Teaching Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies

Description: Teaching Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies offers an introduction to the philosophy and practice of Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies and takes up several significant ongoing questions related to it. For those new to Undergraduate Research, it provides an overview of fundamental issues and pedagogical questions and practical models for application in the classroom. For seasoned mentors, the book acts as a dialogue partner on emerging issues and offers insight into pertinent questions in the field based on experience of recognized experts.

Review Quotes: "This book argues well and gives good pedagogical advice for extended faculty-student collaboration in religious studies research just as it is carried on in the sciences. Drawing on the experience of faculty dedicated to undergraduate education, the book makes a compelling case that teaching does not have to compete with research. Student reflections and a concluding student essay in the book demonstrate the truth of the axiom that 'the proof of the pudding is in the eating." --Anthony J. Tambasco, Professor of Theology and Associate Dean of Graduate Liberal Studies, Georgetown University

"Out of a Wabash Center-sponsored working group comes a very useful book that maps the terrain of research in religious studies for undergraduate scholars and their professors. From personal to institutional to relational concerns, the insights from these skilled teachers and their competent students provide a needed resource for reforming our classroom practices. This book engages the reader in the crucial issues of working with undergraduates in their research: the possibilities of originality, new questions, transformation, empowerment, and surprise." --Tina Pippin, Professor and Chair of Religious Studies, Agnes Scott College

"Teaching Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies is well grounded in both the relevant SoTL literature and personal experiences in a variety of teaching contexts. It provides thought provoking reflections about the pedagogical possibilities of Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies and, more broadly, in the Humanities. The inclusion of specific examples and of the voices of student researchers themselves makes this a particularly useful volume." --Eugene V. Gallagher, Rosemary Park Professor of Religious Studies, Connecticut College