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Teaching the Introduction to Religions: Religious Pluralism in a Post‐Colonial World
Author(s) -
Southard Naomi,
Payne Richard
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
teaching theology and religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1467-9647
pISSN - 1368-4868
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9647.00012
Subject(s) - pluralism (philosophy) , religious pluralism , colonialism , sociology , cultural pluralism , field (mathematics) , religious studies , comparative religion , epistemology , anthropology , philosophy , political science , law , mathematics , pure mathematics
Taking seriously the implications of post‐colonial theory, the authors revisit the introductory course (normally “World Religions”) as a course on the plurality of religions in contemporary U.S. culture. They explain the structure of the course, and discuss practical and ethical issues around student field visits to learn about other religions.