Course Co-ordinator: Dr L Clayton

Pre-requisite(s): None. Available to students at level 3 and 4 only. Students of non-DRS subjects are required to get permission from the course coordinator prior to admission.

Note(s): This course will run in 2012/13 as KL 35P1 / KL 4527.

Over the last few decades, feminism has had a great impact on society. Christianity has also felt its challenge, both from those on the inside and those on the outside.

• How has the Church responded to feminism?


• Should we continue to call a being as central and all important as God 'he'?


• Does the Bible itself offer us any alternatives?


• What was Jesus' attitude towards women?


• How can we read biblical texts written in a patriarchal society distant in time two millennia and more in a way that is meaningful to women today?

These are just some of the questions that this course will begin to explore.

Workbook for self-study.
1 one and a half hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.

1st Attempt: Level 3:
1 two-hour written examination (50%); continuous assessment one 2,500 word essay, 1 class presentation (using PowerPoint) (10%) and 1 handout (10%).

Admission to the exam depends on the submission of all coursework and each item's assessment at CAS 6 or above.

1st Attempt: Level 4:
1 two-hour written examination (50%); continuous assessment, one 3,500 word essay (30%), 1 class presentation (using PowerPoint) (10%) and 1 handout (10%).

Admission to the exam depends on the submission of all coursework and each item's assessment at CAS 6 or above.

Resit: Level 3:
1 two-hour written examination (100%).

Resit: Level 4:
No resit.