Course Catalog - 2023-2024

     

RELI 310 - GENDER, SEX, AND THE BIBLE

Long Title: GENDER, SEX, AND THE BIBLE
Department: Religion
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Attitudes toward gender, sex, sexuality, and the body in our culture today have been shaped, among other things, by Christianity. This course explores the history of those attitudes and their connection to biblical interpretative practices. Cultural-critical and feminist approaches are some of the perspectives used to explore this history and open students to alternative worldviews. The course will count towards the Requirements (Judaism/Christianity/Islam/African-American Religions) for the RELI major and the Requirements (Judaism/Christianity/Islam/African-American Religions) for the RELM minor.