‘Origins’ and ‘Boundaries’ in Teaching Religions of South Asian Origin - Amy Russell

Introduction to the proceedings of the Subject Centre conference 'Teaching Religions of South Asian Origin - pp. 9-13

When the Twain Meet: Redefining ‘British’ Religions through Student Encounters with Religious Communities - Catherine Robinson and Denise Cush

Robinson and Cush argue for 'South Asian' religions being examined in their British context through fieldwork placement, as part of the UK religious landscape - pp. 15-30

Confusing the Issue: Field Visits as a Strategy for Deconstructing Religious Boundaries - Opinderjit Kaur Takhar and Stephen Jacobs

Takhar and Jacobs discuss using field visits to places of worship to allow students to gain a greater understanding of the permeable boundaries between religions of South Asian origin - pp. 31-44

What Buddhism is Not: Presenting Buddhism to Students in the Twentyfirst Century - David Webster

Webster discusses the need to confound students' preconceptions of Buddhism - pp. 45-48

Purusa Sukta: Creating the Cosmos and Mapping the Methods - Emma Salter

This paper examines how Purusa Sukta can be used to encourage students to develop an academic approach to their study of religion by explaining how the hymn can be interpreted to model different methodological approaches in religious studies - pp. 49-60

Teaching About Religions of South Asian Origin at the Open University: a Reflection on the Scope and Limitations of Flexible Learning - Gwilym Beckerlegge

A discussion on distance learning and teaching about religions of South Asian origin at the Open University - pp. 61-77

What is a University Education For? - Thomas Hancocks

This essay was the winning entry in the Subject Centre for PRS annual student essay competition - pp. 79-84

Philosophy in Post-92 Universities - Mark Addis

Mark Addis of the BPA reports on his survey of philosophy teaching and learning in newer universities - pp. 85-92

Teaching Atheism and Nonreligion: Challenges and Opportunities - Stephen Bullivant

Report on a new module on athiesm and nonreligion at St Mary's University College, Twickenham - pp. 93-110

Critical Friendships Among Beginning Philosophers - Brendan Larvor, John Lippitt and Kathryn Weston

This article discusses the importance of academic friendships for undergraduate students, the barriers to their establishment, and how tutors can help - pp. 111-146

VLE Wiki as Philosophy Assessment - Istvan Danka and Juha Saatsi

Report on a project to use a wiki as a form of assessment in philosophy - pp. 147-157

Dispersed Teaching and Learning through a Foundation Degree in Theology and Ministry: Towards the Creation of a Community of Scholarship - John Williams

Discussion of the difficulties of building a community of learners using distance learning - pp. 159-174

Reading to Learn to Read Philosophy - Renee Smith

Discussion of teaching methods and exercises designed to help students learn how to read philosophically, through engaging with philosophical texts in a directed way - pp. 175-194

Teaching Source Criticism and Independent Investigation in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine - James Sumner

This paper focuses on teaching philosophy to science students, particularly source criticism and investigation, as applied both to primary and to secondary sources - pp. 195-214

Beyond Active-Stasis: Reflections on Philosophy, Education and ‘Life Satisfaction’ in the United Kingdom - Lawrence Harvey

Harvey reflects on philosophy's possible contribution to well-being and flourishing - pp. 215-223