Spiritual Wellbeing and Religious Encounter

In this experiential class, students will engage in meaningful, spiritual dialogue and religious encounter with one another. This class introduces students to models of spiritual wellness from different religious traditions, fosters dialogue across differences and helps students explore ways to nurture meaning and purpose in their daily lives. Students will gain religious literacy, skills, and knowledge to enable them to wrestle with life's ultimate religious and spiritual questions through readings, facilitated discussions, and breakout sessions. Questions such as: When does spiritual wellness and religious practice converge or diverge? How do I dialogue with people who belong to religious (and non-religious) traditions different from my own? What is pluralism and how do we protect it from prejudice?It is not expected that participants will be adherants of or have expertise in religious practices and traditions or background in religious scholarship. Dr. Amina Darwish will be joined by Rabbi Hahn Tapper and Dean Steinwert as well as other faith leaders.