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PIRS 802 : Theories of Interreligious Dialogue
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PIRS 803: Comparative Theology Advanced Seminar
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PIRS 804: Religion, Conflict & Peacebuilding Theory
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PIRS 805: Interreligious Hermeneutics
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PIRS 801: ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS IN INTERRELIGIOUS STUDIES
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Question 1
A doctoral student wants to study how a Pentecostal church in Lagos practices divine healing. She plans to hand out a survey asking members to rate their belief in healing from 1 to 5, then interview the pastor for one hour. She says her work will be "completely objective."
- Which philosophical assumption is her survey making about religious knowledge?
- What will her survey miss that interviews or observation could capture?
- Why is her claim of "complete objectivity" a mistake according to the course?
- Name one thing she must declare about her own position instead.
Question 2
A student says: "I will study Christianity in Nigeria. I will do qualitative research." When asked what design she will use, she says she does not know — she will just interview people and see what comes out.
- Name two qualitative designs from the course and say what kind of question each answers.
- What is wrong with her case being "Christianity in Nigeria"?
- What does the course mean by a "bounded case"? Give one example.
- What is one danger of starting data collection with no theory or design?
Question 3
A PhD student plans to study a mosque community. He will attend three Friday prayers, take notes on his phone, interview the imam only, and leave. He will not tell anyone he is a researcher. He also plans to compare his findings with a Buddhist temple in Thailand.
- Identify two mistakes in his fieldwork plan and explain what ethnography actually requires.
- Why is secret observation a serious ethical problem here?
- What does the course say about access through leaders only?
- What is one problem with comparing a mosque and a Buddhist temple without a clear comparative logic?
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