Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor
Description: Explores the social roles and literary constructs of early Christian women as evidenced in the New Testament, patristic, and Apocryphal writings. Also considers the significance of those textual traditions for later Western Gender and Sexuality Studies ideas about women’s social roles including traditional and feminist theories. Cross-listed with RLST 163. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.