98年第1學期-2875 婦女與宗教 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Good attendance and active participation	50	being on time, asking and answering questions
Midterm examination	25
Written term paper on one of the related readings	25

教育目標

Our focus will be on the experience that women have in relation to traditional religions and their own religious experiences. Among others, we shall study the accounts of Christian women in China, Buddhist women in Thailand, Jewish women in the United States, and women of the African Diaspora. Importantly, we shall read and discuss essays by contemporary women who have expressed concerns about the following issues:

課程概述

本課程為共同選修課，不屬於通識課程。 Our focus will be on the experience that women have in relation to traditional religions and their own religious experiences. We shall study the accounts of Christian women in China, Buddhist women in Thailand, Jewish women in the United States, and women of the African Diaspora. In addition, we shall read and discuss essays by contemporary women who have expressed concerns about the following issues: •Who are our ancestors, the religious women who have been left out of the “history books”? •What are the ways women name and visualize the sacred? •How do women today serve as religious and spiritual leaders? The experience of women in the world’s religions is very often different from that of men. For this reason alone it is important to study women’s religious life. In addition, this course will introduce students to numerous religious traditions.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：2-0
上課時間：三/8,9[MⅡ103]
修課班級：共選修2,3,4
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：英文授課

參考書目

All students will read the following:
Carol P. Christ and Judith Plaskow. Weaving the Visions: New Patterns in Feminist Spirituality. Harper & Row, 1989.
Each student will read one of the following:
•Kwok Pui Lan. Chinese Women and Christianity, 1860-1927. Scholars Press, 1992.
•Chatsumarn Kabilsingh. Thai Women in Buddhism. Parallax Press, 1991.
•Vicki Mackenzie. Cave in the Snow: A Western Womans′ Quest for Enlightenment. Bloomsbury Press, 1998.
•Karen McCarthy Brown. Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn. University of California Press, 1991.