TRS 157 - Christianity, Religious Pluralism, and Interreligious Dialogue

Upper Division

Prerequisites
TRS 097 or TRS 189.

In light of our increasingly diverse nation and our ever more global world, this course will critically assess current Christian theological thinking about other major religious traditions and offer possibilities for interreligious understanding. Offered from the Christian perspective as part of an examination of contemporary discourses on the issues of religious identity, religious diversity, and religious pluralism, this course addresses the philosophical and theological issues and conflicts that arise in a religiously pluralistic environment. This includes an historical examination of the Christian disposition towards other religions, the problem of conflicting truth claims, the nature of salvation, the role of religious language, and the process of interreligious dialogue.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TE - Theological Explorations

Course credits: 1