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Spiritual Ecology

Understanding Religious Experience and Expression
A course by Bryan Rennie at Westminster College offers "a phenomenological approach to the study of religion and religious experience."

Faith and Finances
A course by Gary Hoag pitched at multiple levels of higher education analyzes Christian perspectives on money and stewardship.

Old Testament Theology and History
A 2013 course by John Kessler at Tyndale Seminary surveys the history and theology of the Hebrew Bible.

Christianity and Culture
A 2009 course by Steven Studebaker at McMaster Divinity College "considers various ways Christians have sought to negotiate the path between being 'in,' but not 'of' the world."

The Sacred Sites of Asia: A Georeferenced Multimedia Instructional Resource
Design and construction of a geospatially-referenced, multimedia World Wide Web site for the study of sacred sites in Asia that will provide an important instructional resource that can be utilized in a range of undergrad and grad courses on the religions of Asia in depts. of religion and theology in ...

The Sacred Sites of Asia: A Georeferenced Multimedia Instructional Resource
Support for the development of a georeferenced multimedia Web site for the study of sacred sites in Asia that can be utilized as an instructional resource in a range of undergraduate and graduate courses on Asian religions and cultures at educational institutions throughout the world.

Disrupting a Single Chronological Narrative to Teach a More Racially Just and Ethnically Inclusive History of Christianity in the United States

Growing a Department: Cultivating Beneficial Processes and Results in the Development of a Team-Taught Capstone Course
This project is designed to cultivate healthy and productive processes for creating a departmental capstone course at Austin College. Through a constructive process, involving all three members of the religion department, the project will engage in critical reflection about issues related to collaborative processes, team teaching, and modeling of collaboration. ...

Theological Education in a Multicultural Environment: Identifying and Evaluating Best Practices for Empowerment. Part I - Research and Planning
The Joint Faculty Multiethnic Concerns Committee of Fuller Theological Seminary proposes a four-stage evaluation of student perceptions of classroom practices. The proposal is conceived as the first part of a larger planning initiative to further policymaking and pedagogy which will support the culturally diverse ministries of our student body. Stage 1 ...

Extending the Principles of Flipped Learning to Achieve Measurable Results: Emerging Research and Opportunities
As higher education continues to grapple with expanding online coursework in meaningful ways, faculty must confront a perennial question: how can online coursework mirror the rigor of in-person classes while preserving the flexibility that makes online learning attractive to students? In Extending the Principles of Flipped Learning to Achieve Measurable ...

The Essential Department Chair: A Comprehensive Desk Reference, 2nd Edition
This second edition of the informative and influential The Essential Department Chair offers academic chairs and department heads the information they need to excel in their roles. This book is about the \"how\" of academic administration: for instance, how do you cultivate a potential donor for much-needed departmental resources? How ...

Learning, Development and Education: From Learning Theory to Education and Practice
There can be no question that understanding (implicit or explicit) learning theory undergirds effective teaching. This is especially true when instructional topics become confusing or diverge from the common experience of students. Many of the topics students encounter as they study theology and religion fall into this category, and it ...

Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time
Concerns about mastery of learning outcomes or competencies, grade inflation, student motivation, and faculty time compel reflection on how we assess students in higher education. In Specifications Grading, Nilson critiques the traditional, point-based grading system and argues that students should be assessed on whether they have mastered course learning outcomes. ...

On Christian Teaching: Practicing Faith in the Classroom
What is expressly Christian about teaching in a Christian context? In this assessment of the state of Protestant Christian pedagogy and constructive vision for its improvement, Smith addresses a gap he perceives between the aspirations and actual practices of Christian teaching. Teaching in Christian contexts cannot be reduced to issues ...