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Love in Religious and Philosophical Literature

This course explores diverse understandings of love across different religious and philosophical traditions. We will discuss religious and philosophical approaches to the question of love, including how we understand the […]

Black Feminist/Womanist Theology and Ethics

This course introduces students to the work of Black feminist/womanist theologians and ethicists who invite us to critically examine traditional and/or orthodox theologies and religious ethics, by submitting them to […]

Ethical Encounters with the 'Other' in Speculative Fiction

This course investigates religious and ethical encounters with the 'other' in contemporary speculative fiction. In these texts, the 'other' tends to be represented by non-human intelligences such as AI and […]

Gender in Islam

Description:This course explores how scripture, theology and social realities reflect the complex and competing claims around issues of gender, sexuality, and ethics in Islamic thought and history. Students will engage […]

Martyrdom, Monasticism and Mysticism: Women Writers of the Early and Medieval Church

This course enables students to engage in depth with women writers in the Christian tradition from the years 200-1440 in their historical and theological contexts. Ten writers will be studied, […]

Selected Themes in the Study of World Christianity

This core course offers candidates the opportunity to study in depth Christian history, thought and practice in and from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Primary attention is given to methods […]

Indigenous Futures: Knowledge, Ecology and Politics

The course will examine the way these issues are shaped in conversation with the global flow of people, capital, and ideas. Where possible, the course will also invite (via video […]

Alysa Ghose

Biography

Adam, Eve and LGBT+: Sex and Gender in the Hebrew Bible

The seminar wants to give an introduction into the different ideas around sex and gender in the Hebrew Bible. It discusses matters such as the creation of man and woman, […]

Women, Gender, and the New Testament: Text and Theory

The aim of this course is to examine the representation of women and gender in the New Testament and other ancient Jewish, Greco-Roman, and Christian texts. The course will involve […]

Women and Gender in the New Testament World