Christianity and Sexuality
RELI 379
Spring 2009
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01
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 309, AMST 379 |
This course will explore a range of Christian teachings on attitudes toward, and technologies of, sex and sexuality. We will read medieval and modern theologies of sexuality, as well as contemporary historical, sociological, and cultural studies. Points of focus will include confession, mysticism, marriage, celibacy, queer and transgendered practices and identities, and reproductive rights. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Ethical Reasoning
This course examines the ethical crisis over sex and gender within contemporary Christianities from a number of different political and historical perspectives. Positions that vary dramatically from one another are all represented, carefully engaged, and critiqued.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RELI |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(FGSS)(MDST)(MDST-Art/Arch)(MDST-History)(MDST-Lang/Lit)(MDST-Phil/Reli)(RELI-MN)(RELI)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
SONG OF SONGS
Michel Foucault
Gregory of Nyssa
James Boswell
Mark Jordan
Tanya Erzen, STRAIGHT TO JESUS
Amy Hollywood, SENSIBLE ECSTASY
Mary Daly, GYN/ECOLOGY
Marcia Althaus-Reid, INDECENT THEOLOGY
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Examinations and Assignments:
Full attendance and participation, weekly one-page response papers, two critical papers, and one research paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course fulfills the "Thematic Approaches" requirement for the Religion department major.
Students will be admitted based on their training and interest in the material. Please submit an e-mail to mrubenstein@wesleyan.edu, listing any courses you have taken in Christian history and/or thought, as well as any courses you may have taken in gender and/or queer theory. Also detail any independent work and thought you may have done in either of these disciplines. While a background in one of them is crucial, you need not have training in both to be admitted to the course. |
| Instructor(s): Rubenstein,Mary-Jane Victoria Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK414; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 20 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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