Spring 2016 / Fuller Live!
Pasadena and Seattle
CH575
C. Scalise
CH575: WOMEN IN CHURCH HISTORY AND THEOLOGY (4 Units: 160 hours). Charles J. Scalise.
DESCRIPTION: This course of study places special attention on the unique contributions women have made to the Church from the Apostolic period through the mid-20th century. Such advances usually happened despite official impediments to women’s spiritual leadership and active ministry, and those conflicts with the doctrine, traditions, and practices of the Church will also be highlighted.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students who complete this course 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 trace early cultural and philosophical presuppositions about women and how they influenced women’s roles in Christian ministry; and 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 class meets once per week for three-hour sessions for a total of 30 hours of classroom instruction plus 10 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours.
REQUIRED READING: 1,371 pages required.
Clark, Elizabeth A. Women in the Early Church. Liturgical Press, 1983. ISBN: 978-0814653326, Pub. Price $24.95 [243 pp. assigned].
Kienzle, Beverly, and Walker, Pamela. Women Preachers and Prophets Through Two Millennia of Christianity. University of California Press, 1998. ISBN: 978-0520209220, Pub. Price $34.95 [207 pp. assigned].
MacHaffie, Barbara J. Her Story: Women in Christian Tradition. 2nd ed. Augsburg Fortress, 2006. ISBN: 978-0800638269. Pub. Price $44.00 [344 pp. assigned].
Oden, Amy, ed. In Her Words: Women’s Writings in the History of Christian Thought. Abingdon Press, 1994. ISBN: 978-0687459728, Pub. Price $32.99 [250 pp. assigned].
Thompson, John L. Reading the Bible with the Dead. Eerdmans, 2007. ISBN: 978-0802807533, Pub. Price $26.00 [227 pp. assigned].
Instructor-approved reading from primary and secondary sources for student class presentation and research paper [100 pp.].
RECOMMENDED READING:
Livingston, Elizabeth A., ed. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-0199659623, Pub. Price $22.95.
Rampolla, Mary Lynn. A Pocket Guide to Writing in History, 8th ed. Bedford/St. Martin’s (Macmillan), 2015. ISBN: 978-0312610418, Pub. Price $16.98.
Stjerna, Kirsi. Women and the Reformation. Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. ISBN: 978-1405114233. Pub. Price $49.95.
Students are encouraged to utilize the historical maps at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
Classroom hours of instruction, discussion, document workshops, student devotional presentations, and other learning activities. Attendance and participation (15%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2, and 3]. [30 hours].
Online directed learning activities (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2, and 3]. [10 hours].
1,371 pages of required reading. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2, and 3]. [91 hours].
Bibliography for historical figure class presentation and research paper (15%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2 and 3]. [Graded credit-no credit; hours included in #5 and #6].
Historical figure class presentation (30%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2, and 3]. [10 hours].
Research paper (2,500 words) with an instructor-approved thesis related to historical figure (30%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, and 2]. [19 hours].
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the TH4 requirement in the 120 MDiv and 80 MAT Programs (Fall 2015). Option to meet the C5 requirement in the 120 MDiv and 80 MATM Programs (Fall 2015).
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.