The World Religions paradigm: Time for a change

The teaching of religions has long relied on the World Religions paradigm toguide curricula throughout education, which has led to a widening gap, on theone hand, between what is taught in schools and in universities and, on the other,between research and teaching. While the World Religions paradigm...

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Main Author: Owen, Suzanne 1965- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage [2011]
In: Arts and humanities in higher education
Year: 2011, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 253-268
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