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"The Christian Church has always existed in a context filled with a wide diversity of religious expressions."
So declares the Vision Statement explaining why Emmanuel College has begun training leaders for the Muslim faith.
At the end of March, the Toronto college began offering its first two Islamic courses: 'Islamic Spirituality in a Health Care Setting' and 'The Qur'an in the Canadian Context.' These are continuing education courses, which confer no academic credit. However, students who complete all nine planned continuing education courses will be given a Canadian Certificate in Muslim Studies.
The courses are geared to four groups of people: imams (Muslim clergy) and other leaders in the Muslim community; community workers and Islamic school teachers; people engaged in interfaith dialogue; and people who just want to learn more about Islam.