ESS 30304 - Women and Religion in US History

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Education

Description:

The course is a survey of women and religion in America during the 19th and 20th centuries. Among others, we will consider the following themes: how religion shaped women's participation in reform movements such as abolition, temperance, and civil rights; how religious ideology affected women's work, both paid and unpaid; the relationship between religion, race, and ethnicity in women's lives; female religious leaders; and feminist critiques of religion. We will examine women's role within institutional churches in the Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish traditions, as well as raise broader questions about gender and religious belief. How did religious belief affect women both as individuals and in community? How could religion be used to both reinforce and subvert prevailing gender ideology? This is an education-general course.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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