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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2021
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| In: |
Religious education
Year: 2021, Volume: 116, Issue: 2, Pages: 170-181 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Science of Religion
/ Introduction
/ Teaching method
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| 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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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1547-3201 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious education
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2021.1872000 |
