Religions of the World
Join us for two days to experience the wisdom of the world’s five major religions and develop your own spiritual resources.
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Sat 17 MayFull weekend, Saturday & Sunday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM At Selwyn College, Auckland. Andrew Clark-Howard
2025
- Special offer: register two learners on one order and pay only one course fee saving each: $60.00 incl. GST
- $120.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Sat 17 May 10:00 - Sat 17 May 16:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Sun 18 May 10:00 - Sun 18 May 16:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Please note there is NO refund or transfer if you cancel less than 5 working days in advance of a class starting. Our refund policy can be read in full here.
Description
Join us for two days to experience the wisdom of the world’s five major religions and develop your own spiritual resources. This course combines theoretical, historical, and practical resources to connect you to divine energies in this world and beyond. In each session we begin with the history and beliefs of the religion under discussion, before moving to practical exercises.
Expected learning outcomes
- Appreciate the diversities and similarities between world religions
- Develop spiritual resources to find peace and harmony in the world around you
- Apply wisdom from the five major religions to your daily life
- Have a spiritual toolbox of strategies to deal with human stresses
Course outline
Hinduism: Find peace through a change in perspective
- History
- What Hindus believe
- What humans want: What holds them back
- Spiritual path for your personality
- Practical exercises: Yoga breathing exercise
Buddism: Mindfulness
- History
- What Buddhists believe
- The middle way
- Seeds and barriers
- Noble truths and enlightenment
- Practical exercises: Mindfulness. Be present in the moment
Islam: Surrender to rhythm
- History
- What Muslims believe
- The rhythm of the Koran
- Surrender (commitment)
- 5 pillars
- Practical exercises: 1. Applying symbolism to daily life 2. Sing or recite poem (depending on class preferences)
Judaism: To wrestle with God
- History
- What Jews believe
- Finding meaning in the reality of life through ritual
- The land and creation
- Practical exercises: Arguing with God. The concept of trial and divine gifts
Christianity: Connect to Christ consciousness
- History
- What Christians believe
- The power of the Holy Spirit: Spiritual rebirth
- Practical exercises: Make room for the non-physical (spirit) and the Christ in you
What to bring
Your lunch and materials for note-taking.
About tutor Andrew Clark-Howard
Andrew Clark-Howard is a PhD candidate at Charles Sturt University and a trained Baptist minister. He is passionate about the ways in which the traditions, ideas, and practices of religion ideas shape the world in which we live, often in unacknowledged ways. His current academic research examines the work of German theologian and political dissident Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He is married to Steph and they live in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
