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RST 303 - The Virgin Mary and Divine Gender

3 Credits
Offered Spring
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)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Religious Studies & Theology Cornerstone Course
Core Curriculum Attribute(s): Catholic Thought and Action Language, Arts, and Humanities