ALLIANCE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
IC604 Christian Encounter with World Religions
Fall 2010
Fridays 9am to 12 Noon
Meets on Sept 10, 17, 24, Oct 1, and 8
Weekend Field Trip Schedules
Oct. 15 - 16 Fri 9am – 10pm / Sat 9am – 5pm
Nov. 5 – 6 Fri 8:30am – 4pm / Sat 8:30am – 4pm
AGSM Retreat – September 17 – 19
Instructors:
Dr. Stephen Bailey
Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies
Stephen.Bailey@nyack.edu
Professor Chuck Davis
Partnering Faculty
Chuck.Davis@nyack.edu
Jim and Cathy Sappia
Missionaries in Residence
REQUIRED TEXTS
James Fieser and John Powers eds. 2007. The Scriptures of the World’s Religions. 3rd Edition. McGraw
Hill. ISBN: ISBN-10: 0073386650. Pp. 552.
Ida Glasser. 2005. The Bible and Other Faiths: Christian Responsibility in a World of Religions. Downers
Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press Academic. ISBN: 10-0-8308-3311-0. Pp. 253.
Christopher Partridge ed. 2005. Introduction to World Religions. Fortress Press. ISBN: 978-0-8006-3714
9. Pp. 455.
Student Learning Goals
Attitude: Students will come to
have an attitude of appreciation
towards an insider’s perspective
on these religions by reading
from their sacred writings and
by observing their sacred
rituals.
Knowledge: Students will gain
knowledge of the theoretical
assertions and beliefs of the
primary religious traditions of
the world through reading,
lecture, interview, video, sacred
site visit, and discussion.
Skill: Students will be able to
discern the folk religious
dimensions of these religions
through reading and interview.
Students will be able to
dialogue with people of other
faiths and to present the
Christian faith in sensitive and
relevant ways to them.
Program
Goal MDiv
Program Goal MAIC
To focus
development
on the person
who ministers
with spiritual
maturity
The student will gain an
appreciation for people from
other ethnic and cultural
backgrounds, and for the
unique way God incarnates his
message among the diverse
people groups of our world.
To equip
persons for a
broad range of
Christian
service and
mission
responsibilities
To promote
integration of
theological
and practical
components of
missions
The student will understand
the social, cultural and
theological factors involved in
ministry to people from the
major world religions
(including animism).
The student will understand,
experience and gain skill
through the practice of crosscultural communication.
The student will understand
the dynamics of some aspects
of mission strategy such as
spiritual warfare, urban
ministry, evangelistic methods
and partnering in missions.
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Nyack Core
Goals
Personally
transforming
Assessment
Used
Assignments
# 1, 2, 3, 4,
5&6
#1, 3, & 4
Academically
Excellent
Globally
Engaged
#4, 5 & 6
Intentionally
Diverse
Socially
Relevant
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course follows a study of the major religious traditions of the world from five vantage points:
1. the historical origins and sociological cradles of the major non-Christian religions;
2. the philosophical assumptions and their resultant theological systems;
3. the existential manifestations of these religions in their pursuit for meaning;
4. the encounter with Christian faith in terms of the uniqueness of Jesus Christ and spiritual power;
5. the consideration of a theology of non-Christian religions.
COURSE CORRELATION
IC 604 is fitted into the Ministry Phase of the CHURCH, PERSON AND MINISTRY PHASES of the
ATS Ministry Formational Model.
ASSESSMENT RESULTS
ATS may use assignments that are assessed for this course for program evaluation purposes. Individual
results may be used as exemplars but will only be available to the program reviewers and not made
public. Results of assessments will be used to show program effectiveness and evaluated for program
improvement.
REQUIREMENTS/GRADING
1.
Attendance and Participation. The instructor expects that students in this course will be in
attendance at all class sessions of the course (and both weekend field trips) and be attentive
and prepared to discuss the issues scheduled for consideration in each class. There are
normally no excused absences. Attendance is 25% of the grade.
Field Trips to Non-Christian Places of Worship. Students are required to participate in the
two weekend religion immersions; Oct. 15 – 16 and Nov. 5 - 6. Multiple religious worship
centers will be visited during the immersion, accompanied by interaction with religious
leaders. The immersions will be calculated into the attendance grade.
