Course Description

From the first days of Christ’s earthly ministry, women have been essential to the declaration, understanding, and articulation of the gospel, yet historically women have been marginalized when tracing theological movements within the church. By exploring the theological writings of women during the long period 1100–1950, this course restores women to a written theological tradition that has considered education and ordination necessary prerequisites for claiming the authority to write theology. By asking a series of interrelated questions—how did women historically justify their writing practices? who qualifies as a theologian? what are the forms in which theology is written? what counts as theology?—we will find that the very concept of theology is deepened profoundly when we consider women’s writing and spiritual practices over the centuries.

Winter 2024
This course is available onsite and online. Students must register for the online section to gain Zoom access to the course.

Course lectures will be recorded, and students may be captured in course recordings. Access to lecture recordings is normally only given to online students who cannot reasonably be expected to attend the course live due to time zone differences. These students should contact the course instructor for permission to access recordings.