In this course, students explore the combination of feminism and religion. Students will be introduced to feminist engagement within religion, religious studies and th(e/a)ology, focusing on six major religious traditions (Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, the Goddess Movement (sometimes called feminist spirituality), and Hinduism). This course pays special attention to three main areas of feminist engagement with religion: the feminist critique of religion; feminist methodology; and feminist reconstructive the(a/o)logy. Key concepts considered time and again throughout the duration of the course are dualism, reform, revolution, sex, gender, images of the divine, leadership roles, rituals, sacred texts, ethics, power and authority, roles, feminism, and religion.
Last update: Helman Ivy, M.A., Ph.D. (26.08.2020)
In this course, students explore the combination of feminism and religion. Students will be introduced to the history, theory, and contemporary concerns of feminist engagement within religion, religious studies and th(e/a)ology, with examples from six major religious traditions (Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, the Goddess Movement (often called Feminist Spirituality), and Hinduism). This course pays special attention to three main areas of feminist engagement with religion: the feminist critique of religion; feminist methodology; and feminist reconstructive the(a/o)logy. Key concepts considered time and again throughout the duration of the course are patriarchy, sex, gender, images of the divine, bodies, rituals, sacred texts, power and authority, and feminism.
