CHRISTIANITY AND ITS INTERRELIGIOUS DIMENSIONS (HR-8175)

TThis asynchronous online course introduces students to the main themes and practices of Christianity, highlighting interreligious dialogue and engagement. Students will engage with the foundational topics of Jesus and Scripture; theological developments about God, humanity and revelation; responses to today's contexts through ethics, environment, health and politics; multi-sensory experiences of ritual, music and images; encounters through food and sacred texts; and engagement through contemporary interfaith endeavors. Students will be assessed through individual written reflections, group discussions, a brief ethnographic study of a Christian worshipping community, and a synthesis paper that brings together the course topics and interreligious dialogue. This course is designed for students in Online Interreligious Studies Certificate program, but is available to MDiv and MA/MTS students as well. [15 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]