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Comparative Religious Studies: A Pedagogy for Troubled Times?

Authors :
Christopher Jensen
Ivette Vargas-O'Bryan
Source :
Teaching Theology & Religion. 2024 27(3):54-61.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

In this article, the authors explore their motivations for conceiving of and assembling the current issue on comparative religious studies as a viable pedagogical orientation for our troubled times. Situated in both the history of comparison as a method and scholarship on effective pedagogy, it argues that disciplined, scholarly, sound comparative thinking (whether at the level of textbook authorship, course design, or selection of classroom activities) can help us to respond to our students dynamically, reflexively, and, most importantly, humanely.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1368-4868 and 1467-9647
Volume :
27
Issue :
3
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Teaching Theology & Religion
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1445791
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/teth.12671