Resources

One page Teaching Tactic: students reflect on a religious practice they have selected to experience.

One page Teaching Tactic: students work in groups to study on line presence of African-American religious groups.

The Serve Program at Ignatius University combines academic study of theology with a year-long community service project focused on combating poverty. An analysis of the Serve Program during the 2008-09 academic year revealed that participating students demonstrated a significant increase in their interest in theology; a greater desire to enroll in theology coursework; and a deeper interest in theology than classmates not participating in the service-learning program. Interviews with Serve participants revealed that their exposure to poverty and inequality through their service placements led them to read the program’s assigned theological texts with a particular focus on the authors’ messages about individual and social responsibility for struggling fellow citizens.

One page Teaching Tactic: students learn some of the difficulties of translation when interpreting the bible.