An Inquiry-Driven Course Model for Religions 101*

Educators responsible for creating an introduction to religions course often struggle to design a syllabus that does not reinforce a world religions paradigm (WRP). This article offers an inquiry-driven course model for teaching about religion that guides students through a process for reading, cont...

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Main Author: Marcus, Benjamin Pietro (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2021
In: Religious education
Year: 2021, Volume: 116, Issue: 2, Pages: 170-181
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Science of Religion / Introduction / Teaching method
RelBib Classification:AH Religious education
AX Inter-religious relations
Further subjects:B World Religions
B Pedagogy
B Method
B Inquiry
B Religious Literacy
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Summary:Educators responsible for creating an introduction to religions course often struggle to design a syllabus that does not reinforce a world religions paradigm (WRP). This article offers an inquiry-driven course model for teaching about religion that guides students through a process for reading, contextualizing, and critiquing WRP-based information about religion. The course model utilizes an inquiry cycle. The article examines the religious studies and pedagogical theories and methods that underpin such a course. Concrete examples are provided for each phase of inquiry that illustrate the practical applications for such a model. Classroom implementation challenges are discussed.
ISSN:1547-3201
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2021.1872000