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Teaching Comparative Theology from an Institution's Mission
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In this article, four examples from Catholic institutions of how to design a comparative theology course from the center of the institution's mission are presented. But they do not address the problem of the course design itself.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.read more
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Enseñar teología en universidades católicas colombianas: aciertos e interpelaciones
José Luis Meza-Rueda,José Orlando Reyes-Fonseca,Arturo Herreño-Marín,Adriano Padilla-Ramírez,Leonardo Rojas-Cadena +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, a case study carried out with four universities in Colombia (two in Bogota and two in Cali) found that students have prejudices that are overcome throughout the course; professors do not restrict themselves to a single pedagogical approach and, consequently, specific didactics is not identified; and, finally, there is a significant contribution to the human education of students, but theology itself becomes blurred among religious, moral, social, political, and ecological issues.
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