Students are required to attend the AGSM Retreat September 17-19.
a. Cost is $125 per student (spouses and children over 5 years of age may attend for $50,
children under 5 years of age are free). You will be billed through your student account.
b. We will leave from ATS on Friday, Sept. 17th at 1:00 pm and will return to ATS on
Sunday evening Sept. 19th by 6:00 pm.
c. What to bring.
i. Hiking clothing and casual clothing for the weekend.
ii. Games, snacks, extras that you might want.
iii. Any toiletries and medication you will need while there.
iv. Your Bible and whatever you need to retreat.
v. Thoughts about your calling and discerning God’s will.
2.
DVD and Video Tapes: Students will be watching some DVD/videos from the ATS Library
in class. In addition each student will watch 8 other DVDs / Videos on their own. The DVDs
/ Videos that the student should watch on his/her own are indicated below. Students will fill
out one DVD/Video Review sheet for each one that they view. This will be important
preparation for the immersion experiences. DVDs/Videos will be available in Professor
Davis’ outer office. Review Sheets and paper on Zacharias is 15% of the Grade.
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Due dates for Review Sheets:
October 15th Religions of the World: Confucianism & Taoism, The World of Religious
Beliefs and Practices: Taoism, Tibet – A Buddhist Trilogy, and World Sikhism Today.
November 5 Religions of the World: African and African-American Religions, I Am a Sufi, I
Am a Muslim, Shinto and The Uniqueness of Christ in World Religions.
Do not use the Review Sheet for the DVD/video prepared by Ravi Zacharias, The
Uniqueness of Christ in World Religions. Instead simply write a two to three page paper
discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the apologetic given by Ravi Zacharias? You will
do four reviews and one short paper on the Zacharias video.
Grading Rubric
1. Number of Videos Viewed and Reviewed
70 points
2. Insight into God’s Revelation to non-Christians
15 pts
3. Insight into Christian Witness among other religious communities
15 pts
3.
Reflection Paper on The Bible and Other Faiths by Ida Glasser. Write a 5 – 6 page paper
interacting with three key theological issues related to a Biblical theology of non-Christian
religion as discussed by Ida Glasser. Due December 3rd Assignment is 20% of the total
grade. Due December 3
Grading Rubric
1. Understanding of the theological issues
45 points
2. Theological insight
45 pts
3. Formatting and Presentation
10 pts
4.
Interviews. Students will conduct three ethnographic interviews with people from the
religion that most interests the student and/or might be a potential ministry contact in the
future. These interviews will serve as foundational material for the integrative paper. A
suggested format is attached to the syllabus. Students will hand in their interview notes.
The notes do not have to be put into an academic format but may be submitted in their rough
form. They should state the date, length of time, place and description of the person
interviewed (age, sex, vocation, time in the USA) as well as notes of the responses given by
the interviewee. Interviews will be counted as 20% of the grade. Due on December 10
Grading Rubric
1. All three interviews were conducted
60 points
2. Notes reveal that a thorough interview was conducted
20 pts
3. Evidence of good questioning and listening skills from the notes
20 pts
5.
Integrative Theological Paper. On the basis of the interviews, class discussion, videos,
library research, readings, and the religious site visits the student will prepare an eight-page
theological paper that interacts with the belief and social system of the world religion they
pursued in the interviews. Focus on one particular people group that is associated with that
religion. Be sure to use the discoveries from the interviews and reading that suggest ways to
contextualize the gospel among people of this religion. Please hand in with your paper a
written statement of the percentage of the class reading you completed. This will be
considered part of this paper’s grade. Due December 17th. This assignment is 20% of the
grade. Due December 17
The student will reflect on following questions:
a. What are the key religious beliefs and practices of the adherents of this religion?
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b.
c.
d.
e.
What truth has been revealed by God to the people who follow this religion?
What might this religion help me understand better about God and Christian faith?
What would the gospel need to address in the values and truth claims of this religion?
What would Christian witness need to look like in the light of the deep social connections
among the people who adhere to this religion?
Grading Rubric
1. Are each of the above questions addressed in the paper?
= 20 points
2. Demonstration of understanding of the religion
= 30 pts
3. Theological insight into Christian Witness
= 40 pts
4. Formatting and Presentation
= 10 pts
GRADING
1. Class attendance and participation
2. Video Tape Reviews
3. Interviews
4. Reflection Paper on Glasser Book
5. Integrative Paper
25%
15%
20%
20%
20%
GRADING SCALE
Grades are assigned based on your competency in performing the assignments in this syllabus.
