Shoulder to Shoulder: Readings in Feminist Theology (CT3400P)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Content

Conducted in seminar style, Readings in Feminist Theology is based around primary texts. While the unit contextualises readings in the corpus of work of their authors, it is focused on intensive engagement with representative texts that mark focal figures’ major contributions to feminist theology in different global contexts. To order the exploration of the theologians’ work, special attention will be given to two tropes in their work: Christology and leadership in Christian community.

Unit code: CT3400P

Unit status: Approved (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Pilgrim Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Articulate the field of feminist theology with reference to some of its most significant figures;
2.

Articulate the agenda and legacy of at least four feminist theologians;
3.

Evaluate the influence of context on the feminist theologians’ work;
4.

Critically assess the implications of the works considered for understandings of Christ and the Christian assembly.

Unit sequence

An appropriate introduction to Christian doctrine at level 1.

Pedagogy

Face to face classroom seminars, based on readings

Indicative Bibliography

  • Marcella Althaus Reid, Indecent Theology. (London: Routledge, 2000)
  • Chung Hyun Kyung, Struggle to be the Sun Again. (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1990)
  • Mary Daly, Beyond God the Father. (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1973)
  • Ivone Gerbera, Out of the Depths. (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2002)
  • Kwok Pui-lan, Feminist Theology and Postcolonial Imagination. (London: SCM Press, 2005)
  • Ann Loades, Feminist Theology: Voices from the Past. (Oxford: Polity Press, 2000)
  • Mercy Odoyoye, Daughters of Anowa. (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1999)
  • Gail Ramshaw, Under the Tree of Life. (New York, NY: Continuum, 2000)
  • Rosemary Radford Ruether, Sexism and God Talk. (London: SCM Press, 1983)

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Literature Survey 2500 50.0
Literature Survey 2500 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 25 Oct, 2019

Unit record last updated: 2020-01-30 14:52:01 +1100