PARW 7571 - Process and Feminist Theology

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California Institute of Integral Studies

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Process philosophy, especially as developed by Charles Hartshorne, presents a radical challenge to the understandings of divine transcendence in "classical theism" while affirming change, embodiment, relationship, and the place of humanity in nature. Many feminist theologies andthealogies reject the transcendent "male God-out-there" of traditional theism and share process philosophy's interest in positively valuinthe processes of birth, death, and renewal; the body; relationship; and human embeddedness in the web of life. This course will explore three related theses: that process philosophies can benefit from having their implicit critique of traditional philosophical ways of thinking made explicit; that a "feminist process paradigm" can aid feminist theologians and thealogians to articulate more clearly the radical differences oftheir visions from traditional theological views; and that classical theism is rooted in "matricide," the denial of the female body through whichwe are born into the physical world.

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2.00 - 3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ciis.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 575-6100

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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