UMS : Unit: DS3320Y

Content

This unit explores the place of Mary in the tradition of western Christianity, through various prisms: theology, scripture, art, spirituality, history, hymnody and more. Mary will be studied using the tools of these disciplines. The unit will consider the role of Mary in history, culture and theology both methodically and critically.

Unit code: DS3320Y

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Spirituality

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Yarra Theological Union

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Learning outcomes

1.	Analyse the biblical foundations to Christian traditions concerning Mary
2.	Set out the theologies about, cults of and devotion to Mary within their historical context
3.	Describe the mutual effect of developments in theological reflection upon Mary and of cultural and artistic expressions of her and her cult
4.	Assess a Marian spirituality in the light of the theological, biblical and historical traditions concerning Mary
5.	Present a sustained and multidisciplinary argument on a selected aspect of the Christian tradition concerning Mary

Unit sequence

CH1001 or CT1001 or DS1000Y or equivalent

Pedagogy

Lecture, seminar, Gallery visit

Indicative Bibliography

ARCIC. Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ. London: Morehouse, 2005.
Boss, Sarah Jane. Mary: The Complete Resource. Oxford: OUP, 2007.
Ebertshauser, Caroline. Mary: Art, Culture and Religion through the Ages. New York: Crossroad Publications, 1998.
Farrell, Marie. Gathering with Mary Under the Southern Cross. Strathfield, NSW: St Paul’s, 2007
Gaventa, Beverly Roberts. Mary: Glimpses of the Mother of Jesus. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1995.
Graef, Hilda (ed). Mary: A History of Doctrine and Devotion. Notre Dame, IN: Christian Classics, 2009.
Johnson, Elizabeth. Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of Saints. New York: Continuum, 2003.
Katz, Melissa R., ed., Divine Mirrors: The Virgin Mary in the Visual Arts. Oxford: OUP, 2001.
Levine, Amy-Jill, ed., A Feminist Companion to Mariology. London: T & T Clark, 2005.
Rubin, Miri. Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary. New Haven, CT: Yale UP, 2009. ___

Assessment

Type	Description	Word count	Weight (%)
Essay	Major Essay –2500 words	2500	50.0
Essay	Reflection – 500 words	500	10.0
Essay	Reflection – 500 words	500	10.0
Essay	Reflection – 500 words	500	10.0
Essay	Reflection – 500 words	500	10.0
Essay	Reflection – 500 words	500	10.0

Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2016

Unit record last updated: 2021-09-03 16:34:07 +1000