Certificate in Business & Religious Freedom
Issued by
ReligionAndPublicLife.org
The Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, in partnership with ReligionAndPublicLife.org, awards the Certificate in Business & Religious Freedom for those who complete the course collection BUS 800 Faith@Work. By using analytical skills and building the knowledge necessary to operate in a religiously diverse context, this training will enable participants to actively foster religious diversity and inclusion (RD&I) in the workplace and religious understanding for success in the marketplace.
- Type Certification
- Level Advanced
- Cost Paid
Skills
Earning Criteria
Standards
We fulfill the AACSB accreditation standards on ethics and integrity, societal impact, mission-driven focus; peer review, continuous improvement, collegiality, agility, global mindset, with special attention to the standard on diversity and inclusion.
"Our approach to religion is academic, not devotional; we strive for student awareness of religions, but do not press for student acceptance of any religion; we sponsor the study about religion, not the practice of religion; we expose students to a diversity of religious views, but may not impose any particular view..."
The faculty at ReligionAndPublicLIfe.org draw upon two guidelines for the academic study of religion: (1) “Religious Literacy Guidelines for College Students.” American Academy of Religion, 2019. (2) “Teaching About Religion: AAR Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools.” American Academy of Religion, April 2010.
This course applies the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, “Religious Studies Companion Document for the C3 Framework," published by the National Council for the Social Studies, 2017.