87% OF BUDDHISTS, HINDUS, AND MUSLIMS DO NOT PERSONALLY KNOW A CHRISTIAN.

As a Christian do you want to engage confidently with people of other belief systems? Christianity and Other Religions equips you with the knowledge and skills to engage effectively with individuals from various faith traditions.

Understand world religions, as well as secularism and the rising phenomenon of “Nones”- individuals identifying with no specific religious affiliation, and carefully consider a Christian response to each.

Learn about world religions with academic rigor and practical application. Engage in interactive discussions with mission experienced lecturers and classmates

Join us on this transformative journey, gain a comprehensive understanding of world religions, a deeply enriched Christian faith, and the practical tools needed to engage meaningfully in God’s mission.

TOPICS COVERED

• Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and other Asian religions
• Primal religions
• Alternative spiritualises, and secularism
• Christian sects
• For every religion we consider a Christian witness.
• Theology of religion and inter-religious dialogue.

LECTURER DETAILS

Rebecca de Jong is missions lecturer at Laidlaw College. She teaches all things missiology, including Bible and Mission, Theology of Mission, World Religions, Cultural Anthropology, and Creation Care. She has a BTh (Laidlaw College, NZ), and an MA in Missions (All Nations, UK). Rebecca and her husband John de Jong have four children, and twelve years international missions experience.