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UK COLLEGE OF HOLISTIC TRAINING (UKCHT)
Kadmon Academy is changing its name to
UK College of Holistic Training.
Our new URL is
www.ukcollege-holistic.co.uk  The existing and planned courses will continue. From now on students can receive their certificates/diplomas in the new name, and past graduates may request a replacement certificate.
We accept international enrolments! 

Advanced Diploma in World Religions

 

A distance learning course for anyone interested in the emergence and growth of the phenomenon of religion and its social and political implications.

Suggested study time: 3 to 6 months

Cost: £150.00  (125 Pounds Sterling - for currency conversion see www.xe.com )
A FREE textbook will be included for students from the UK.   Students outside the UK will need to order the textbook from an online bookstore.
Fee reduced for limited time to £ 105 - (full payment at enrolment only)

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This course focuses on the world-wide development of religions throughout history. The enormous diversity of religion is revealed as well as its ability to develop and take new forms in response to changes in society, war, conquest and colonization. Against this background, accurate and concise portraits of faiths and aspects of religion are presented. Religions are understood in the context of diverse worldviews and secular worldviews such as Marxism are also introduced. Ancient and classical religions covered include those of South Asia, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Pacific, the Americas, the Ancient Near East, Persia, Greece, Rome, and Africa plus Christianity, Judaism and Islam. The post-1500 period covers the Reformation and European changes in Judaism and Christianity, religion in N. America, post-WWII religion, modern religion  and ideology in S. Asia, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia,  Japan and its new religions, Islam and modernization, Pacific religion and colonialism, Religion during and after the Soviet Union, changes in African religion, and developments in Latin America and the Caribbean. A final section reflects on twentieth-century changes and argues for a pluralistic religious education.

Extensive notes, glossary, timelines and bibliography are provided. The key text is profusely illustrated with photographs and vocabularies of key terms make the text more accessible.

No specific religious conviction is necessary in order to study and enjoy this course, and those of any faith or none are welcome. It is open to all who seek a wider and deeper understanding of the role of religion in society and its history and development.

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