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HDS 1514_2556

Democratizing Biblical Studies: Seminar

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza

Description

The seminar will discuss both the multicultural character of biblical texts and intercultural analysis as a new interpretive approach in biblical studies. African, Asian, indigenous, Latin American, aboriginal, American Indian, Latina/o-Hispanic studies, as well as, ethnicity, feminist, womanist, black, queer, liberation theological, postcolonial, and third world studies, have begun to de-center the hegemonic paradigm of biblical studies. This emerging radical democratic paradigm of biblical criticism is interdisciplinary, multi-vocal, ideology critical, and radical democratic. The seminar discussions will not only explore the theoretical and methodological challenges these voices from the margins bring to biblical scholarship, but also study the works of leading scholars that are shaping this new exciting field of study.

Enrollment Limited: Limited to 10 (instructor's permission required)
Open to BTI Students: Yes
Jointly offered through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1050

Scheduling

Half Course
Expected to be offered: Fall 2010
Course times to be announced.
Location to be announced.

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	none
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	Scriptural Interpretation
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	none
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Areas 1 or 2
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a