Timetabling
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.
Description
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
assess critically the major Christian doctrines in the light of feminist theological scholarship
recognise the diversity of feminist theologies
demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the writings of at least one feminist theologian.
Prerequisites:
15 points of Foundational study in each of Biblical Studies and in Christian Thought and History, and preferably study of Christology
Teaching Methods:
3 hours of lectures, discussions and tutorials per week for 12 weeks
Assessment:
1 x 6000 word essay (100% each)
Mode of Teaching:
Semester
Bibliography:
* = 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.
Unit Fields
Unit Level
