Teaching Students to Interpret Religious Poetry (and to Expand their Avenues of Thinking)

Teaching religion and theology requires interpretation of the vast corpus of religious poetry that is found in every religious tradition, but students are generally ill-equipped to interpret this material. Therefore teachers would do well to teach the students how to interpret religious poetry. This...

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Main Author: Jacobson, Rolf A. 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2004
In: Teaching theology and religion
Year: 2004, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 38-44
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Summary:Teaching religion and theology requires interpretation of the vast corpus of religious poetry that is found in every religious tradition, but students are generally ill-equipped to interpret this material. Therefore teachers would do well to teach the students how to interpret religious poetry. This article discusses some of the challenges of teaching this material to students and discusses techniques and exercises that have been found useful in teaching students how to navigate the terrain of religious poetry.
ISSN:1467-9647
Contains:Enthalten in: Teaching theology and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9647.2004.00189.x