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Apr 27, 2024
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RLST027 PO - Gender, Sexuality, and the BibleWhen Offered: Offered alternate years
Instructor(s): E. Runions
Credit: 1
When it comes to gender and sexuality, the Christian Bible is often interpreted narrowly to enforce strict norms of behavior. Yet, biblical texts are far more uncertain in their depictions of sex and gender than many religious circles will acknowledge. This class looks at the varied ways that gender and sexuality are depicted in the Bible, reading texts closely for their ambiguities and gaps. We will consider texts in relation to ancient ideas about sex, culture, ethnicity, and conquest. We will see how histories of interpretation have flattened biblical textures into sexist and homophobic meanings. We will encounter reinterpretations of texts as open to alternate kinship relations, same-sex love, and non-oppressive gender expression. This class will be taught in the Inside-Out Prison Exchange format, alongside incarcerated men at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco. By PERM only. Letter grade only.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 3
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