HC 13 Women in the History of Christianity
Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — M.Th. History of Christianity
HC-13 Women in the History of Christianity (2 Credits) (C)
Course Outline
1. Introduction
2. Women in the Bible
(a) Women in the Old Testament
(b) Women in the New Testament
3. Women in the Early Church
(a) Women in Judaism
(b) Women in the Roman Society
(c) Prominent Roles played by Women in the Early Church
(d) Women's Ministry
4. Women in the works of the Church Fathers
5. Women and the Ascetic Movement
(a) The Desert Fathers
(b) The emergence of Women's Orders
(c) Monks, Women and Marriage in Egypt
(d) The ascetic life of women in the fourth century
6. Medieval Christianity
(a) Women spirituality and women saints
(b) Female mystics
7. Women in the era of Reformation
(a) Marriage and Reformation in Germany
(b) Luther and women
(c) Calvin and women
(d) Important women in this period
8. Women in Modern Christianity
(a) Pietism and awakening
(b) Period of emlightenment
(c) Women in the 20th century
9. Women in Mission and Ecumenism
(a) Women in missionary activities
(b) Women in ecumenical movement
(c) The WCC and the search of men/women partnership
10. Participation of women in the churches in India
(a) Survey of the role of women in the church
(b) Role of women in ordained ministry
(c) Study of some important personalities
(d) issues/challenges confronting women
Faculty review notes: No evaluation percentages are supplied in this syllabus. AGBS must confirm grading; no scheme is inherited from another course. No separate bibliography is supplied. Faculty should add an approved reading list; no books or editions have been invented.
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