Description: Divided into five components of teaching interreligious encounters--Theory, Design, Textual Analysis, Practice, and Formation--this volume guides both new teachers and seasoned scholars in addressing the sometimes challenging questions raised by contact between divergent faiths.
Review Quotes: "This collection of essays offers thought-provoking, concrete examples of classroom interactions to those who are interested in developing their pedagogical skills in the university setting." -- Stephanie Duclos-King, Religious Studies Review
"Most of the contributions emphasize that students can learn something personally valuable and meaningful from studying and especially participating in interactions with people who have religious commitments different than their own. This volume offers a rich set of suggestions about how to design and structure such learning opportunities."--Eugene V. Gallagher, Reflective Teaching"There is a vast array of modes by which the topics are approached, from those that are quite pedagogically theoretical to those that are more descriptive of specific courses, and from those assume a Christian starting part to those that start from other places and traditions or assume no particular confessional base Overall, I think this is a book that many teachers and instructors will benefit from."--Paul Hedges, Reading Religion"This book has everything one needs to explore, deepen, or expand the robust conversations on interreligious encounters as pedagogical opportunities. All teachers will find this work indispensable in their effort to introduce these conversations in their classrooms."--Uriah Y. Kim, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs and John Dillenberger Professor of Biblical Studies, Graduate Theological Union"Calling all teachers and scholars of religion: Here is a vital and dynamic introduction to practicing comparative theology in the classroom and to theorizing it before class and after. Here, difference is not a barrier but an invitation to deep interreligious engagement. The goal is not surface agreement but the adventure and truth of living heart to heart."--Peter Ochs, Edgar M. Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic Studies, University of Virginia