Teaching the World's Religions
Summer Institute, 2009
Cenacle Retreat Center, Chicago, IL
Thursday, June 25th - Tuesday, June 30th
Registration/Fees
Members- $1195 Member Schools (price includes lodging and most meals)
- $1395 Non-Member Schools (price includes lodging and most meals)
This year's institute will focus on Buddhism and Islam, with university scholars and creative secondary school teachers from independent schools around the country. Teachers of religions and history leave our institutes with increased knowledge, new ideas for what to do in the classroom, and great lists of both resources and contacts.
Presenters in June 2009
Christian Wedemeyer, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Buddhist Texts for Classroom Use
Asma Afsaruddin, Ph. D.
Notre Dame University/Indiana University
Modern Issues in Islam
In this half-day session Dr. Afsaruddin will focus on issues that come to the forefront with Muslims in today; she will focus especially on religious pluralism, tolerance, and gender.
Jihad
In this afternoon session, participants will look at the concept of jihad in Islam: its Qur'anic roots, its history, its varying interpretations in the modern world.