Asian Religions in the Contemporary Age BGST-2022-S1-ID211
Draw spiritual insights from diverse ancient classics to gain wisdom that will guide you in your everyday spirituality.
Despite living in multi-religious societies, many Asian Christians only have a superficial understanding of the religious beliefs of their neighbours and the role of religion in their lives. Thus, Christian engagement with their religious neighbours tends to be either non-existent on one hand, or heavy handed and aggressive on the other. “No task in missiology is more controversial and crucial than encountering world religions” (Gerhad Anderson).
This course is an introduction to Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism as well as missiological reflections of religions, and engaging with them in Asian contexts. Parts of this course will be carried out as seminars, where students will research and present, and the class meets for discussion.
Dr Kwa Kiem Kiok
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