Women and Power in Modern American Churches

1 credits · Divinity School

This course examines the history of ordaining women for Christian ministry in the United States. The class explores a wide range of Christian responses to the changing social, cultural, economic, and political expectations for women in religious leadership. We will examine the ideas and experiences of a wide variety of women in ministry. We will grapple with questions of race and sexual orientation for women in the pulpit. We will draw examples from seasoned denominations like the Methodists and the Episcopalians to nondenominational churches, outsider traditions like the Seventh Day Adventists to modern televangelism