{"id":479,"date":"2018-04-29T02:06:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T02:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missional.university\/continuingeducation\/institute-for-study-of-religion\/"},"modified":"2018-08-22T01:47:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T01:47:21","slug":"institute-for-study-of-religion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missional.university\/professionaleducation\/centers\/institute-for-study-of-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Institute for Study of Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-479\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-479-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-479-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-479-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_pt_tabs pt-widget-tabs panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-tabs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Institute for Study of Religion<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"pt-tabs__navigation  nav  nav-tabs\" 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data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><strong>Welcome to the Institute for Study of Religion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">The Institute for the Study of Religion equips followers of Jesus, churches, and church leaders to understand and engage with the religious diversity now found in America and around the world in practical ways that lead to evangelism and Church planting.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">You gain an appreciation for the ways humankind seeks after God, the assumptions they bring to that quest and what it means to engage lovingly and knowledgeably with different religious communities..<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">You learn to create environments in which you build relationships with people from other religious backgrounds, understand their assumptions and speak relevantly into their worldview.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">You also learn to enter the worldview of other religions in order to incarnate the redeeming presence of Jesus.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">We emphasize practical involvement with people of other faiths as an essential component of deeper learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane  fade\" id=\"tab-director\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w5b7cc0a9d088d\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5b7cc0a9d088d-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5b7cc0a9d088d-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5b7cc0a9d088d-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><\/div><div id=\"panel-w5b7cc0a9d088d-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor 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widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-966\" src=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/gTerry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalcollege\/about-us\/faculty-staff\/george-terry\/\">Dr. George Terry<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h6><em><strong>ISR Professor of Buddhist Studies<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Animism &amp; Folk Religion<br \/>\nSpecialist<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w5b7cc0a9d08fe-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5b7cc0a9d08fe-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><\/div><div 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style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Lead Professor \/ Director<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">ISR Faculty, Staff &amp; Associates<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">ISR Study Areas<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">ISR Research Areas<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">ISR Publications<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">ISR Media<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">ISR News &amp; Events<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 0.83em;\">\r\nContact Us:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: 000000;\"><strong>Vacant\r\n<\/strong><strong>Director<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: 000000;\">Institute for Study of Religion\r\n<em>School of Professional Education<\/em>\r\n@ Missional University<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<style 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.panel-grid-cell-mobile-last { margin-bottom:0px }  } <\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane  fade\" id=\"tab-study-areas\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w5b7cc0a9d095e\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5b7cc0a9d095e-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5b7cc0a9d095e-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5b7cc0a9d095e-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><\/div><div id=\"panel-w5b7cc0a9d095e-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3>Study Areas of the Institute for the Study of Religion<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5b7cc0a9d095e-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5b7cc0a9d095e-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5b7cc0a9d095e-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-90d50cb628ed-479\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"0\" data-use-anchor-tags=\"false\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"isr-core-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-isr-core-courses\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-isr-core-courses\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tISR Core Courses\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-isr-core-courses\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-isr-core-courses\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The Institute for Study of Religion core courses prepare men and women to join the mission of God by introducing them to religious studies while integrating their studies with missional practice in religiously-pluralistic societies.<\/h5>\n<h5><em>SAMPLE COURSES:<\/em><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>World Religions<\/li>\n<li>New Religious Movements<\/li>\n<li>Worldview Evangelization<\/li>\n<li>Evangelical Approaches to Interreligious Dialogue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"world-religion-studies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-world-religion-studies\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-world-religion-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWorld Religion Studies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-world-religion-studies\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-world-religion-studies\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The World Religion Studies concentration prepares men and women to join the mission of God by introducing them to the study of the four major non-Christian religions in North America.<\/h5>\n<h5><em>SAMPLE COURSES:<\/em><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to Buddhism<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Hinduism<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Islam<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Judaism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"buddhist-studies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-buddhist-studies\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-buddhist-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuddhist Studies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\r\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1132 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalcollege\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/Institute-Side-Bar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \/>\r\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Institute for Study of Religion<\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Institute Home<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">About the Institute<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Lead Professor \/ Director<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">ISR Faculty, Staff &amp; Associates<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">ISR Study Areas<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">ISR Research Areas<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">ISR Publications<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">ISR Media<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">ISR News &amp; 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class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5b7cc0a9d09be-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><\/div><div id=\"panel-w5b7cc0a9d09be-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3>Research Areas of the Institute for the Study of Religion<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w5b7cc0a9d09be-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5b7cc0a9d09be-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5b7cc0a9d09be-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h4><strong>Institute Research<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Ongoing projects serve in the Institute's mission: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. \u00a0Title: \u00a0Folk Islam in the 21st century: \u00a0A study in the changing ethos of Islamic animism in the face of rising Islamic radicalism and the struggle for the identity of Islam<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. \u00a0Title: \u00a0Word studies in the Qur\u2019an dealing with issues related to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a. Hypocrisy\/Excommunication<br \/>\nb. Knowing God in the Qur\u2019an.<br \/>\nc. Ishmael and Isaac in the Qur\u2019an<br \/>\nd. 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