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HUMAN 224 - Women and World Religions

Credits: 5
Explores feminine perspectives of religion and spirituality in classical and indigenous religions today and throughout history. Examines images of the divine, mythological presentations, as well as roles and practices of women in each tradition through the study of traditional writings, feminist themes and feminist theologies. Addresses questions such as: What do sacred sources in traditional religions say about women and issues of gender; and how both men and women in society used oral and written sacred narratives.

Prerequisite: Eligible for ENGL 099  or instructor’s permission. 

Satisfies Requirement: Humanities/Fine Arts/English and Diversity

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to views of sex, gender, and sexuality within the world’s major and newer religions.
  2. Identify the influence of religious conceptions of sex, gender, and sexuality on identity, language, communication (both verbal and nonverbal), values, media, power, and violence.
  3. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments related to sex, gender, and sexuality.
  4. Recognize the dominance of Essentialist/Biological and patriarchal religious perspectives.
  5. Evaluate the suppression or denigration of feminine identities which are intersectional, multiple, and fluid.

Program Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate intellectual humility in forming and defending their own beliefs while being respectful of the views of others.
  2. Systematically formulate, develop, and defend non-trivial answers to philosophical questions by applying rational standards.


College-wide Outcomes
  • Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
  • Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.



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