TRS 123 - Sex and the Spirit

Upper Division

Prerequisites
TRS 097 or TRS 189.

An exploration of a contested area in Christian thought today, setting traditional understandings in dialogue with contemporary concerns and critiques. How does our experience of ourselves as sexual beings open us to the experience of the holy; and, conversely, how might our desire for God be intimately related to our sexual desire and longings? These are the questions that will be the focus of our work. Not a course on sexual ethics, this course is an exploration of the complex interrelationship of sexual and spiritual desire as both are reflected upon in the Christian spiritual tradition and others.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TE - Theological Explorations

Course credits: 1