Christianity and Sexuality
RELI 379
Spring 2015
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01
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 309, AMST 379 |
| Course Cluster: Queer Studies |
This course will explore a range of Christian teachings on, attitudes toward, and technologies of gender and sexuality. We will read medieval and modern theologies of and about sex, as well as contemporary historical, cultural, and theological studies. Points of focus will include confession, mysticism, marriage, ordination, celibacy, reproduction, colonial and anti-colonial sexualities, Christian constructions of race, and queer and transgender critiques and appropriations of the tradition. |
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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
St. Paul, LETTER TO THE ROMANS
St. Augustine, CITY OF GOD (excerpts)
Thomas Aquinas, SUMMA THEOLOGIAE (excerpts)
Elaine Pagels, THE GNOSTIC GOSPELS
Mark Jordan, INVENTION OF SODOMY
Kelly Brown Douglas, SEXUALITY AND THE BLACK CHURCH
Jennifer Knust, UNPROTECTED TEXTS
Justin Tannis, TRANS-GENDERED
THE GOSPEL OF MARY MAGDALENA
Selections from bell hooks, Judith Butler, Anne John, Kwok Pui-Lan, Marcella Althaus-Reid, Sandra Cisneros, Jasbir Puar, Rowan Williams
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Examinations and Assignments:
Full attendance and participation, three five-page papers, one research prospectus, one research paper (20 pages). |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course fulfills the "Thematic Approaches" requirement for the Religion Department major. To request a POI, please send a brief message to mrubenstein@wesleyan.edu, detailing your interest in the course and any background you may have in the study of gender, sexuality, the Christian tradition, or religious studies. |
| Instructor(s): Rubenstein,Mary-Jane Victoria Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK404; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 19 | 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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