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Scholarship March 29, 2017

“Teaching the Introduction to Religions: Religious Pluralism in a Post-Colonial World”

The Wabash Center

Author
Southard, Naomi and Richard Payne
Publisher
Teaching Theology and Religion 1, no. 1 (1998): 51-57
Taking seriously the implications of post-colonial theory, the authors revisit the introductory course (normally "World Religions") as a course on the plurality of religions in contemporary U.S. culture. They explain the structure of the course, and discuss practical and ethical issues around student field visits to learn about other religions.