Interreligious learning and teaching
Subtitle: a Christian rationale for transformative praxis
By: Kristin Johnston Largen ; with Mary E. Hess, Christy Lohr Sapp
Contributors: Hess, Mary E., author; Lohr, Christy, author
Series: Seminarium: the elements of great teaching; Seminarium elements
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
ISBN-13: 9781451488777; 9781451489699
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Study and teaching; Christianity and other religions; Theology
Other titles: Christian rationale for a transformative praxis
Description: There is still resistance in Christian institutions to interreligious dialogue. Many feel that such a practice weakens Christian faith, and promotes the idea that Christianity is merely one among many different religious options. When it comes to higher education, there is the fear that both college and seminary students will "lose their faith" if they are invited to study other religious traditions from a positive perspective. Unfortunately, this attitude belies the current culture in which we live, which constantly exposes us to the beliefs and practices of others. Kristin Johnston Largen sees this setting as an opportunity and seeks to provide not only the theological grounding for such a position but also some practical advice on how both to teach and live out this conviction in a way that promotes greater understanding and respect for others and engenders a deeper appreciation of one's own faith tradition. Largen's synopsis of interreligious education and suggested action includes contributions by Mary Hess and Christy Lohr Sapp. Hess and Sapp provide practical commentary regarding the successful implementation of Largen's proposed approach. As a group, Largen, Hess, and Sapp create a text that extends pedagogical innovation in inspiring but practical ways.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-117).
Table of contents: title: Our interreligious life in the twenty-first-century North American context  -- Kristin Johnston Largen; title: Chapter praxis points  -- Christy Lohr Sapp; title: Chapter response: What are students' questions?  -- Mary Hess; title: A Christian rationale for interreligious teaching and learning  -- Kristin Johnston Largen; title: Chapter praxis points  -- Christy Lohr Sapp; title: Chapter response: How do we understand student learning as adult learning?  -- Mary Hess; title: Outcomes, strategies, and assessment for interreligious teaching and learning  -- Kristin Johnston Largen; title: Chapter praxis points  -- Christy Lohr Sapp; title: Chapter response: How do theologies of the pluralism of faith help?  -- Mary Hess; title: Epilogue: Returning to the questions with which we began  -- Mary Hess; title: Endings and beginnings -- Kristin Johnston Largen.