A (4.0) 93-100
A- (3.7) 90-92
B+ (3.3) 88-89
B (3.0) 83-87
B- (2.7) 80-82
C+ (2.3) 78-79
C (2.0) 73-77
C- (1.7) 70-72
D+ (1.3) 68-69
D (1.0) 63-67
D- (0.7) 60-62
F (0.0) Below 60
LATE WORK
All written work is due by the beginning of class on the date assigned. Due to the fact that the reading,
and video reviews are essential preparation for the site visits, no late work will be accepted for these
assignments. See the ATS policy on extensions in the official catalogue.
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COURSE CALENDAR
DATES / INSTRUCTOR
READING / CLASS PLAN
September 10 Class
Professor Bailey
Introduction to Non-Christian Religions
September 17 Class
Professor Bailey
Glasser Pp. 12-33
F/P – Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
Partridge Pp. 134 – 187 / Part 4 & 5
and Pp. 216 – 241 / Part 7
View in class – Hinduism, Jainism
September 17-19
Retreat: Cornwall on the Hudson, NY
September 24 Class
Professor Bailey
Fieser/Powers – Buddhism & Taoism
Partridge Pp. 188 – 215 / Part 6
View in Class – Theravda and
Mahayanna Buddhism
October 1 Class
Professor Davis
F/P – Judaism, Islam
Partridge Pp. 356 – 393 / Part 11
and Pp. 265 – 310 / Part 9
View in class – Islam, Judaism
October 8 Class
Professor Davis
F/P – Australian Aborigines,
Ifa Reading (3 handouts)
Partridge Pp. 100 – 133 / Part 3
View in class African Religions, Vodoo
October 15
1st Set of DVD/Video Reviews Due
October 15 – 16 Field Trip
F/P – Confucianism & Shinto
Partridge Pp. 394 – 420 / Part 12
November 5
2nd Set of DVD/Video Reviews Due
Paper on Ravi Zacharias Video Due
November 5 – 6 Field Trip:
Glasser: Pp. 34 – 239
December 3
Reflection Paper on Glasser Due
December 10
Interview Notes Due
December 17
Integrative Paper Due
December 17, 5:30pm AGSM Dinner at Professor Baileys Home
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Ethnographic Interview
Reminders:
a) This is information gathering – avoid critique of their answers or debate
b) The lead questions are just to get you started – spring off of these to help you better
understand the people and the religion
c) Pray before you go – your contact is not merely social; our enemy has a vested interest
in this person and in keeping you from understanding and loving them and their world
d) Honor their culture from the beginning – be aware of gender issues; purity issues; social
rules of engagement
Introduction: I am taking a university level course on world religions. Part of our learning
assignment is to go beyond books and speak personally with followers of
__________. I want to know more about you and your religion. If you are in
agreement, I would be interested in asking you some questions to help my
understanding.
1) Personal Information
* Name, Age (estimate; not necessary to ask), Gender, Cultural background, Marital Status,
Occupation, General living situation
2) Introduction to the Religion
a) What does one have to do to become a ___________________?
b) Please tell me about the land which you have come from. What are your earliest memories of
practicing your religion?
c) If American born – how were you introduced to your religion? Conversion
experience?
3) Religious Practice
a) What are the most important things to know about __________________?
b) What practices do you observe? When? How? With Whom?
c) What are the most difficult religious practices to perform living in America?
d) If you were to describe your religion to an American who knew nothing about it, what
would you say?
e) What misconceptions do Americans have about your religion that you would like to
change?
f) What misconceptions do religious followers of ___________ have of Christians that
you have found different?
g) Has anyone from your religious group converted to another religion? How did that
happen? How did that feel? What was the attitude of the people to this person?
What happened afterwards?
Conclusion: Thank you for this time that you have given me. I’ve learned a lot from you.
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Video Review Sheet
Name of Video ____________________________________ Your Name__________________
1. What two things did you learn about this religion that you did not know before?
2. What do you admire about this religious community?
3. What did you see of that reflects revelation from God in this religious system?
4. If you were to share the gospel among these people what would be some key things to
address?
