Interreligious Learning & Edu

Catalog description

Taught by PSR. INTER-RELIGIOUS LEARNING AND EDUCATION Increasing religious conflict and violence based on ignorance and indifference call for inter-religious learning as a necessary and alternative religious practice today. This course surveys histories, theories, and practices of inter-religious learning and education. The course also explores issues and problems related to inter-religious engagement in particular religious, cultural, and historical contexts, and deals with subject matters, such as pluralism, identity, religion, and postmodern philosophies. Students participate in conversations with their own religious and cultural backgrounds, and find ways to apply inter-religious education to their own contexts as they conduct either a research project with their working theories or a practice project which presents a thorough plan for an inter-religious curriculum, ministry, or any other activity. [20 max enrollment]