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Apr 20, 2024
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2014-2015 HillBook (Class of 2018) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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REL 303 - The Virgin Mary and Visions of the Feminine in ChristianityThree Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
The development of the Church’s understanding of the Virgin Mary and of other feminine aspects of the transcendent in Christian spirituality. The course begins with Mary’s ideological antecedents and the issue of the “historical Mary.” It explores the relationship between images of the Virgin and theologies, controversies, and heresies, as well as contemporary feminist understandings of Mary and of the divine as feminine.
Prerequisite(s): One 100-Level Religious Studies Cornerstone Course .
Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions requirement.
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