Helen Lee Turner, Dept. This course is an investigation into the roles of women, feminine images, and women's issues in religion.
Topics range from goddess religion to women in the religions of the world.
However, in order to look more closely at feminist criticism and its relationship to religion in general, the course will emphasize the Christian tradition. Included in this will be an exploration of the methods and thinking of feminist scholars in Bible, ethics, theology, and church history. At the end of the term we will consider contemporary feminist spirituality and the backlash against Feminist Theology. The images of woman and deity are a recurrent theme. Poor participation will result in a penalty of 1-3 points.