Educating about religious diversity and interfaith engagement : a handbook for student affairs / edited by Kathleen M. Goodman, Mary Ellen Giess, and Eboo Patel ; forewords by Cindi Love and Kevin Kruger.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book arises out of a recognition that student affairs professionals have little preparation or guidance in dealing with matters of spirituality, religion, secularism, and interfaith work at a time of greater diversity in students' beliefs and, from a broad recognition, that there is a need to engage with this aspect of student life. For those who don't know how to begin and may be nervous about tackling a topic that has the potential to lead to heated disagreements, this book provides the resources and practical guidance to undertake this work. With the aim of providing student affairs practitioners and faculty with the tools they need to increase their comfort level and enable their ability to engage in discussions about belief both in and out of the classroom, the contributors provide foundational knowledge, concrete teaching ideas, sample activities, and case studies that can be used in a variety of settings. This book serves multiple audiences in student affairs by providing teaching ideas for practitioners who want to include a session or two about interfaith in their programs as well as ideas for student affairs faculty who may be teaching one session on this topic or a whole course"-- Provided by publisher.

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Intro; EDUCATING ABOUT RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY AND INTERFAITH ENGAGEMENT; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE CONTEXT; 1PREPARING FOR INTERFAITH ENGAGEMENT; 2 STUDENTS ' PERCEPTIONSOF AND ENGAGEMENTWITH WORLD VIEW DIVERSITY IN COLLEGE; 3 SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INTERFAITH COOPERATION; PART TWO TEACHING IDEAS FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS FACULTY; 4 DEVELOPING COURSES THAT ENGAGE SPIRITUALITY, RELIGION, AND SECULARIT Y IN STUDENT AFFAIRS PRPARATION PROGRAMS; 5 ADDING SPIRITUALIT Y, RELIGIOUS DIVERSIT Y, AND INTERFAITH ENGAGEMENT TO STUDENT AFFAIRS COURSES

6 REFLECTIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE SPIRITUALITY AND PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTPART THREE STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIESFOR STUDENT AFFAIRS PRACTITIONERS; 7 TRAINING STUDENT AFFAIRS P ROFESSIONALS; 8 EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS PRACTITIONERS; 9 INTERFAITH ACTIVITIES INTEGRATED INTO ACADEMIC COURSES AND PROGRAMS; PART FOUR USING CASE STUDIES TO ENGAGE WITH RELIGIOUSDIVERSITY AND BUILD INTERFAITH LEADERSHIP; 10 STUDY OR INDOCTRINATION?; 11 COERCION OR CONVERSION?; 12 SECULAR STUDENTS ON THE PRAIRIE; 13 WHEN CAUSES COLLIDE; 14 ENGAGING WITH RELIGIOUS DIVERSIT Y ON A REGULAR BASIS

PART FIVE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE: WHAT MATTERS AND WHY?15 UNDERSTANDING CHRISTIAN STUDENTS ON CAMPUS; 16 UNDERSTANDING MUSLIM STUDENTS ON CAMPUS; 17 UNDERSTANDING JEWISH STUDENTS ON CAMPUS; 18 UNDERSTANDING SECULAR STUDENTS ON CAMPUS; 19 UNDERSTANDING BUDDHIST, SIKH, AND HINDU STUDENTS ON CAMPUS; EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; Also available from Stylus

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