Course Description

This course will examine discourses surrounding gender and religion; primarily Buddhism and Christianity. The primary goal is twofold: 1) understand how gendered discourse produces and maintains power over women in specific socio-religious contexts and 2) discover how particular gender groups (women, LGBTQIA+, etc.) have used religion as a source of empowerment. The approach will be comparative and utilize a wide range of sources. To the extent possible, the material will be organized chronologically in order to best consider historical context.

This course fulfills 3 credits of the Humanities degree requirement in Liberal Studies

Meeting Place and Times

Online

Instructor(s)

Holly Grether. Assistant Teaching Professor at MSU

Holly Grether received her Ph.D. in Religious Studies from UC Santa Barbara in 2010. She has taught at MSU since 2007 and specializes in History of Religions with a focus on South Asia 

Prerequisites

None

Tuition and Fees

If you are accepted into a qualified online program, see the appropriate MSU Online Only Tuition and Fee table.

If you are also taking a face-to-face course, please refer to the MSU Fee Schedule.

Required Books/Materials

First Buddhist Women
Susan Murcott
Parallax Press
2006
ISBN: 9781888375541
Approx $23.00 new (paperback) 
 
WHEN WOMEN WERE PRIESTS
Torgesen
ISBN-13: 9780060686611
Approx $12.00 new paperback

 

All texts are available from the MSU bookstore and from various online retailers.

Computer Requirements:

  • Internet access
  • A device and browser that pass the system check for Brightspace LE, MSU's learning management system.

For More Information

For course information: Please contact the instructor, Holly Grether.

How to Register

You must be accepted as a student to Montana State University to take this course.

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