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AMST 2501 Muslim Religious Liberty in Early America|The legal history of religious liberty in the United States reveals a simple fact: there has never been an America without Muslims. Skills: Critical Thinking, Empathy, Legal Literacy, Religious Literacy Time: Non-Credit: 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development (Image: Omar ibin Said 1770–1864, Library of Congress)$56 -
AMST 2502 Who are American Muslims?|Study groundbreaking research on American Muslim experiences in all their diversity. Track contemporary trends about not only Americans who are Muslim, but Americans of other faiths and no faith as well. In this interactive course, you will examine American Muslims’ perspective within the context of their nation’s religious landscape, not as an isolated specimen.
Skills: Critical Thinking, Empathy, Legal Literacy, Religious Literacy
Time: Non-Credit 3 hours
Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development
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AMST 2505 Resilient Communities: Pathways Forward|Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Skills: Critical Thinking, Legal Literacy, Media Literacy, Religious Literacy, Resiliency
Time: Non-Credit 3 hours
Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development
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AMST 3000 Certificate in Civic Inclusion| Paperback|America Indivisible, in partnership with ReligionAndPublicLife.org, awards the America Indivisible Civic Inclusion Certificate to those who complete the course collection, AMST 3000 Civic Inclusion. The curriculum explores the impact of racialized anti-Muslim bigotry on communities who are Muslim and perceived to be Muslim the role civic leaders can play in addressing this phenomenon. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Civil Dialogue, Community Engagement, Cultural Literacy, Diversity & Inclusion, Empathy, Legal Literacy, Media Literacy, Policymaking, Public Service, Religious Literacy, Resiliency Time: Non-Credit: 15 hours for 1 Certificate Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$224 -
AMST 3001 Understand Racialized Anti-Muslim Bigotry| Paperback|Systemic bias and discrimination against Muslims and those perceived as Muslim are primary challenges to building inclusive communities. In this course, you will explore the causes and consequences of racialized anti-Muslim bigotry on impacted communities in the United States. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Empathy, Legal Literacy, Resiliency, Religious Literacy Time: Non-Credit: 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$56 -
AMST 3002 Envision Civics as an Antidote to Prejudice| Paperback|Civic health is an antidote to bigotry. Explore inspiring stories of communities and leaders who, despite a heightened climate of anti-Muslim bigotry, successfully built inclusive practices and policies, led collaborative actions, and fostered diverse public engagement to improve their community. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Civil Dialogue, Community Engagement, Cultural Literacy, Diversity & Inclusion, Empathy, Religious Literacy, Resiliency Time: Non-Credit 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$56 -
AMST 3006 Implement Your Inclusion Initiative| Paperback|Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Skills: Critical Thinking, Legal Literacy, Media Literacy, Religious Literacy, Resiliency Time: 15 hours$2,800 -
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Cassandra Lawrence|Cassandra Lawrence works with the Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign on communications and community engagement to equip and engage faith communities and people of goodwill to end Anti-Muslim bigotry. Cassandra worked with the diplomatic and mediation community identifying training gaps and designing training processes for better engagement with religious and traditional peacemakers for more sustainable peace processes. She worked with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs on the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge International Program. She is a trained mediator, dialogue facilitator, and interfaith and racial justice community organizer. She also teaches negotiation and conflict transformation primarily to faith communities. She has a BA in Religious Studies from the University of British Columbia and a master’s degree in comparative ethnic conflict from Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 2021 she completed a master of divinity at Wesley Theological Seminary with honors, specializing in Public Theology, and received the Excellence in Public Theology Award. Services: 1. Live Webinar 2. Custom Coaching 3. Onsite Workshop 4. Community TrainingFrom: $500 -
EAV 300 Virtues in the Public Square|Virtues in the Public Square is an education initiative of the Religious Freedom Institute. The curriculum draws on the insights of two dozen scholars of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The lessons translate the classical traditions of virtue for modern audiences. Rooted in the transformative power of Love and in service to the greater public, the project is a potent antidote to rising political strife and polarization. The curriculum models how our many spiritual paths can overlap to forge a common good.
Full Scholarships to All Learners
For a limited time, we are delighted to offer full scholarships to all learners enrolled in this certificate program. Funding for the curriculum development and this scholarship program was made possible by the generous support of the Fetzer Institute.
A $1.00 admissions fee will be charged to process all applications.
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EDU 400 Certificate in Religion & K-12 Education| Paperback|$224
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EDU 404 Religion & the Public School Curriculum|
