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Emmanuel College is associated with the United Church of Canada. This becomes obvious when you enter the grounds and are greeted by a statue of a crucified woman.<\/p>\nEmmanuel College is associated with the United Church of Canada. This becomes obvious when you enter the grounds and are greeted by a statue of a crucified woman.<\/p>\n
What does an ostensibly Christian Theological College know about Muslim pastoral care? It\u2019s pretty simple: whatever you do, don\u2019t speak about Mohammed. If you are careless about the context of your remarks, fail to say \u201cpeace be upon him\u201d, use poor inflexion, bad diction, stutter, giggle at the wrong moment or, Allah forbid, absent-mindedly doodle a Mohammed, the object of you pastoral care may decide to behead you.<\/p>\n
Having learned that, you have earned your degree.<\/p>\n
From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto has enlarged its Muslim Studies certificate program to prepare people for pastoral care in social agencies that serve Canada\u2019s growing population of Muslims.<\/p>\n The new two-year program, offered through the Master of Pastoral Studies degree stream, grew out of the United Church of Canada theological college\u2019s three-year certificate program, launched in 2010 to enhance interfaith dialogue between Muslims and Christians.<\/p>\n The new program will train students from various religious communities to specialize in pastoral care and serve as chaplains in facilities with clients of the Islamic faith.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Emmanuel College is associated with the United Church of Canada. This becomes obvious when you enter the grounds and are greeted by a statue of a crucified woman. What does an ostensibly Christian Theological College know about Muslim pastoral care? … Continue reading