different interpretative perspectives: history of religions, socisology, feminisism, ancient and medieval Christian and Jewish thought, literary theory, systematic theology, contemporary spirituality, and religious art. We will consider what these books indicate about ancient Israelites religion and religious imagination, and also how they may inform our own religious imaginations. Davis
OT/NT170 Women, the Bible and the Biblical World:
An investigation of selected literary and graphic materials from the ancient world through which the image, role, and status of females can be discerned. Crenshaw/Meyers
NT 270 Paul's “Mother Tongue:” Interpreting and Approaching Paul's Parental Metaphors:
Aims at recovering Paul's “mother tongue” through a close reading of his parental metaphors, with particular attention to his use of maternal imagery. The course attends to the background of that imagery in prophetic and apocalyptic literature, as well as appropriations in the early church. The course will include readings in metaphor theory, exegesis of selected texts, and reflection on ways, both destructive and constructive that such parental metaphors function in the church today. Eastman
CH 206 Christian Mystical Tradition in the Medieval Centuries:
Reading and discussion of the writings of medieval Christian mystics (in translation). Each year offers a special focus, such as: Women at Prayer, Fourteenth-Century Mystics, and Spanish Mystics. Less well-known writers are included. Keefe
CH 250 Women in the Medieval Church:
The history of the Medieval Church told from its women figures. Attention to the life and writings of saints, heretics, abbesses, queens, mystics, recluses, virgins, bishop's wives, and reformers. Keefe
CT139 Women, Theology and the Church:
An introductory course about gender and the church that considers issues of authority in the mainline churches and theological traditions, surveys the range of feminist theologies from biblical and evangelical to radical, and allows the student to work on practical issues of gender and ministry. McClintock Fulkerson
CT150 Conflicts in Faith: Christianity and Feminism:
Staff
CT214 Feminist Theology:
Examination of feminist theologians and religionists, their critical and constructive perspectives on the Christian tradition, and related issues in current feminist theory. McClintock Fulkerson
CT253 Feminist Theory in Christianity:
This course examines nineteenth- and twentieth-century feminist theories and their implications for Christian doctrine and biblical interpretations. Clark
XnEthics 220 Ethical Topics: Reproductive Bioethics; Justice & Domesticity:
Hall
XnEthics230 Sexual Ethics/Sex, Gender and Morality:
Hall
XnEthics 242 Human Sexuality:
Examination of biological, biblical, cultural, and other aspects of human sexuality, together with analytical and constructive interpretation. Staff
BCS205 Black Women, Womanism and the Church:
Staff
WXTIAN52 Women's Voices from the Third World:
Berger
Parish 142 Women and Ministry:
Theological and practical issues related to women and ministry. Staff
Parish 150 Gender and Theology in Congregations:
Staff
Parish178 Women and Evangelism:
An exploration of women's leadership and participation in evangelistic ministries focusing particularly on the previous three centuries. Based on this historical study, the course will also provide opportunity for critical reflection upon contemporary practices and theologies of evangelism. Warner
PASTCARE180 Pastoral Care and Women:
A course that explores the cultural and ecclesial context for the pastoral care of women, with a focus on the themes of embodiment and relationality. Special topics include vocation, spirituality, aging, abuse, and depression. Staff
Preaching282 Women and the Word:
An examination of theological, social, historical, and communication issues pertaining to women and preaching. Sermons, video-tapes, and other resources will be used in analyzing the styles and content of preaching by women representing various traditions and historical periods. Staff
WS205 Debates in Women's Studies:
Introduces students to the basic conceptual tools of feminist inquiry by way of examination of some of the key debates in feminist studies.
Courses in the Making
Below are some courses which the faculty are looking into teaching in the future. They offer the following ideas for future coursework:
Sex, Gender, and Discipleship:
Taught by Dr. Hall
Conceiving Parenthood: The Protestant Spirit of Biotechnological Reproduction:
Taught by Dr. Hall
Feminism, Hermeneutics, and Moral Practice:
Taught by Dr. Hall
Women's Voices from the Third World:
Taught by Dr. Berger
Women's Vocations: Leadership, Power, and Constraint:
Taught by Dr. Berger
Gender and U.S. Religion (REL 128):
Taught by Dr. Byrne
Women Theologians and Contemplatives:
Taught by Dr. Keefe
Gender and the Hebrew Bible:
Taught by Dr. Meyers
Theology of the Cappadocians:
Taught by Dr. Smith
Theology of St. Augustine:
Taught by Dr. Smith
Virtue and Theology in Early Christian Ethics:
Taught by Dr. Smith
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