Study Details: MA 1 years full-time 2 years part-time
Extend your understanding of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. You will focus on the contemporary religious thought of the three faiths, especially their theological responses to the challenge of modernity and engagement with each other.
The programme attracts teachers, ministers, imams, rabbis, community leaders and anyone who is interested in the dialogue between the three Abrahamic Religions.
UK and EU: Full time:£4,500 – Part time: £2,350
Religion and the Religions in the Modern World
Examine important theoretical issues with the study of religion in the context of modernity. You will look at how modernity impacts the study of religion and its contemporary discussion, and you will examine different approaches to studying it. You will also learn the approaches of objective critique of ideology in social science and examine the ramifications of this approach to the study of religion.
Explore the tension between tradition and renewal in Muslim responses to the challenges of modernity. You will study the foundational texts of Islam (Qur’an and Sunna) in relation to key issues such as Islamic law, gender and jihad, as well as religious pluralism and interfaith relations.
Study Christian theological inquiry into
Look at how Judaism has been transformed and fragmented by its encounter with the modern world by reviewing the intellectual challenges of the Enlightenment, major ethical dilemmas and the impact of feminism on personal and community relationships.