Certificate in Digital Interfaith Leadership
Issued by
ReligionAndPublicLife.org
Interfaith America awards a professional certificate to those who complete the six-hour online course REL 2130 #Interfaith: Engaging Religious Diversity Online. Certified by Interfaith America, and delivered by ReligionAndPublicLife.org, the course prepares learners to understand the power of the Internet, appreciate how it can be used to promote understanding across lines of difference, and maximize the impact of the technology for the common good.
- Type Certification
- Level Intermediate
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"Our approach to religion is academic, not devotional; we strive for student awareness of religions, but do not press for student acceptance of any religion; we sponsor the study about religion, not the practice of religion; we expose students to a diversity of religious views, but may not impose any particular view..."
The faculty at ReligionAndPublicLIfe.org draw upon two guidelines for the academic study of religion: (1) “Religious Literacy Guidelines for College Students.” American Academy of Religion, 2019. (2) “Teaching About Religion: AAR Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools.” American Academy of Religion, April 2010.
Studies Companion Document for the C3 Framework.” Silver Spring, MD: National Council for the Social Studies, 2013.