What is it about?
While comparative theology is a continuously growing method in the study of religion, it is still relatively new and not widely accepted in either confessional or secular institutions, and scholars may find it difficult to get acceptance by their institutions for a comparative theology course. One way of generating interest and approval for a comparative theology course is by designing it from the center of the institution’s mission. In other words, professors can look to the institution’s mission as a resource for teaching comparatively. We offer four examples from Catholic institutions of how this might be done. Locklin offers further insights into our explorations.
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Why is it important?
This collaborative article offers examples of how comparative theology is an essential part of theology programs from a variety of Catholic Christian institutions. It includes learning designs that one can translate into any religious studies classroom
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This is the fruit of a conference panel I organized for the American Academy of Religion with Tracy Tiemeier, Mara Brecht, Daniel Scheid, and Reid Locklin. It was rewarding to examine what special charism each institution brought to the teaching of comparative theology. For the article, Christian Krokus wrote the section representing Jesuit schools.
Dr Bede Bidlack
Saint Anselm College
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This page is a summary of: Teaching Comparative Theology from an Institution's Mission, Teaching Theology & Religion, September 2014, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/teth.12247.
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