Faiths of the World: Youth work and Hinduism

Dates: 24th November – 2nd December 2015

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Deadline to apply: 24th October 2015

The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to Hinduism, its beliefs, practices and significance for young European people today. It follows many previous courses at the ASHA Centre that have been either about Interfaith Dialogue in general or Islam in particular.

Interfaith dialogue in Europe is often focused on the so called ‘Abrahamic’ faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This approach to religions is often to the detriment of religions originating in other parts of the world, which, in terms of population, antiquity, historical influence and cultural richness are just as important; Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world and of these large religions, the very oldest one. This course seeks to do justice to that fact in the context of interfaith dialogue.

The course will use non-formal educational methods, including presentations, group work, sharing and games. Specific sessions will look at practices like yoga and meditation, include a visit to a beautiful Hindu Temple, question and answer sessions with Hindus about their religion, an Indian story telling session, and an exploration of Indian history and philosophy.

If you wish to apply, please bear in mind that travel costs can only be reimbursed when journeying from one of the following countries:

UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Greece, Czech Republic