One Global Religion: The World's Unified Voice

One global religion could it happen? When diverse cultures & faiths collide in a study hall of universities submerging beliefs where will it lead?

While one unified global religion sounds impossible it might be closer than you think. In the country of Indonesia back in the fall of 2007 a program got underway that put believers of combined faiths under one classroom. These devoted followers weren't there to study math or science but to learn religions. This experiment combined Christians, Muslims and Secular pupils for starters. It was partly funded by three colleges: one Muslim, one Christian and one traditional Non-Religious University. At first glance this may not seem that unusual especially if you've ever attended a Christian University.

Taking bible courses on religion at Christian Universities often places people of different backgrounds and cultures together but a larger part of the time the pupils taking these courses are going into the ministerial field. There are Christian Colleges that require all its students to take a bible course or two probably more so if it's a private college.

Christian Universities on occasion have had their share of Experimental Classes to go along with bible courses. I once took an experimental computer class one summer where you pretty much taught yourself. If you had a question you had to go to the teacher's office to ask for help otherwise you were left on your own. The purpose was to see how pupils did without a teacher in the room.

Combining a religious course and an experimental class with combined faiths & cultures is an experiment that if successful will likely become a yearly fixture. What is the basis for such a class? What is expected to come from it?

At the core is the hope of educating individuals that will become Indonesia's leading teachers & religious heads. The class will teach these future leaders patience & acceptance of faiths other than their own. By understanding the meaning of each religion and how believers identify and practice their faith they will learn if nothing more tolerance.