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ATS LIBRARY DVDS/VIDEOS FOR REVIEW
The 8 Videos you need to watch are marked with *
Confucianism
* Religions of the World: Confucianism & Taoism, Schlessinger Media
Hinduism
Hinduism: An Introduction, Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Hinduism: Faith, Festivals, and Rituals, Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Religion on DVD & video: Hinduism: An Introduction, Insight Media
Islam
Religions of the World: Islam, Schlessinger Media
The Five Pillars of Islam, Films for the Humanities and Sciences
If you are taking the Islam course, please review the following:
* I Am a Sufi, I Am a Muslim, Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Jainism
Religion on DVD & video: The Jains, Insight Media
Judaism
Religions of the World: Judaism, Schlessinger Media
Mahayanna Buddhism
Religions of the World: Buddhism, Schlessinger Media
Shinto
* Religions of the World: Shinto (call number VC-615)
Sikhism
* World Sikhism Today, Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Taoism
* Religion on DVD & video: The World of Religious Beliefs and Practices: Taoism, Insight Media
The Uniqueness of Christ
* The Uniqueness of Christ in World Religions, RZIM
Theravada Buddhism
Walking with Buddha, Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Tibetan Buddhism
* Tibet – A Buddhist Trilogy
Tibetan Buddhism – Politics, Power, and the Birth of the Dalai Lama
Traditional Religion
* Religions of the World: African and African-American Religions, Schlessinger Media
Healers of Ghana, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Haiti – Dance of the Spirit
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SELECTED BOOK LIST FOR
WORLD RELIGIONS
GENERAL TEXTS
Bach, Marcus. 1961. HAD YOU BEEN BORN IN ANOTHER FAITH. Englewood Cliffs:
Prentice-Hall.
Berry, Thomas. 1996. RELIGIONS OF INDIA: HINDUISM, YOGA, BUDDHISM.
New York: Columbia University.
Danielou, S.J., Jean. 1964. INTRODUCTION TO THE GREAT RELIGIONS. Notre Dame.
Fides Press.
Nigosian, S.A. 1990. WORLD FAITHS. New York: St. Martin’s.
Ross, Nancy W. 1966. THREE WAYS OF ASIAN WISDOM: HINDUISM, BUDDHISM
AND ZEN AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE WEST. New York: Simon and
Schuster.
Smart, Ninian. 1966. WORLD RELIGIONS: A DIALOGUE. Baltimore: Penguin.
Smart, Ninian. 1998. THE WORLD’S RELIGIONS. Cambridge: Cambridge University.
Huston Smith. 1991. THE WORLD’S RELIGIONS, Revised. San Francisco: Harper-Collins.
AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS
(A) GENERAL TEXTS
Idowu, E. Bolaji. 1973. AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION: A DEFINITION. London: SCM
Press.
Mbiti, John S. 1969. AFRICAN RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHY. Oxford: Heinemann.
(B) WEBSITES FOR AFRICAN TRADITIONAL
www.afrikaworld.net/afrel/index.html
www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/africa.htm
http://www.africansocieties.org/n2/editorialebis.htm
BUDDHISM
(A) SACRED TEXTS
Conze, Edward (ed). 1959. BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES. New York: Penguin.
THE SUTRA OF HUI NENG. Hong Kong: Buddhist Book Distributor Press.
Warren, Henry C. (ed). 1926. BUDDHIST WRITINGS: THE BUDDHA, THE DOCTRINE,
THE ORDER. New York: Reynolds.
(B) GENERAL TEXTS ON THERAVADA BUDDHISM
Carter, John Ross and George Bond, (eds). 1982. THE THREE-FOLD REFUGE IN THE
THERAVADA TRADITION. Chambersburg, PA: Anima Books.
Coleman, James W. 2001. THE NEW BUDDHISM : THE WESTERN TRANSFORMATION
OF AN ANCIENT TRADITION. New York: Oxford.
De Bary, William T. (ed). 1972. THE BUDDHIST TRADITION IN INDIA, CHINA AND
JAPAN. New York: Random House.
Ishii, Yoneo. 1986. SANGHA, STATE AND SOCIETY: THAI BUDDHISM IN HISTORY.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii.
