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- Title
Teaching Comparative Theology from an Institution's Mission.
- Authors
Bidlack, Bede Benjamin; Brecht, Mara; Krokus, Christian S.; Scheid, Daniel P.; Locklin, Reid B.
- Abstract
Although comparative theology is a continuously growing method in the study of religion, it is still relatively new and not widely accepted in either confessional or secular institutions. Scholars may face difficulty when seeking their institutions' acceptance for a comparative theology course. One way of generating interest and approval for such a course is by designing it from the center of the institution's mission. Professors can look to the institution's mission as a resource for teaching comparatively. We offer four examples from Catholic institutions of how this might be done. Reid Locklin offers further insights in his response to our explorations.
- Subjects
THEOLOGICAL education; INTERFAITH relations; CATHOLIC universities &; colleges; AIMS &; objectives of higher education; SAINT Anselm College (Manchester, N.H.); ST. Norbert College; UNIVERSITY of Scranton; DUQUESNE University; HIGHER education
- Publication
Teaching Theology & Religion, 2014, Vol 17, Issue 4, p369
- ISSN
1368-4868
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/teth.12247