Introduction to Feminist Theologies (CT8983P)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit provides a foundation for theology through a feminist lens. Students are introduced to core theological concepts such as christology, trinity, hope, Scripture and sexuality, the human person, and leadership in the Christian community through reading original texts by influential feminist theologians. Students will come to appreciate the significance of context in the work of feminist theologians working in the global South and various geo-political realities. The unit is taught collaboratively, reflecting feminist practice and as well as content.

Unit code: CT8983P

Unit status: Approved (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Proposing College: Pilgrim Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Identify the main doctrines of the Christian faith

2.

Articulate the ways theologies reshape understandings of belief and practice
3.

Critique the agenda and legacy of at least two feminist theologians
4.

Evaluate the influence of context on theological writing
5.

Critically assess the implications of the works considered for understandings of Christ and the Christian assembly

Unit sequence

This is a core foundational unit in feminist theology. Students who have taken CT9400 Shoulder to Shoulder: Readings in Feminist Theology cannot take this unit.

Pedagogy

Lectures, workshops, discussion circles

Indicative Bibliography

  • Althaus-Reid, Marcella. Indecent Theology. London: Routledge, 2000.
  • Chung Hyun Kyung, Struggle to be the Sun Again. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1990.
  • Dube, Musa. Postcolonial feminist interpretations of the Bible. St Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2006.
  • Gerbera, Ivone. Out of the Depths. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2002.
  • Kim-Kort, Mihee. Making Paper Cranes: Toward an Asian American Feminist Theology. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2012.
  • Kwok Pui-Lan. Hope Abundant: Third World and Indigenous Women’s Theology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010.
  • Loades, Ann. Feminist Theology: Voices from the Past. Oxford: Polity Press, 2000.
  • Odoyoye, Mercy, Daughters of Anowa. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1999.
  • Ordein, Oluwatomisin Olayinka. The Theology of Mercy Amba Oduyoye: Ecumenism, Feminism, and Communal Practice. South Bend: University of Notre Dame Press, 2023.
  • Ruether, Rosemary Radford. Sexism and God-talk: Toward a Feminist Theology. London: SCM Press, 1983.
  • Zurlo, Gina. Women in World Christianity: Building and Sustaining a Global Movement. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2023.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Short Answer Responses - Short answers on theological and doctrinal terms

Answer a series of questions that will help you define theological and doctrinal terms from feminist perspectives

 500 15.0
Intertextual Study - Intertextual study

Critically examine, compare and contrast two works by different authors on a selected theme within feminist theology

 1500 25.0
Essay - Essay

Essay that considers the influence of context on the work of two feminist theologians

 3000 40.0
Autobiographical exercise - Autobiographical exercise

Guided autobiographical writing in which the student reflects on their life, theology and engagement with the texts studied in the unit

 1000 20.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 27 Jun, 2024

Unit record last updated: 2024-06-27 09:32:19 +1000