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Religion 209: “Introduction to Feminist Theology”
Schedule of Readings and Assignments

F Sep. 6 Course Introduction  
M Sep. 9 Invitation to Theology
Soelle, "What is Systematic Theology" and "Orthodox, Liberal, Radical" (photocopy)
Norms of Theology: Scripture, Tradition, Experience, Reason
W Sep. 11 Ruether, Sexism and God-Talk, Chs. 1-2  
F Sep. 13 Round Table 1  
M Sep. 16 Augustine, Confessions, Bks I-IV  
W Sep. 18 Augustine, Confessions, Bks VI-VIII  
F Sep. 20 Round Table 2  
M Sep. 23 Niebuhr, The Nature and Destiny of Man (photocopy) Experience, Language, and Gender
W Sep. 25 Saiving, "The Human Situation: A Feminine Perspective," in Womanspirit Rising  
F Sep. 27 Round Table 3  
M Sept. 30 Reading: Daly, "After the Death of God the Father," in Womanspirit Rising  
W Oct. 2 Trible, "Eve and Adam," in Womanspirit Rising Feminist Biblical Interpretation
F Oct. 4 Paper Presentations 1  
M Oct. 7 Fiorenza, Bread Not Stone, Intro. and Ch. 1  
W Oct. 9 Fiorenza, Ch. 4  
F Oct. 11 Fiorenza, Chs. 5-6  
M Oct. 14 Paper Presentations 2  
W Oct. 16 Mid-Term Anticipation  
F Oct. 18 Mid-Term  
M Oct. 21
Fall Break
 
W Oct. 23 Ruether, Sexism and God-Talk, Ch. 5 God, Christ, Salvation
F Oct. 25 McFague, Models of God, Chs. 1-2  
M Oct. 28 McFague, Models of God, Ch. 3  
W Oct. 30 McFague, Models of God, Ch. 4  
F Nov. 1 Round Table 4  
M Nov. 4 Anselm, Cur Deus Homo, Bk. I God-Language and Modern Experience
W Nov. 6 Anselm, Cur Deus Homo, Bk. II  
F Nov. 8 Round Table 5  
M Nov. 11 Brock, Journeys By Heart, Intro. and Chs. 1-3 (photocopy)  
W Nov. 13 Ruether, Sexism and God-Talk, Ch. 7  
F Nov. 15 Round Table 6  
M Nov. 18 Paper Presentations 3 Salvation, Relation, and Justice
W Nov. 20 Heyward, Touching Our Strength, Intro. and Ch. 1 (photocopy)  
F Nov. 22 Heyward, Touching Our Strength, Chs. 3-4 Initial Proposal for Final Project
M Nov. 25 Round Table 7  
W Nov. 27
Thanksgiving Break
 
F Nov. 29  
M Dec. 2 Cannon, "Surviving the Blight," "Slave Ideology and Biblical Interpretation," "The Emergence of Black Feminist Consciousness," and "Teaching the Womanist Idea" (photocopy)  
W Dec. 4 Christ, "Why Women Need the Goddess," and "Spiritual Quest and Women’s Experience," in Womanspirit Rising  
F Dec. 6 Ruether, Sexism and God-Talk, Ch. 9 Title, Thesis, Sources for Final Project
M Dec. 9 Paper Presentations 4  
W Dec. 11 Paper Presentations 5 and Conclusions  
       
Fri Dec. 13
Final Exam 9:00 – 11:00
 

 

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