EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF R. E. (II) WORLD RELIGIONS, ECUMENISM, AND INTER-FAITH DIALOGUE
- Module code: EDF236
- Credits: 2.5
- Semester: 1 and 2
- Department: FROEBEL EDUCATION
- International:
- Coordinator: Gearard Ó Floinn
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The module will consist of an introduction to six of the major world religions, (the Abrahamic faiths; Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism; and six of the major Christian denominations (Roman Catholicism; Anglicanism; Presbyterianism; Methodism; Oriental Orthodoxy; and Eastern Orthodoxy); it will consider the efforts of world religions and Christian churches to move towards great mutual understanding; ecumenism and inter-faith dialogue. It will include a consideration of the scriptures of each religion/denomination and of the major feasts of each religion. |
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Semester 1
