Inter-religious Dialogue

1. Explain the meaning and importance of interreligious dialogue.
2. Identify different types of religious dialogue and their applications.
3. Analyze the common values and differences among major religions.
4. Apply strategies for overcoming prejudices and promoting mutual understanding.
5. Evaluate the scriptural basis for dialogue and peaceful co-existence.
6. Articulate the relevance of religious dialogue to human development and social harmony.

13 weeks, about 28 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: An Overview of Religious Dialogue

   • Unit 1: The Meaning of Religion and Religious Dialogue · 2 hours

     Define religion and religious dialogue.. Identify the major religions in Nigeria: African Religion, Islam, and Christianity.. Discuss the reasons for religious dialogue and its importance in a pluralistic society..

2. Week 2Module 1: An Overview of Religious Dialogue

   • Unit 2: Types of Religious Dialogue and the Criteria for Participants · 2 hours

     Identify and differentiate the four types of religious dialogue: dialogue of life, social engagement, religious experience, and specialists.. Discuss the criteria for participants in religious dialogue, including professional qualifications, maturity, sincerity, and mutual respect..

3. Week 3Module 1: An Overview of Religious Dialogue

   • Unit 3: The Place and Plateform for Dialogue · 2 hours

     Identify the places where dialogue takes place, such as family, schools, and offices.. State the platforms through which dialogue is conducted, including meetings, conferences, seminars, workshops, public debates, periodicals, and curriculum design..

4. Week 4Module 1: An Overview of Religious Dialogue

   • Unit 4: Guidelines for Religious Dialogue · 2 hours

     State the guidelines that facilitate dialogue among Christians, Muslims, and adherents of African Religion, including accepting one another, mutual understanding, and sharing life alongside one another..

5. Week 5Module 1: An Overview of Religious Dialogue

   • Unit 5: Factors That Promote Religious Dialogue · 2 hours

     Identify and discuss the factors that promote religious dialogue, such as dialogue in God's presence, conversion to God, and holding one another to the highest ideals of witness..

6. Week 6Module 2: Principles of Religious Dialogue

   • Unit 1: Recognizing Common Values in Religions · 2 hours

     Recognize common values in religions, including submission to the will of God, meditation on a book, solidarity of believers, testimony to transcendence, obedience to law, and sober rites of worship..

7. Week 7Module 2: Principles of Religious Dialogue

   • Unit 2: Forgetting the Wrongs of the Past · 2 hours

     Identify and discuss the wrongs of the past that need to be forgotten, including disassociating religion from violence, accusations, misrepresentations, and the use of state power against others..

8. Week 8Module 2: Principles of Religious Dialogue

   • Unit 3: Elimination of Prejudice · 2 hours

     Identify and eliminate prejudices against one another, such as legalism, moral laxity, fanaticism, opposition to change, and misrepresentations of religious beliefs..

9. Week 9Module 2: Principles of Religious Dialogue

   • Unit 4: The Scriptural Basis for Religious Dialogue · 2 hours

     Explain the scriptural basis for religious dialogue in the Holy Bible, the Glorious Qur'an, and Oral Tradition.. Analyze passages that support dialogue and peaceful co-existence..

10. Week 10Module 2: Principles of Religious Dialogue

    • Unit 5: Unresolved Difficulties · 2 hours

      Identify and discuss the unresolved difficulties concerning religious dialogue, such as dietary restrictions, mixed marriages, the duty of the apostolate, and the problem of secrecy in African Religion..

11. Week 11Module 3: Relevance of Religious Dialogue to Human Development

    • Unit 1: Service to Humankind · 2 hours

      Discuss the origin of humankind and the importance of respecting human dignity.. Identify the best ways to promote humankind, including promoting the dignity of life, spirit, conscience and freedom.. Discuss the importance of serving the most deserving, including the poor, marginalized, and oppressed..

12. Week 12Module 3: Relevance of Religious Dialogue to Human Development

    • Unit 2: Organization of Society · 2 hours

      Discuss the importance of the dignity of marriage and the family, the development of the arts and culture, economic and social justice, political harmony, and nation-building in organizing society.. Explore how believers can contribute to building and organizing society through dialogue..

13. Week 13Module 3: Relevance of Religious Dialogue to Human Development

    • Unit 3: Human Imitation of Divine Action · 2 hours

      Discuss how human beings can imitate divine action by following the example of God and Jesus Christ.. Explore the purpose of creation and its implications for religious dialogue, including fellowship with God and one another, and leadership of the Earth..

    • Unit 4: Purpose of Creation and Implication for Religious Dialogue · 2 hours

      Review all course materials and prepare for final examination..