AMSTUD 236: Religion in Higher Education: Secularism, Diversity, Spirituality, Scholarship (CSRE 136A, EDUC 156, EDUC 436, RELIGST 336X)

Course Description

How are we to talk across religious and spiritual differences? What is the purpose of such dialogues? What do we hope to gain from them? How do such dialogues take shape on college campuses, and what do they indicate about how students cultivate spiritual, political, and civic commitments? This course will explore these questions and others through seminar discussions, fieldwork, and writing that will examine the concepts, assumptions, and principles that shape how we think about interfaith dialogue.