by Dave Roberts » Fri Apr 10, 2015 9:05 am
One of the realities that of which I have become more intensely conscious is how much my seminary preparation in understanding other world religions was lacking. My required course was "Christian Missions and World Religions." Looking back now across more than 40 years, I am aware of how much it concentrated on the history of missions (and was taught by a former missionary). The text for the world religions seems to have concentrated more on Eastern Religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, and Shinto worship. Islam was given only a surface scan as mostly now in backward parts of the world. African religions were largely given only a paragraph or two. Over the past decade, I have been trying to learn as much as possible about Islam, since we live in a world where Muslims may soon outnumber Christians. Does my experience parallel others of you in college and seminary training?