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Teaching Comparative Theology from an Institution's Mission
Author(s) -
Bidlack Bede Benjamin,
Brecht Mara,
Krokus Christian S.,
Scheid Daniel P.,
Locklin Reid B.
Publication year - 2014
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/teth.12247
Subject(s) - institution , confessional , face (sociological concept) , resource (disambiguation) , sociology , center (category theory) , political science , law , social science , computer science , computer network , chemistry , politics , crystallography
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.