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(C) GENERAL TEXTS ON MAHAYANA BUDDHISM
Lester, Robert C. 1987. BUDDHISM: THE PATH TO NIRVANA. San Francisco: Harper and
Row.
Richardson, E. Allen. 1985. EAST COMES WEST: ASIAN RELIGIONS AND CULTURE IN
NORH AMERICA. New York: Pilgrim.
Suzuki, Beatrice L. 1963. MAHAYANA BUDDHISM: A BRIEF OUTLINE. New York:
Collier Books.
(D) GENERAL TEXTS ON ZEN BUDDHISM
Dumoulin, Heinrich, S.J. 1965. A HISTORY OF ZEN BUDDHISM. New York: McGrawHill.
Pollack, David. 1985. ZEN PEOMS AND THE FIVE MOUNTAINS. New York: Crossroads.
Smith, Forrest (ed). 1993. PURE-LAND ZEN ZEN PURE-LAND. Second Edition. Bronx:
Translation Committee of the United States and Canada.
Suzuki, Daisetz T. 1959. ZEN AND JAPANESE CULTURE. New York: Pantheon.
Watts, Alan W. 1965. THE WAY OF ZEN. New York: Random House.
(E) GENERAL TEXTS ON TANTRIC BUDDHISM
Lerning, Ferdinand D. 1978. INTRODUCTION TO THE BUDDHIST TANTRIC SYSTEMS.
Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.
(F) GENERAL TEXTS ON TIBETAN BUDDHISM
Bell, Sir Charles. 1931. THE RELIGION OF TIBET. Oxford: Clarendon.
Das, Lama Surya. 1977. AWAKENING THE BUDDHA WITHIN. New York: BantamDoubleday.
Sopa, Geshe Lhundup and Jeffrey Hopkins. 1976. PRACTICE AND THEORY OF TIBETAN
BUDDHISM. New York: Grove Press.
Waddell, L. Austine. 1972. TIBETAN BUDDHISM. New York: Dover.
(G) TEXTS THAT INCLUDE CHRISTIAN APPROACH
Cobb, John B. 1982. BEYOND DIALOGUE: TOWARD A MUTUAL TRANSFORMATION
OF CHRISTIANITY AND BUDDHISM. Philadelphia: Fortress.
Fernando, Antony. 1981. BUDDHISM AND CHRISTIANITY: THEIR INNER AFFINITY.
Colombo, Sir Lanka: Eccumenical Institute for Study and Dialogue.
King, Winston Lee. 1962. BUDDHISM AND CHRISTIANITY: SOME BRIDGES OF
UNDERSTANDING. Philadelphia: Westminster.
Latourette, Kenneth S. 1956. INTRODUCING BUDDHISM. New York: Friendship.
LCWE. 1980. CHRISTIAN WITNESS TO BUDDHISTS. Wheaton: LCWE.
Tsering, Marku. 1993. SHARING CHRIST IN THE TIBETAN BUDDHIST WORLD.
Revised Edition. Upper Darby, PA: Tibet Press.
CONFUCIANISM
(A) GENERAL TEXTS ON CONFUCIANISM
Yoo, Hsin-Chung. 2000. AN INTRODUCTION TO CONFUCIANISM. New York:
Cambridge University.
(B) TEXTS ABOUT CHRISTIAN APPROACH TO CONFUCIANISM
Chung, Julia. 1977. CONFUCIANISM AND CHRISTIANITY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY.
New York: Kodansha International.
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Yu, Chi-Ping. 1984. CONFUCIAN AND BIBLICAL CONCEPTS OF FILIAL PIETY:
IMPLICATIONS FOR PASTORAL CARE IN THE CHINESE CHURCH IN TAIWAN.
Boston University: Microfiche thesis.
TAOISM
(A) WEBSITES FOR TAOISM
www.taoism.net
www.taopage.org
www.jadedragon.com
www.taoistarts.net
HINDUISM
(A) SACRED TEXTS
Buck, W., (ed). 1973. MAHABHARATA. New York: Meridian-Penguin.
Edgerton, Franklin (ed). 1972. THE BHAGAVAD GITA. Cambridge: Harvard University.
Prabhupada, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. 1984. BHAGAVAD-GITA AS IT IS. Los Angeles:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
(B) GENERAL TEXTS ON HINDUISM
Eck, Diana. 1981. DARSAN: SEEING THE DIVINE IMAGE IN INDIA. Chambersbur, PA:
Anima Books.
