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Interfaith Case Study Evaluation Assignment
Case study methodology used to explore interfaith topics.This assignment, created by Hans Gustafson of the University of St. Thomas, utilizes case study methodology to explore challenging interfaith topics in the classroom.
In 2015, Dr. Gustafson participated in a Teaching Interfaith Understanding faculty development seminar, run in partnership between the Council of Independent Colleges and Interfaith Interfaith America, and generously funded by the Henry Luce Foundation. For information on future seminars, and to access more resources created by seminar alumni, visit The Council of Independent Colleges.
Assignment Description
The following assignment was developed by Dr. Hans Gustafson as a part of his “Jesus Christ and Interreligious Dialogue” course at the University of Saint Thomas (Saint Paul, MN), where case study methodology is utilized to explore interfaith topics.
These two assignments address our learning objective of “learning to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of view” within the context of interreligious encounter. Begin by carefully reading through this assignment sheet and making note of the due dates. We will examine and discuss the two following case studies on their due dates.