Earning Criteria

• THE VIRTUES TRADITION: Increase your Knowledge about how scholars in three faith traditions understand the applicability of classic virtues to modern life; Develop new Skills for using the virtues tradition to engage in multifaith dialogue; Cultivate the Attitudes of curiosity and empathy when invited to seek to understand one another, aware that understanding need not imply agreement; and Clearly articulate your Motivations for applying virtues in the public square?
• WISDOM: By examining the wisdom tradition you will increase your Knowledge about how scholars in three faith traditions understand the applicability of the virtue of wisdom; develop new Skills to employing the virtue of wisdom to engage in multifaith dialogue; cultivate the Attitudes of wisdom in your encounters with the religious other; and clearly articulate your Motivations for how to use wisdom to encounter people of different faiths in the public square.
• JUSTICE: By studying this course, you will increase your Knowledge about how scholars in three faith traditions understand the applicability of the virtue of justice; develop new Skills to using the wisdom tradition to engage in multifaith dialogue about their understandings of justice; cultivate the Attitudes of just and unjust actions in your encounters with the religious other; and clearly articulate your Motivations for how to promote justice in the public square.
• COURAGE: By studying this course, you will increase your Knowledge about how scholars in three faith traditions understand the applicability of the virtue of courage; develop new Skills for engaging in courageous action; cultivate the Attitudes of courage in your encounters with the religious other; and clearly articulate your Motivations for how to courageously defend the rights of people other than yourself.
• TEMPERANCE: Increase your Knowledge about how scholars in three faith traditions understand the applicability of the virtue of temperance; Develop new Skills for classifying different types of religiously-motivated actions that involve abstinence, moderation, and restraint; Cultivate the Attitudes of temperance by reflecting on how moderation effects one’s actions, thoughts, and feelings; and clearly articulate your Motivations for how to defend the rights of others to practice temperance.
• HUMILITY: Increase your Knowledge about how scholars in three faith traditions understand the applicability of the virtue of humility; develop new Skills for practicing opening, mental flexibility, and intellectual humility; cultivate the Attitudes of humility in encountering the religious other; and clearly articulate your Motivations for practicing humility in multi-religious spaces, whether in public or private.
• GENEROSITY: Increase your Knowledge about how scholars in three faith traditions understand the applicability of the virtue of generosity; develop new Skills for examining the motivations and impacts of generous actions, whether done by an individual or a group; cultivate the Attitudes of generosity in thought and action in encountering the religious other; and clearly articulate your Motivations for practicing generosity both within and beyond your religious or philosophical tradition.
• FRIENDSHIP: Increase your Knowledge about how scholars in three faith traditions understand the applicability of the virtue of friendship; develop new Skills for examining how and why multireligious friendships are formed and maintained; cultivate the Attitudes of friendship in thought and action when encountering the religious other; and clearly articulate your Motivations for building friendship both within and beyond the communities to which you belong.