Isherwood, Christopher. 1962. VEDANTA FOR MODERN MAN. New York: Collier Books.
Gidoomal, Ram. 1993. SARI ‘N’ CHIPS. Sutton, Surrey: South Asian Concern.
Mangalwadi, Vishal. 1992. THE WORLD OF GURUS, Revised Edition. Chicago:
Cornerstone.
Mangalwadi, Vishal. 1997. INDIA: THE GRAND EXPERIMENT. Minneapolis:
MacLaurin Institute.
Radhakrishnan, S. 1962. THE HINDU VIEW OF LIFE. New York: MacMillan.
Renard, John. 1999. RESPONSES TO 101 QUESTIONS ON HINDUISM. New York: Paulist.
(C) TEXTS THAT DEAL WITH CHRISTIAN APPROACH TO HINDUISM
Arokiasamy, Soosai, S.J. 1986. DHARMA, HINDU AND CHRISTIAN ACCORDING TO
ROBERTO DE NOBILI: ANALYSIS OF ITS USE AND MEANING AND ITS USE
AND MEANING IN HINDUISM AND CHRISTIANITY. Roma: Pontificia University.
Gidoomal, Ram and Mike Rearon. 1994. KARMA ‘N’ CHIPS: THE NEW AGE OF ASIAN
SPIRITUALITY. London: Wimbledon.
LCWE. 1980. CHRISTIAN WITNESS TO HINDUS. Wheaton: LCWE.
Pitt, Malcolm. 1955. INTRODUCING HINDUISM. New York: Friendship.
Reconciliation! Fellowship of Churches. 1997. 30 DAYS HINDU PRAYER FOCUS.
Colorado Springs: World Christian News and Books.
Soper, E.D. 1957. THE INEVITABLE CHOICE: VEDANTA PHILOSOPHY OR
CHRISTIAN GOSPEL. New York: Abingdon.
Wardell, Margaret and Ream Gidoomal. 1994. CHAPATIS FOR TEA: REACHING YOUR
HINDU NEIGHBOR: A PRACTICAL GUIDE. Guildford, Surrey: Highland Books.
(D) WEBSITES FOR HINDUISM
www.religioustolerance.org/hinduism.htm
www.sacred-texts.com/hin/
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www.himalayanacademy.com/
www.hindupaintings.com/
ISLAM
(A) SACRED TEXTS
Arberry, A.J., Translator. 1955 THE KORAN INTERPRETED. New York: Collier Books.
Shakir, M.H., Translator. 1990. THE QUR’AN TRANSLATION. Elmhurst, NY: Tahrike
Tarsile Qur’an.
(B) GENERAL TEXTS ON ISLAM
Cooper, Anne. 1993. ISHAMAEL MY BROTHER. Bromley, England: MARC.
Kateregga, Badru D. and David W. Shenk. 1997. A MUSLIM AND A CHRISTIAN IN
DIALOGUE. Scottsdale, PA: Herald Press.
Musk, Bill A. 1989. THE UNSEEN FACE OF ISLAM. Bromley, England: MARC.
Woodbury, J. Dudley, (ed). 1989. MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS ON THE EMMAUS ROAD.
Monrovia, CA: MARC.
(C) TEXTS THAT INCLUDE CHRISTIAN APPROACH TO ISLAM
Livingstone, Greg. 1993. PLANTING CHURCHES IN MUSLIM CITIES. Grand Rapids:
Baker.
Musk, Bill A. 1995. TOUCHING THE SOUL OF ISLAM. Crowborough, England: MARC.
Parshall, Phil. 1980. NEW PATHS IN MUSLIM EVANGELISM. Grand Rapids: Baker.
(D) WEBSITES FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES
www.islam-guide.com
www.answer-islam.com
www.unn.ac.uk/societies/islamic
www.islam.org
SIKHISM
(A) GENERAL TEXTS ON SIKHISM
Cole, W. Owen. 1978. THE SIKHS : THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES.
New Delhi: Vikas.
Jaggi, R.S. (ed). 1985. THE HOLY GRANTH: SRI RAG TO MAJH. Pahala, India:
Department of Punjab.
