"Mission, Religion, Religious Studies? Student Perspectives on Courses " by Bret Lewis Home Search Browse Collections My Account About Digital Commons Network™ Skip to main content Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal Home About FAQ My Account Home > JOURNALS > JHE > Vol. 3 (2014) > No. 2 Article Title Mission, Religion, Religious Studies? Student Perspectives on Courses in Buddhism and Islam at a Jesuit University Authors Bret Lewis, Department of Theology, Loyola University ChicagoFollow Document Type Scholarship Abstract In the Fall Semester of 2013, at Loyola University Chicago (LUC), a total of 140 students enrolled in select sections of either Theo 295: Introduction to Islam or Theo 297: Introduction to Buddhism. These students, seeking to fulfill core theology requirements through religious studies courses, were surveyed before and after the semester in an attempt to measure attitudes, and potential changes in attitude, about religion and the study of religion – and how these may connect to the context of Jesuit education. This paper attempts to uncover the relationship between the Jesuit theological underpinnings referenced in the mission statement and the revealed student perspectives of those that enroll in religious studies courses. The instructor under study and author of this work is the same person. Recommended Citation Lewis, Bret (2014) "Mission, Religion, Religious Studies? Student Perspectives on Courses in Buddhism and Islam at a Jesuit University," Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal: Vol. 3: No. 2, Article 6. Available at: https://epublications.regis.edu/jhe/vol3/iss2/6 Download DOWNLOADS Since February 22, 2016 Share COinS To view the content in your browser, please download Adobe Reader or, alternately, you may Download the file to your hard drive. NOTE: The latest versions of Adobe Reader do not support viewing PDF files within Firefox on Mac OS and if you are using a modern (Intel) Mac, there is no official plugin for viewing PDF files within the browser window. Journal Home About This Journal Editorial Board Executive Board Advisory Board Policies For Readers For Authors For Librarians Call for Scholarship Editor Follow us: Follow Call for Submissions on O'Malley Call for Submissions on the UAPs Submit Manuscript Most Popular Papers Subscribe Select an issue: All Issues Vol. 11, No. 1 Vol. 10, No. 2 Vol. 10, No. 1 Vol. 9, No. 2 Vol. 9, No. 1 Vol. 8, No. 2 Vol. 8, No. 1 Vol. 7, No. 2 Vol. 7, No. 1 Vol. 6, No. 2 Vol. 6, No. 1 Vol. 5, No. 2 Vol. 5, No. 1 Vol. 4, No. 2 Vol. 4, No. 1 Vol. 3, No. 2 Vol. 3, No. 1 Vol. 2, No. 2 Vol. 2, No. 1 Vol. 1, No. 2 Vol. 1, No. 1 Search Enter search terms: Select context to search: in this journal in this repository across all repositories Advanced Search ISSN: 2164-7666 Special Collections Occupy SLU LMU Faith and Reason LMU Solidarity and Global Citizenship Collection Ignatian Pedagogy for Sustainability International Jesuit Higher Education Ignatian Leadership Universal Apostolic Preferences Elsevier - Digital Commons Home | About | FAQ | My Account | Accessibility Statement Privacy Copyright