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Woman, Man and God

Unit Code: 
CT380
RTI: 
United Faculty of Theology
Unit Value: 
15 points

This unit will consider some of the issues raised by feminists for theology and the life of the Christian community. It will also examine and critique feminist theological perspectives on God, humanity, Church, spirituality and ecology.

Learning Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

  1. assess critically the major Christian doctrines in the light of feminist theological scholarship
  2. recognise the diversity of feminist theologies
  3. demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the writings of at least one feminist theologian.
Lecturer/s: 
Janette Gray
Timetabling
Semester: 
Semester 1
Day: 
Tuesday
Time: 
2:15 - 5:15
Location: 
Centre for Theology and Ministry
Unit Frequency: 
Biennial
Years Offered: 
2010
Years Offered: 
2014
Notes: 

Please note that this unit has been cancelled in 2012 owing to lecturer unavailability (PS, 27 January 2012). Students should contact the UFT Dean for further information.

Unit Fields
Courses: 
Graduate Diploma in Theology
Courses: 
Master of Divinity
Courses: 
Master of Theological Studies
Field: 
Field C Christian Thought and History
Disciplines: 
Systematic Theology
MDiv Field: 
Hermeneutics and Culture
Department Name: 
Department of Christian Thought and History
Unit Level
GradDip Field: 
Elective
MDiv Type of Study: 
Integrative
Prerequisites: 

15 points of Foundational study in each of Biblical Studies and in Christian Thought and History, and preferably study of Christology

Mode of Teaching: 
Semester
Teaching Methods: 

3 hours of lectures, discussions and tutorials per week for 12 weeks

Workload
Number of timetabled hours per week: 
3
Expected personal study hours per week: 
9
Total workload hours per week: 
12
Total workload hours for unit: 
144
Assessment
Assessment TypeWeightingLearning Outcomes Assessed
Assessment Type: 

1 x 6000 word essay

Weighting: 
100%
Recommended reading: 

* = set texts recommended for purchase

  • Carr, A. E. Transforming Grace: Christian Tradition and Women's Experience. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988.
  • Clifford, A. M. Introducing Feminist Theology. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2001.
  • Coakley, Sarah. Powers and Submissions. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002.
  • Graff, Ann O'Hara, ed. In the Embrace of God: Feminist Approaches to Theological Anthropology. New York: Orbis, 1995.
  • Johnson, E. A. She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse. New York: Crossroad, 1993 
  • McFague, S. The Body of God: An Ecological Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993.
  • Schussler-Fiorenza, Elisabeth. In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins. New York: Crossroad, 1983.

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