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Christian Herstory:

Women’s Power, Wisdom, and Creativity

Women have changed the world with their spirit and passion.
Their courage is contagious!
 
In this 12-week seminar, learn about women’s historical presence in Christianity and gain inspiration from their spirit and passion.  From Perpetua’s prison diary to contemporary mujeristas, embrace herstory from the bible and beyond.  Recover the legacy of women’s critical thought and creative action.  Join us and engage in theological education, spiritual integration, and leadership for a just and holy world.

Text: Her Story: Women in Christian Tradition, Second Edition by Barbara J. MacHaffie

 

Mondays 6-9 pm

February 5       Introduction: Sources of History and Herstory 

February 12     Scripture and the Gospel of Mary

February 19     Women’s Prominence in the Early Churches

February 26     Virgin and Witch: Women in Medieval Christianity

March 5           Reformation Women of Prayer and Proclamation

March 12         Public and Prophetic American Colonial Women

March 19         Feast of St. Joseph - celebrate! 

March 26         Mission and Radical Reform

April 2              Nineteenth-Century Preachers and Scholars

April 9              Catholic Women’s Impact in America

April 16            Global Voices of Women Theologians

April 23            The Move Toward Full Participation

April 30            Women as Agents of Transformation

 

Instructors:

Mary Bednarowski, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at United Theological Seminary

 

Joan Mitchell, Ph.D., Publisher, Good Ground Press

 

Presenters include:

Karen Baker-Fletcher, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Southern Methodist University

 

Sharon Howell, CSJ, M.A., Executive Secretary of the Commission of Blacd Catholics of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Assistant Dean of Students at the University of St. Thomas

 

Sherry Jordon, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Theology at the Univeristy of St. Thomas, Director of the Women's Studies Program

 

Karen Kennelly, CSJ, Ph.D., Congregational Leadership Team, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet; Coordinator, History of Women Religious Network

 

Mary Kaye Medinger, MA, Founding Director of Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality

 

 

Location:

Carondelet Center

1890 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105

 

Cost:   

$360 (plus $32 text) for the 36-hour course

Scholarships and payment plans available

CEU and credit options available

 

info@hedgerow-initiative.org     651-690-7093
1884 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105