L.HIS 279 - Gandhi the Interfaith Peace-Builder-AV, VX

Credits: 3

This is a January term study travel course that links Gandhi’s teachings on non-violence and interfaith peace-building to site visits in India related to his personal history, his historical environment, and the context of religious pluralism in India. The course will involve community based learning as students hear lectures from peace-building experts in India, conduct interviews related to understanding the social ecologies of the subcontinent’s diverse cultural landscape, and visit organizations whose mission is to address injustice and religious discord. Approximately three days of the course will be spent on campus and 18 days spent in India or in travel to India.
Approved for Community Based Learning.

Prerequisite: Not open to First-Year Students
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Values in Action-VX