Tuesday Afternoons 1:00 – 3:00
In this course, we explore a groundbreaking approach to the comparative study of religion from Jeffrey Kripal, a religion professor at Rice University. Rather than focusing on religious identity alone, participants will engage in the art of comparison—examining fundamental themes across the world’s traditions, and considering how comparative inquiry reshapes our own values and worldviews. Through vivid case studies and thought-provoking questions, we will wrestle with religious pluralism and the transformative power of studying religion in a globalizing world. The textbook Comparing Religions: The Study of Us That Changes Us (2nd edition) is recommended, not required.
Carl Gregg is the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Furman University, with a B.A. in Religion and Philosophy. He earned an M.Div. from the Brite Divinity School, and a D.Min. from San Francisco Theological Seminary