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Teaching About World Religions Goals: • To provide an occasion for scholars teaching courses on world religions in theological schools and theology departments to reflect together about goals, content, and methods for teaching and learning; • To reflect on what is distinctive about teaching world religions in a theological school or department; • To discuss goals of both faculty and students and the missions of institutions as they relate to studying world religions; • To determine what resources are needed for teachers and students; • To evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the various models for teaching world religions in theological schools: dialogical, thematic, comparative, survey, other. Conveners: Judith Berling, Graduate Theological Union Francis X. Clooney SJ, Boston College Participants: David Aune, Ashland University Catherine Bell, Santa Clara University Chris Chapple, Loyola Marymount University Charles Courtney, Drew University Mark Heim, Andover Newton Theological School Darin Jewell, Hinduja Foundation Charles Jones, Catholic University of America Richard Jones, Virginia Theological Seminary Michael Lodahl, Northwest Nazarene College Ted Ludwig, Valparaiso University Ronald Nakasone, Pacific School of Religion/Graduate Theological Union A.R. Victor Raj, Concordia Seminary Anantanand Rambachan, St. Olaf College Kurt Richardson, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Carla Mae Streeter, Aquinas Institute of Theology Thomas Thangaraj, Candler School of Theology Lonnie Valentine, Earlham School of Religion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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