University of Portland Bulletin 2024-2025

THE 402 Poets, Prophets, Divas, and Diviners

This course explores the prophetic tradition in biblical and contemporary times. Selected texts are read in the context of cultural and present day global realities to discover how culture shapes these texts and how these texts continue to shape cultures and world views. Topics include God, gender, power, justice, empire, ecology, hope, prophetic vision, and what it means to be prophetic today.

Cross Listed Courses

THE 302

Prerequisite

THE 101 or THE 105, THE 205