RST 280 Semester Schedule, Fall 2000

        This schedule is based upon an "as-needed" concept of learning which allows for flexibility and student input
        for the course.  Thus,   the schedule will be developed in sections or modules as the study progresses in order
        to best meet the needs of the learners, the learning process and to allow the professor to mentor the learners
        in the most significant directions and ways of learning.  This method of learning is, therefore, learner or student-
        centered, active, experiential, collaborative,  interactive, creative and critically reflective/contemplative,
        and downright enjoyable. This schedule is organic and alive with possibilities. Assignments will be found listed here.

  Please monitor that  your email is working (empty your trash file regularly) and check your email regularly.


Women & Religion:  Academic Links
Biographies of Famous Women
Women in the Bible
After the Death of God the Father
Women as Clergy:  Priests, Pastor, Minister, Rabbis
The Liberation of Women:  Religious Sources
Catholic Perspectives on Women in Society & in the Church

Week 1:     Introduction; Why study women & religion?
8/21           Ferguson 1-25; Cahill xv-xxiii, 4-8

Week 2:     Ferguson 28-71; Cahill 9-11, 40-41, 50-51
8/28           Goddess Worship   /   Archeology of the Goddess   /   Goddess in Neolithic Europe
                 [individual course withdrawal period: 8/28-10/27]

Week 3:     Ferguson 75-116; Cahill 59, 63, 68-7491-92
9/4             Jesus was a Feminist

Week 4:     Ferguson 120-153; Cahill 104-108, 113-115
9/11           Guest speaker (9/12):  Kathy Edwards, Instructor, Ashland CC, on
                                                                  Women in Philosophy & Religion

Week 5:      Ferguson 157-199; Cahill 122-127, 148-149, 168-171
9/18            Guest Speaker (9/19):  Rev. Beth Bondurant, Christian minister
                  Women in Ancient Christianity   /   Roles for Women in the Early Church

Week 6:      Ferguson 199-242; Cahill 174-180, 192-200
9/25            Group Project Guidelines (Essay & Presentation in week 10)
                  Women in Hinduism
                  Online guest (9/25-29):  Dr. Mariann Ferguson, Buffalo State University,
                                       author of our book, Women and Religion (Prentice Hall)

Week 7:      O'Halloran 1-94; Cahill 354-359
10/2            Women in Buddhism
                  * No Class on 10/3 to work on Group Projects
                  Guest Speaker (10/5):  Theresa Robinson, Quaker/Catholic & Hospital Chaplain

Week 8:      O'Halloran 97-207; Cahill 341-354, 377-379
10/9            Mid-semester Evaluations due to mentor's email 10/11-12
                  * No class on 10/12 to work on collaborative project

Week 9:      O'Halloran 207-311; Cahill 221-222, 231-236
10/16          Class Guests (10/17):  Dr. Mohammad Dalati & Mrs. Nohad Dalati
                  On-line guests (10/16-20):  Dr. Majella Franzmann, University of New England, Australia,
                                                            author of Women and Religion (Oxford U. Press), and her students/
                                                            See the overview of her course on "Women and Religion"

Week 10:     Young 1-39; Cahill 324-328    /    Women in Judaism
 10/23          Group Project Essays due on class list 10/24-26
                   [last day to drop an individual course: 10/27]

Week 11:     Group Presentations 10/31 & 11/2
10/30           Individual essays evaluating the collaborative process of the Group Project
                                      to be sent to the mentor's email 11/2-3

Week 12:     Young 41-93; Cahill 254-257, 262-264
11/6             Class Guest (11/7):  Sr. Shreve, St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, Hungtington, WV
                   Women's Ordination  Catholic Devotion to Mary
                   On-line guest (11/6-9):  Rev. Johann G. Roten, SM, Marian Library/International Marian Research
                                     Institute, University of Dayton
                   Final, Individual Essay Guidelines

Week 13:     Young 95-125; Cahill 329-341
11/13           Women in Islam


Thanksgiving Break 11/20-26


Week 14:     Young 403-435; Cahill 274-287, 307-315
11/27           Course Journal is due 11/28

Week 15:     Young 225-231, 244-253
                   Final Essay is due to the mentor's email address by noon, December 7, 2000


           The Final Essay is due to the mentor's email by noon, December 7th.

            Also due at the same time as the final essay, is the Self-reflective, self-evaluation essay on the
            learning process in this course of study. The Final Essay and the Self-reflection Essay are to be
            submitted together in a single email.  Thank you.

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