In my opinion, the Catherine of Siena Virtual College is the best online educational resource on religion and gender. Luis Deborah Rose-Milavec wrote: > Hello Everyone, > I am new to this listserv but wanted to make everyone aware of our > virtual college. The Catherine of Siena Virtual College is a new online > faith-based educational facility providing a range of internet based > online courses at honours level for students, both female and male, who > are interested in learning from a *gender justice* perspective. > > > > We aim to do the following: > > * Provide excellence in gender aware inter-disciplinary learning > that is based on the best international scholarship available, a > scholarship renowned for its reliability, intellectual rigour, and > flexible, pastorally orientated approach. > * Broaden access to education for hard-to-reach groups; tackling > educational disadvantage especially in the developing worlds where > access to high quality gender based learning is more restricted. > * Ensure excellence in enculturation of course content by making it > available in a range of languages and adapted to diverse local and > cultural contexts. > * Develop an informed awareness of the dynamic nature of the > Christian tradition and the theological task of subjecting this > tradition to a process of testing and renewal. > > *New classes begin April 13. Signup at **www.catherineofsiena.net* > <http://www.catherineofsiena.net>*.* > > Classes being offered: > > Women Writing for (a) Change > Women in Islam > Women's Ministries according to Sacred Scripture > Women's Leadership According to Christian Tradition > Role Perception of Women In Children's Literature > A Prophetic Spirituality of Justice > Developing Management Skills > Developing an Authentic Personality > > > Thanks for passing this on! > > Deborah Rose-Milavec > Catherine of Siena Virtual College > 2739 Queenswood Dr. > Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 > Phone: 513-673-1401 > Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > /Dedicated to Empowering Women for Life and Leadership!/