Study Centre
The IIC is developing a range of high quality educational and academic resources for interfaith studies, ranging from school to postgraduate levels. These are being developed in association with the appropriate educational and university bodies. The IIC also facilitates the research and study of interfaith issues and provides relevant resources, both online and offline.
Recent Developments
The IIC is currently cooperating with appropriate educational bodies to produce teaching materials on interfaith studies, to meet the requirements of Agreed Syllabuses for secondary school pupils in England and Wales.
The IIC is currently developing a new internet-based distance learning course, validated by a UK university, in interfaith studies. The course will be at Post Graduate Certificate level. It will comprise three areas:
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the historical development of interfaith, including contemporary models of interfaith activity.
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the implications of theological belief on attitudes to interfaith within the six major religions [Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism], and the theological/ philosophical reasons for these attitudes.
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the application of religious belief and practice to both an area of professional employment [for example business, medicine or the law] and ethical issues.
The course will be appropriate for people who have a general interest in interfaith or people who wish to study for a qualification as part of continuing professional development in their specialist field.
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