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COURSE TITLE:RELIGIONS IN DIALOGUE
TRANSLATION:RELIGIONES EN DIALOGO
COURSE CODE:TTF231
CREDIT HOURS:10
WEEKLY CLASS PERIODS:02
TYPE OF COURSE:GENERAL EDUCATION
COURSE FORMAT:LECTURE, WORKSHOP
GRADING SYSTEM:STANDARD
KEYWORDS:DIALOGUE,INTERRELIGIOSITY INTERCULTURALITY,INTERDISCIPLINARY,RELIGIONS
KEYWORDS TRANSLATION:DIALOGO,INTERRELIGIOSIDAD,INTERCULTURALIDAD, INTERDISCIPLINARIDAD,RELIGIONES
COURSE LEVEL:UNDERGRADUATE
FG AREA:THEOLOGY
FG SKILLS:COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK,EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.


ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND HONOR CODE 
 
This course is committed to building a culture of respect and integrity; thus, it adheres to the UC Honor Code, which declares that "As a member of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile community, I commit to respect the principles and regulations governing it. Likewise, I commit myself to act with fairness and honesty in my interactions with other members of the community, and in the performance of all work, particularly in those activities related to teaching, learning, and the creation, dissemination, and transfer of knowledge. Furthermore, I am committed to ensure the dignity and integrity of people, by avoiding and rejecting any abusive behavior whether it is physical, verbal, psychological or sexual violence. I equally assume the commitment to take care of University property". Likewise, this course is committed to contribute towards building a culture of Academic Integrity, recognizing it as one of the pillars of the formation of the students, using teaching-learning methodologies to encourage the values of honesty, truthfulness, trust, justice, respect, and responsibility. 


I.COURSE DESCRIPTION

In this course, students will recognize similarities and differences between religious traditions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Mapuche worldview, through an interreligious, intercultural, and interdisciplinary perspective. In addition, they will value the theories and practices of dialogue from theological and historical perspectives, and the conditions for mutual understanding, collaborative justice and civic peace. Teaching strategies include lectures, case studies and team-based learning, using CLIL, COIL and EMI methodologies. Assessments will include group reports, written tests and individual reading reports.


II.LEARNING OUTCOMES

1.Recognize the fundamentals of the three religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) from an interreligious, intercultural and interdisciplinary perspective.

2.Distinguish the similarities and differences in terms of sacred texts, beliefs and practices among the religions studied.

3.Value the initiatives in the Catholic Church, both in North and South America, that promote interreligious dialogue at the present time.

4.Communicate the main learning outcomes of the course developed through the CLIL methodology, using the English language.


III.CONTENT

1.Religious Diversity Today 
1.1.Current overview of the religious diversity in the Americas.
1.2.Ecumenical, interreligious and intercultural dialogue.
1.3.Religious literacy.

2.Monotheistic religions
2.1.Judaism. 
2.2.Christianity.
2.3.Islam.

3.Current challenges and possibilities for dialogue
3.1.Dialogue with the indigenous world.
3.2.Religious fundamentalism.
3.3.Conditions for ecumenical, interreligious, and intercultural dialogue.


IV.METHODOLOGICAL STRATEGIES

-Lectures.

-Workshops.

-Case studies.

-Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)

-Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

-English Medium Instruction (EMI)


V.ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES 

-Group reports: 30%

-Written tests: 40%

-Individual reading report: 30%


VI.BIBLIOGRAPHY

Minimum

Bingemer, Maria Clara. Latin American Theology: Roots and Branches, 2016.

Cornille, Catherine, The Im-Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue. Herder & Herder, 2008.

Pope Francis, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, 2013.

Pope Francis, Apostolic Exhortation Fratelli Tutti, 2020.

Second Vatican Council, Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions.

Nostra Aetate. Proclaimed By His Holiness Pope Paul VI, 1965.


Complementary

Bentue, Antonio, Dios y Dioses, Historia religiosa del hombre. Santiago de Chile: Ediciones Universidad Catolica, 2009.

Dupuis, Jacques. El cristianismo y las religiones: del desencuentro al dialogo, 2002.

O?Collins, Gerald. The Second Vatican Council on Other Religions, 2013.


PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE  
FACULTAD DE TEOLOGIA / FORMACION GENERAL / OCTUBRE 2023