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THEO643 Women and the Church

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 2 hours per week for twelve weeks or equivalent. The unit may be offered on-campus and online.

This unit explores the complex relationship between women and the growth and development of the Christian Church. It examines both the contributions made by women and the restrictions placed upon women within the Christian tradition with a particular focus on womens participation in the life of the Christian story. It considers the challenges offered by key socio-cultural periods within the history of the Church and the impact these challenges have had on womens identity and belonging within the ecclesial community. Current theological and ecclesial themes will be brought into dialogue with contemporary feminist theologies and critical feminist biblical scholarship in order to articulate new and authentic ways for women to be Church in the twenty-first century.

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