The relationship between women and Christianity, particularly concerning matters involving gender equality in church and society.

Offered every odd-numbered year.

An exploration of the theology of sex and marriage in Christianity from the patristic period to the contemporary church.

An examination of major themes in Roman Catholic theology, with emphases on the United States and how Catholic theology differs from Protestant theology.

Major and innovative religious organizations, ideas, movements, and personalities as they express themselves in particular religious settings as well as the manner in which they have influenced other aspects of American culture.

Offered every odd-numbered year.

An exploration of biblical and other literature in the first five hundred years of Christianity focused on examining women's participation and leadership.

An introduction to some of the major issues in Christian feminist theology, including both critical and constructive feminist approaches to the doctrine of God, Christology, and theological anthropology.

Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

Examination of the meaning of being "human" in the past, present, and future. Emphasizing contemporary scientific, philosophical, and theological sources, the course is framed around the question of how Christian thinkers today understand Homo sapiens as a species that has evolved to bear the image of their creator God.

Examines biblical law in its background in legislative traditions starting in the 3rd millennium BCE. Also examines how law codes relate to one another, changing social realities and administration. Also, how legal history reflects religion and social theory in antiquity.

The nature, content, and problems of New Testament literature, with particular attention given to its canonization and textual transmission.

Offered every even-numbered year.

Examines Judaism and Jews with reference to internal and external relationships in particular historical and contemporary contexts. Topics may include religion, theology, community, interfaith relations, literature, social location, and even internal Jewish heterodoxy from the birth of Judaism to the present.

Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.