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Interreligious/Interfaith Studies: Defining a New Field
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As it is now backed by an impressive number of courses, academic programs and centers, faculty positions, journals and publications, funding, and professional partnerships, there is no longer a question as to whether the interreligious/interfaith field exists. But its meaning and import are still being debated. How is this field distinct from, yet similar to, other fields, such as religious or theological studies? What are its signature pedagogies and methodologies? What are its motivations and key questions? In other words, what is the shape of interfaith and interreligious studies, and what is its distinct contribution? These questions are the driving force behind this anthology. (From the Publisher)
Table Of Content:
Introduction (Eboo Patel, Jennifer Howe Peace, Noah J. Silverman)
I. CONSTRUCTIONS: MAPPING THE FIELD
Ch 1. (Inter)Religious Studies: Making a Home in the Secular Academy (Kate McCarthy)
Ch 2. From the History of Religions to Interfaith Studies: A Theological Educator’s Exercise in Adaptation (Deanna Ferree Womack)
Ch 3. Common Ground: Imagining Interfaith Studies as an Inclusive, Interdisciplinary Field (Elizabeth Kubek)
Ch 4. Constructing Interreligious Studies: Thinking Critically About Interfaith Studies and the Interfaith Movement (Amy L. Allocco, Geoffrey D. Claussen, and Brian K. Pennington)
Ch 5. Learning from the Field: Six Themes from Interfaith/Interreligious Studies Curricula (Kristi Del Vecchio and Noah J. Silverman)
II. PEDAGOGY AND CLASSROOM PRACTICES
Ch 6. Transforming Introductory Courses in Religion: From World Religions to Interreligious Studies (Kevin Minister)
Ch 7. Using the Case Method in Interfaith Studies Classrooms (Ellie Pierce)
Ch 8. Teaching the “Most Beautiful of Stories”: Narrative Reflection as a Signature Pedagogy for Interfaith Studies (Matthew Maruggi and Martha E. Stortz)
Ch 9. A Pedagogy of Listening: Teaching the Qur’an to Non-Muslims (Michael Birkel)
Ch 10. Meeting Others, Seeing Myself: Experiential Pedagogies in Interfaith Studies (Wakoh Shannon Hickey and Margarita M. W. Suárez)
III. CHALLENGES AND CHOICES
Ch 11. Six Issues That Complicate Interreligious Studies and Engagement (Rachel S. Mikva)
Ch 12. The Promising Practice of Antiracist Approaches to Interfaith Studies (Jeannine Hill Fletcher)
Ch 13. The Possibility of Solidarity: Evangelicals and the Field of Interfaith Studies (Marion H. Larson and Sara L. H. Shady)
Ch 14. Water, Climate, Stars, and Place: Toward an Interspecies Interfaith Belonging (Lisa E. Dahill)
IV. APPLICATIONS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Ch 15. The Value of Interreligious Education for Religious Leaders (Jennifer Howe Peace and Or N. Rose)
Ch 16. From Prison Religion to Interfaith Leadership for Institutional Change (Barbara A. McGraw)
Ch 17. Interfaith Studies and the Professions: Could Heightened Religious Understanding Seed Success within Secular Careers? (Mark E. Hanshaw with Usra Ghazi)
Ch 18. Toward an Interreligious City: A Case Study (Heather Miller Rubens, Homayra Ziad, and Benjamin E. Sax)
Acknowledgments
Editor Biographies
Contributor Biographies
Notes
Index
Click Here for Book Review
As it is now backed by an impressive number of courses, academic programs and centers, faculty positions, journals and publications, funding, and professional partnerships, there is no longer a question as to whether the interreligious/interfaith field exists. But its meaning and import are still being debated. How is this field distinct from, yet similar to, other fields, such as religious or theological studies? What are its signature pedagogies and methodologies? What are its motivations and key questions? In other words, what is the shape of interfaith and interreligious studies, and what is its distinct contribution? These questions are the driving force behind this anthology. (From the Publisher)
Table Of Content:
Introduction (Eboo Patel, Jennifer Howe Peace, Noah J. Silverman)
I. CONSTRUCTIONS: MAPPING THE FIELD
Ch 1. (Inter)Religious Studies: Making a Home in the Secular Academy (Kate McCarthy)
Ch 2. From the History of Religions to Interfaith Studies: A Theological Educator’s Exercise in Adaptation (Deanna Ferree Womack)
Ch 3. Common Ground: Imagining Interfaith Studies as an Inclusive, Interdisciplinary Field (Elizabeth Kubek)
Ch 4. Constructing Interreligious Studies: Thinking Critically About Interfaith Studies and the Interfaith Movement (Amy L. Allocco, Geoffrey D. Claussen, and Brian K. Pennington)
Ch 5. Learning from the Field: Six Themes from Interfaith/Interreligious Studies Curricula (Kristi Del Vecchio and Noah J. Silverman)
II. PEDAGOGY AND CLASSROOM PRACTICES
Ch 6. Transforming Introductory Courses in Religion: From World Religions to Interreligious Studies (Kevin Minister)
Ch 7. Using the Case Method in Interfaith Studies Classrooms (Ellie Pierce)
Ch 8. Teaching the “Most Beautiful of Stories”: Narrative Reflection as a Signature Pedagogy for Interfaith Studies (Matthew Maruggi and Martha E. Stortz)
Ch 9. A Pedagogy of Listening: Teaching the Qur’an to Non-Muslims (Michael Birkel)
Ch 10. Meeting Others, Seeing Myself: Experiential Pedagogies in Interfaith Studies (Wakoh Shannon Hickey and Margarita M. W. Suárez)
III. CHALLENGES AND CHOICES
Ch 11. Six Issues That Complicate Interreligious Studies and Engagement (Rachel S. Mikva)
Ch 12. The Promising Practice of Antiracist Approaches to Interfaith Studies (Jeannine Hill Fletcher)
Ch 13. The Possibility of Solidarity: Evangelicals and the Field of Interfaith Studies (Marion H. Larson and Sara L. H. Shady)
Ch 14. Water, Climate, Stars, and Place: Toward an Interspecies Interfaith Belonging (Lisa E. Dahill)
IV. APPLICATIONS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Ch 15. The Value of Interreligious Education for Religious Leaders (Jennifer Howe Peace and Or N. Rose)
Ch 16. From Prison Religion to Interfaith Leadership for Institutional Change (Barbara A. McGraw)
Ch 17. Interfaith Studies and the Professions: Could Heightened Religious Understanding Seed Success within Secular Careers? (Mark E. Hanshaw with Usra Ghazi)
Ch 18. Toward an Interreligious City: A Case Study (Heather Miller Rubens, Homayra Ziad, and Benjamin E. Sax)
Acknowledgments
Editor Biographies
Contributor Biographies
Notes
Index