Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

RELI 586 - SEXUALITY & CHRISTIANITY

Long Title: SEXUALITY & CHRISTIANITY
Department: Religion
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Studies the development of attitudes toward sexuality & the body in many varieties of early Christianity. A historical- critical and feminist study of biblical texts will be made, as well as extracanonical materials from Nag Hammadi, the Church Fathers, the apocryphal Acts, and the monastic literature. Additional research and oral presentation required for graduate students.