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Date
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Topic
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Assignment
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Wed. 8/30
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Introduction
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Wed. 9/6
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Feminism and the Study of Religion
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Gross, 1-28 and 65-104
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Mon. 9/11
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Religion and Culture
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Geertz, “Religion as a Cultural System” (on Reserve;
Blackboard)
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Wed. 9/13
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Early Goddess Culture
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Ferguson, 1-25
Gross 149-162
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Mon. 9/18
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Development of Patriarchy
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Ferguson, 28-55
Gross, 162-180
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Wed. 9/20
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Creation Myths and Women
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Genesis 1-3
Ferguson, 56-89
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Mon. 9/25
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Women, Feminism, and the Bible
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Tolbert, Mary Ann. "Defining the Problem: The Bible and
Feminist Hermeneutics." Semeia 28 (1983), pp. 113-126 or
online via ATLA.
Bellis, Alice Ogden, Harlots,
Helpmates, and Heroes, pp. 3-29 (Reserve; Blackboard)
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Wed. 9/27
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Women in Ancient Israel
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Bellis, pp. 45-66
Meyers, Carol. "The Roots of Restriction: Women in Early
Israel." Biblical Archaeologist 41 (1978) 91-103 or online via
ATLA.
First
Paper Due
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Mon. 10/2
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Women and Early Christianity: The Pauline Tradition
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Kraemer and D’Angelo, Women
& Christian Origins, pp. 199-253 (NetLibrary).
Gross, 180-187
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Wed. 10/4
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Women according to the Church Fathers
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Elizabeth Clark, Women
and Religion, pp. 38-89 (Reserve)
Make appointment to discuss research proposal
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Mon. 10/9
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Women during the Medieval period
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Clark, 90-118
Ferguson, 136-141
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Wed. 10/11
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Women as Dangerous
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Clark, 119-143
Ferguson, 96-119
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Mon. 10/16
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The Reformers and Women
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Clark, 144-168
Research Proposals Due
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Wed. 10/18
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Development of Feminism
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Clark, 201-264
Gross, 29-38
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Mon. 10/23
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Current Trends and Future Directions
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Ferguson, 199-209
Gross, 105-148
Second
Paper Due
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Wed. 10/25
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Language
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Ferguson, 157-172
McFague, pp. 145-194
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Mon. 10/30
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Guest Speaker: Dr. Renita Weems
Womanist Biblical Interpretation
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TBA
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Wed. 11/1
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Feminist Theologies
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Case-Winters, pp. 129-231 (Reserve; Blackboard)
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Mon. 11/6
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Conservative Responses to Feminism
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Ruether,
Rosemary Radford, selection from Christianity and the Making of the
Modern Family
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Wed. 11/8
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Women and Judaism: Guest speaker - Dr. Nancy
Locklin-Sofer
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Heschel,
Susannah. "Judaism" in Her Voice, Her Faith, ed. Sharma
and Young.
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Mon. 11/13
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Women and Islam: Guest speaker - Ms. Valarie Budayr
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Ferguson, 93-95, 112-113, 128-130
Gross, 190-197
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Wed. 11/15
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Women and Islam
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Clark,
L., "Women in Islam" in Women and Religious Traditions, ed.
Anderson and Young
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Mon. 11/20
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Women
in Ministry
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Wed.
11/22
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Thanksgiving
Holiday
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Mon. 11/27
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Women and Hinduism
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Ferguson, 123-127
Anderson, Leona, "Women in Hindu Traditions" in Women
and Religious Traditions, ed. Anderson and Young
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Wed. 11/29
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Women and Buddhism
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Ferguson, 199-212
Gross, 133-140, 190-196, 235-237
Gross, "Buddhism" in
Her Voice, Her Faith, ed. Sharma and Young.
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Mon. 12/4
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Reports and Concluding Discussion
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Wed. 12/6
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Reports and Concluding Discussion
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Research Paper Due
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Wed. 12/13
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No class meeting
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Final Paper Due
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