Singh, Ishar. 1984. THE PHILOSOPHY OF GURU NANAK: A COMPARATIVE STUDY.
New Delhi: Atlantic.
(B) TEXTS THAT DEAL WITH CHRISTIAN APPROACH TO SIKHS
Giddomal, Ram and Margaret Wardell. 1996. LIONS PRINCISSES, GURUS: REACHING
YOUR SIKH NEIGHBOR. Godalming, Surrey: Highland.
(C) WEBSITES FOR SIKH STUDIES
www.sikhs.org
www.kamat.com/kalrange.sikhism
www.allaboutsikhs.com/home.php
www.srigururanthsahib.org
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SHINTOISM
(A) GENERAL TEXTS ON SHINTOISM
Picken, Stuart D. 1980. SHINTO, JAPAN’S SPIRITUAL ROOTS. New York: Kodaneha
International.
GENERAL TEXTS ON CHRISTIAN APPROACH TO WORLD RELIGIONS
Fernando, Ajith. 1988. THE CHRISTIAN’S ATTITUDE TOWARD WORLD RELIGIONS.
Bombay: Gospel Literature Service.
Freedman, David N. and Richael J. McClymond (eds). 2001 THE RIVERS OF PARADISE:
MOSES, BUDDHA, CONFUCIUS, JESUS AND MUHAMMAD AS RELIGIOUS
FOUNDERS. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans.
Halverson, Dean C. (ed). 1996. THE COMPACT GUIDE TO WORLD RELIGIONS.
Minneapolis: Bethany House.
Kraemer, Hendrik. 1961. THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE IN A NON-CHRISTIAN WORLD.
Grand Rapids: Kregel.
Okholm. Dennis L. and Timothy R. Phillips, (eds). 1996. FOUR VIEWS ON SALVATION IN
A PLURALISTIC WORLD. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.
Ramachandra, Vinoth. 1999. FAITHS IN CONFLICT: CHRISTIAN INTEGRITY IN A
MULTICULTURAL WORLD. Downer’s Grove: Inter Varsity.
Rommen, Edward and Harold Netland, (eds). 1995 CHRISTIANITY AND THE RELGIONS:
A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF WORLD RELIGIONS. Pasadena: William Carey.
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Tentative World Religions Field Trips Schedule
October 15 – 16, 2010
AM
Friday
Depart 9:00 AM from ATS
10:00 am – 12:30 Theravada Buddhist Temple
76-16 46th Avenue
Elmhurst, Queens 11373
Tel: (718) 803-9881
Saturday
11:00 am – 12:30 Hindu Temple
45-57 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11355
Tel: (718) 460-8484
Contact: Mr. Giipii
Lunch at Temple
PM
Evening
Lunch at the Temple
2:00 PM
Jain Center of America
43-11 Ithaca Street
Elmhurst, NY 11373
718-478-9141
2pm
Mahayana Buddhist Center
Flushing Queens
Arrive at 7:30 PM
Sikh Gurdwara
113-10 101st Avenue
South Richmond Hill, NY 11419
Temple Tel: (718) 805-4454
Mr. Singh Tel: (917) 701-5598
Goal: back to Nyack 10:00 PM
November 5 – 6, 2010
AM
Friday
8 AM – Meet at ATS for Prayer
9:00 AM – 11 AM Interview with
Rabbi Beal Cell # 845-304-7318
Please attend a service at the
synagogue during the semester. Call
and let Rabbi Beal’s secretary know
before you show up.Tel#845 358-2248
PM
1pm Prayers Start at Islamic Mosque
96th Street and 3rd Avenue
NY, NY 10029
Tel: (212) 722-5234
Mosque Administrator: Mr. Yunus
Saturday
8:30 – Chinese Traditional Religion – Esther
Email: Esthermeileng@yahoo.com
Home Tel#845-477-8298
Work# 201-956-6100 Ext. 526
Darbe Mehr Zoroastrian Temple
845-362-2104
106 Pomona Road
Suffern, NY 10901
1:00 - Lunch
1:30 – Class Session
Debrief Field Visits
The Lostness of Humanity
The Uniqueness of Christ
3pm
Ifa Priest / Baba Oluwole
2186 Fifth Ave Apartment 15R
NY, NY 10037
Tel: (917) 570-0323 / (212) 862-3729
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