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Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 43132
Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 201
Old Core Requirements Met:
UG Core Faith/Catholic Trad
UG Core Human Diversity
Other Requirements Met:
Service-Learning Tier 2
Writing to learn
WGSS Major Approved
WGSS Minor Approved
The literature of early Christianity is filled with ambiguity concerning women's role in the churches and in the story of salvation. Women's subordination was justified on the basis of Eve's role in bringing evil and sin into the world. At the same time, women were presented as heroines and models of the ideal Christian life. They held roles of leadership within early church communities, even while early church writers argued against their right to do so. This course will examine a wide range of primary texts by and about women in the early Christian churches in order to explore the relationship between faith and culture as the context for understanding women's role and status in the early church. It will also look at ways in which these texts might be relevant for the modern context. This course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisite: THEO 101 and one 200-level or 300-level THEO course, and PHIL 115
4 Credits