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Volume 10, No. 2, Spring 2011
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10, No. 2, Spring 2011 in .pdf 
Editorial
Content
'Origins' and 'Boundaries' in Teaching Religions of South Asian Origin
Amy Russell
Introduction to the proceedings of the Subject Centre conference 'Teaching Religions of South Asian Origin.
pp. 9-13
Catherine Robinson and Denise Cush
Robinson and Cush argue for 'South Asian' religions being examined in their British context through fieldwork placement, as part of the UK religious landscape.
pp. 15-30
Confusing the Issue: Field Visits as a Strategy for Deconstructing Religious Boundaries
Opinderjit Kaur Takhar and Stephen Jacobs
Takhar and Jacobs discuss using field visits to places of worship to allow students to gain a greater understanding of the permeable boundaries between religions of South Asian origin.
pp. 31-44
What Buddhism is Not: Presenting Buddhism to Students in the Twentyfirst Century
David Webster
Webster discusses the need to confound students' preconceptions of Buddhism.
pp. 45-48
Purusa Sukta: Creating the Cosmos and Mapping the Methods
Emma Salter
This paper examines how Purusa Sukta can be used to encourage students to develop an academic approach to their study of religion by explaining how the hymn can be interpreted to model different methodological approaches in religious studies.
pp. 49-60
Gwilym Beckerlegge
A discussion on distance learning and teaching about religions of South Asian origin at the Open University.
pp. 61-77
What is a University Education For?
Thomas Hancocks
This essay was the winning entry in the Subject Centre for PRS annual student essay competition.
pp. 79-84
Philosophy in Post-92 Universities
Mark Addis
Mark Addis of the BPA reports on his survey of philosophy teaching and learning in newer universities.
pp. 85-92
Teaching Atheism and Nonreligion: Challenges and Opportunities
Stephen Bullivant
Report on a new module on athiesm and nonreligion at St Mary's University College, Twickenham.
pp. 93-110
Critical Friendships Among Beginning Philosophers
Brendan Larvor, John Lippitt and Kathryn Weston
This article discusses the importance of academic friendships for undergraduate students, the barriers to their establishment, and how tutors can help.
pp. 111-146
VLE Wiki as Philosophy Assessment
Istvan Danka and Juha Saatsi
Report on a project to use a wiki as a form of assessment in philosophy.
pp. 147-157
John Williams
Discussion of the difficulties of building a community of learners using distance learning.
pp. 159-174
Reading to Learn to Read Philosophy
Renee Smith
Discussion of teaching methods and exercises designed to help students learn how to read philosophically, through engaging with philosophical texts in a directed way.
pp. 175-194
James Sumner
This paper focuses on teaching philosophy to science students, particularly source criticism and investigation, as applied both to primary and to secondary sources.
pp. 195-214
Lawrence Harvey
Harvey reflects on philosophy's possible contribution to well-being and flourishing.
pp. 215-223
This page was originally on the website of The Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies. It was transfered here following the closure of the Subject Centre at the end of 2011.
