Course Looks at the Intersections of Three Faiths
October 29, 2009
What happens when a priest, an imam and a rabbi walk into a classroom?
Georgetown students learn a great deal about the intersection and contrast of three major faiths.
The course, Interreligious Encounter and Dialogue I, is taught by the Rev. Dennis McManus, Imam Yahya Hendi and Rabbi Harold White as an interactive introduction to the three Abrahamic traditions.
The learning experience exposes students to the general history and primary teachings of each religion while relating the teachings to current issues.
"Students come into the class wanting to know how the religions impact modern-day life," says McManus, visiting assistant professor of theology and a chaplain-in-residence at Darnall Hall. "They want to know what things mean and where they fit into it all."
McManus says course topics run the gamut -- everything from interfaith marriages to ghosts, demons, possession and exorcism to views on salvation and redemption.
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Georgetown students learn a great deal about the intersection and contrast of three major faiths.
The course, Interreligious Encounter and Dialogue I, is taught by the Rev. Dennis McManus, Imam Yahya Hendi and Rabbi Harold White as an interactive introduction to the three Abrahamic traditions.
Rabbi Harold White
addresses the class.
addresses the class.
"Students come into the class wanting to know how the religions impact modern-day life," says McManus, visiting assistant professor of theology and a chaplain-in-residence at Darnall Hall. "They want to know what things mean and where they fit into it all."
McManus says course topics run the gamut -- everything from interfaith marriages to ghosts, demons, possession and exorcism to views on salvation and redemption.
More...
