Course Schedule and Catalog

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.