Resources

A 2000 course by Alan Altany at Marshall University "takes an historical and comparative look at the role, meaning and self-understanding of women in religious traditions from Paleolithic times to today, with an emphasis upon the modern world."

A 2002 course by Angelyn Dries at Cardinal Stritch University provides an "introduction to the contemporary research, writings, and experience of Christian, Jewish, and to a lesser extent, Buddhist and Islamic women."

A 1998 course by Martha Reineke at the University of Northern Iowa argues that "religious experiences have been markedly differentiated by gender, religion needs to be studied in ways that acknowledge its gender-specific character."

A 1998 course by Ann Wetherilt at Emmanuel College studies "the historical and contemporary experiences and roles of women, with particular attention to the ways in which religious beliefs and ideology have affected women’s lives in relation to religious and other social institutions."

A 1998 course by Beverly Moon at Fordham University "designed to emphasize the many different kinds of goddesses that are found in the history of religions."

A 1997 course by Kathleen O'Grady at Wilfrid Laurier University.

A 2011 course by Bryan Stone at Boston University School of Theology examines "the primary doctrinal, methodological, and practical commitments of John Wesley’s theology as developed in his sermons, hymns, writings, and life-praxis. . . . [as well as] contemporary trends in Methodism and in Wesleyan theology . . . ."

A 2009 course by Gerald Schlabach at the University of St. Thomas "examines circumstances in which military force may be justified and the moral constraints that apply to its conduct."

A 1997 course by Glen Stassen at Fuller Theological Seminary "compare(s) and contrast(s) the approaches of several types of Christian ethics to peacemaking and war. The types include pacifism, just war theory, and just peacemaking theory."

A 2012 course by Tona Hangen at Worcester State University considers "aspects of US history through the lens of American religion, with an emphasis on the history of religious pluralism."