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Why Religious Studies Matters in Interfaith Work
Original: A Jain, a Jew, and an Episcopal Priest: Why Religious Studies Matters to Our Work
Interfaith America has published a piece by three practitioners from different traditions - a Jain, a Jew, and an Episcopal priest - arguing that academic training in religious studies is essential to their professional work. The authors suggest that understanding religions deeply, rather than superficially, improves collaboration across faith communities and strengthens interfaith efforts.
Why now: Debates over religious literacy and its role in workplaces and public life continue to draw interest
Interfaith AmericaJainismJudaismEpiscopal Church
Evidence
- A Jain, a Jew, and an Episcopal Priest: Why Religious Studies Matters to Our Work · Interfaith America
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