WOMS 339 - Women in Christianity

Institution:

University of Delaware

Subject:

Womens Studies

Description:

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.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.udel.edu/

Phone Number:

(302) 831-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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