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6 sessions in-person hosted in partnership with Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Sundays from 10:00 AM ET - 11:00 AM ET starting April 7 until May 12, 2024.
Have you ever heard that women weren’t a significant part of Christian history? Particularly when it came to the development of the early and medieval church?
This course will introduce you to the wide range of women who contributed to Christian identity formation. From abbesses and educators to playwrights and poets, we will explore the lives of these significant women (through their own writings and texts that were composed about them).
Each week, we will delve deeply into the lives of specific women in order to get a better picture of the world these women inhabited and shaped. If we gain a deeper understanding of the challenges they faced and the triumphs they achieved, we might see new ways we can support women in shaping our communities today.
Join us to celebrate the influential women who defied conventions, left their mark on history, and continue to inspire us today!
Scholarships are available for this course, please email us at candlerfoundry@emory.edu for more information.
Continuing Education Units (CEU) are available for this course. There is a processing fee of $25.00, and an Award Letter will be issued once the course has been completed. Please add the CEU Processing Fee at checkout.
Dr. Sarah Bogue joined the faculty as assistant professor in the practice of the history of Christianity and director of digital learning in 2020; however, she has worked at Candler and Pitts Theology Library in a number of roles since 2010. While earning her PhD from Emory’s Laney Graduate School, Bogue taught classes at Candler in church history and Latin grammar. Both in the classroom and as a reference and instruction librarian, and later as the head of research and access services at Pitts, Bogue helped students find the connection between academic research and vocational exploration. As the director of digital learning, she played a fundamental role as the school transitioned to online learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic (read more).