Year
2016
Units
4.5
Contact
8 x 3-hour seminars per semester
Enrolment not permitted
1 of THEO3324, THEO3325, THEO3330 has been successfully completed
Assessment
Assignment(s), Seminar
Topic description
This topic provides foundational knowledge of the major beliefs and practices of several world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese Religions, Judaism and Islam. Students will reflect critically on religion today, particularly in contemporary Australia. Reference is made to primary texts (scriptures), the experience of ordinary believers and their dialogue with Christianity.
Educational aims
This topic aims to:
- explore and discuss critically the beliefs and practices of several major world religions in the interests of growing an ability to engage respectfully and rigorously with them
- evaluate critically the issues facing religions today in contemporary and pluralistic societies to enable deeper understanding of the challenges they face
- engage in and evaluate historical and contemporary dialogue between these major world religions, with particular attention to dialogue between them and Christianity
Expected learning outcomes
On completing this topic students will be able to:
- identify and evaluate the beliefs and practices of a range of historic and contemporary religious traditions
- reflect critically on the significance of the experience of 'ordinary' believers
- analyse how religions have interacted, both positively and negatively, in history and in contemporary settings and the implications of this for pluralistic societies today
- communicate understandings and analysis, both verbally and in writing, appropriately to a range of audiences
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2016 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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