Among others, Gustavo Gutierrez, Jose Miguez Bonino, and Juan Luis Segundo will be studied. Through the use of biography and autobiography the nature of religious experience within the history of Christianity is explored. Students are introduced to a theoretical matrix as an analytical tool for studying the tensions and diversity in the human experience of God. A variety of figures are studied, such as Ignatius of Antioch, Saint Benedict, Theresa of Avila, Martin Luther, John Wesley, and Dorothy Day. An exploration of feminist critiques of traditional Western theological views of God, human nature, Christ, sin, and other significant doctrines.
Women reformulate religious understandings from theological criteria and women's experience.
Authors include Rosemary Radford Ruether, Carol Christ, Judith Plaskow, Elizabeth Johnson, and Mary Daly. 230 Topics in Biblical Studies Investigations of selected topics relevant to both the religion of Israel and Christianity through the use of the biblical texts. Topics will vary and the course may be repeated for credit if the topic is different. Particular attention is given to the various controversies which determined the shape of Christian doctrine and the social and cultural factors which defined the church as a part of the Roman imperial society. The medieval era and the Renaissance are studied in terms of theological, intellectual, and social movements, the growth of nationalism, and the impact of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.