Spring 2019/Houston

CH575

Haddad

CH575: WOMEN IN CHURCH HISTORY AND THEOLOGY (4 Units: 160 hours). Mimi Haddad.

DESCRIPTION: This course of study places special attention on the unique contributions women have made to the Church from the first century through the late- 20th century. Such advances usually happened despite official impediments to women’s spiritual leadership and active ministry. The course highlights conflicts women faced raised by doctrine, traditions, and practices of the Church and as well as issues of ethnic and racial bias.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students who complete CH575 will demonstrate: 1) knowledge of the developing history of women in the Church and key women who have shaped that history through the 20th century through exposure to primary source materials; 2) the ability to historically access theological, cultural and philosophical presuppositions about women and how these influenced women’s roles in Christian ministry, 3) a critical and sympathetic appreciation for the breadth, unity and diversity of women’s contributions to the Christian church and how to interpret these contextually.

COURSE FORMAT: This is a hybrid course, meaning that it is a ten-week course with nine weeks of online instruction and one week of classroom instruction during week six of the quarter. The week of classroom instruction will include four hours daily of lecture and discussion. Classroom and online instruction will include lecture and discussion for a total of 40 instructional hours

REQUIRED READING: 1000 pages of assigned reading.

Carter, Jimmy. A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power. Simon & Schuster Inc., 2014. ISBN: 978-1476773964, Pub. Price $16.00, Kindle Price $9.99.

Oden, Amy. In Her Words: Women’s Writings in the History of Christian Thought. Abingdon Press, 1994. ISBN: 978-0687459728, Pub Price $33.99. [234 pp. assigned].

LaCelle-Peterson, Kristina. Liberating Tradition: Women’s Identity and Vocation in Christian Perspective. Baker Academic, 2008. ISBN: 978-0801031793, Pub. Price $26.00, Kindle Price $13.00. [158 pp. assigned].

Payne, Philip, B. Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul’s Letters. Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 978-0310219880, Pub Price $32.99, Kindle Price $10.49. Available as an e-book at Fuller Library [178 pp. assigned].

Van Leeuwen, & Mary Stewart. Gender & Grace: Love, Work & Parenting in a Changing World. InterVarsity Press, 1990. ISBN: 978-0830812974, Pub Price $26.00, Kindle Price $18.28. [224 pp. assigned].

Articles to be available on Canvas. [175 pp.] but also available on www.CBEInternational.org as linked below:

Priscilla Papers, Vol 20, Number 4,2006 (61 pp.)

Correcting Caricatures, 2012 (Christians for Biblical Equality) (38 pp.)

The Deception of Eve, and the Ontology of Women, 2010 (Christians for Biblical Equality) (38 pp.)

Male Authority in Context, 2012 (Christians for Biblical Equality) (38 pp.)

RECOMMENDED READING: Recommended reading will be listed on the full course syllabus

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. 1000 pages of reading. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-3]. [70 hours].
  2. Class Room attendance and participation in Directed Learning Activities (10% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-3]. [20 hours classroom instruction].
  3. Weekly Canvas Small Group (online) Forum (read, post, reply) discussion on readings. 250 words per post. (15% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-3]. [10 hours online instruction/interaction].
  4. Create and post one online video or audio (30 min max) interview with someone in ministry (a pastor, chaplain or Christian, counselor, youth minister, etc.) exploring how they arrived at their position on women' in ministry. Respond to all interviews 250 words/each. (15% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2-3]. [15 hours of online instruction/interaction].
  5. Watch video opposing women's leadership and respond to discussion questions. 350 words. (10% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2-3]. [5 hours online instruction/interaction].
  6. Write two papers (500 words/each) in response to assigned reading questions (20% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-3]. [10 hours].
  7. Signature Assignment: Write three (1,250 words/each) research papers assessing the theological, cultural and philosophical presuppositions about women in each of the following: 1) the early church, 2) medieval and reformation church, and 3) the modern church that have a direct bearing on women’s roles in ministry. (30%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2, 3] [30 hours].

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the TH4 or C5 requirement in the 120 MDiv and 80 MAT Programs (Fall 2015).

FINAL EXAMINATION: None

NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change. Copyright 2019 Fuller Theological Seminary.