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Interreligious Studies

Course Convenor: Dr Michael Fagenblat
This course will strengthen developments at Monash in the fields of Judaic, Christian and Islamic scholarship by creating an interdisciplinary framework for collaboration. It will create a forum for interreligious dialogue through the participation of three centres: The aims of this interdisciplinary course are to provide students with a comprehensive and critical understanding of the key institutions, beliefs and practices of Judaism, Christianity and Islam; a familiarity with the major texts and the interpretative methods used to promote, preserve and determine their meaning; awareness of the commonalities and differences of the respective traditions; an appreciation of the varieties of religious discourse and a familiarity with challenges brought about by the encounter between tradition and modernity. Graduates will be equipped to contribute to informed analyses in the public sphere and address challenges relating to interreligious dialogue.

The program also leads a dialogue group entitled Scriptural Reasoning and the annual Abraham Interfaith Conference.

Core Units

Courses Offered

4021 Graduate Certificate in Interreligious Studies
4022 Graduate Diploma in Interreligious Studies
4023 Master of Interreligious Studies

Graduate School of
Advanced Jewish Studies