Advanced level Hinduism

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HINDUISM EXAMINATION AT ADVANCED LEVEL IN THE UK

 

A2 results in Hinduism have just come through.

 

43 percent of our candidates in A2 (Philosophy + Hinduism) have scored A grade.

(The national average for A grades in Advanced level this year is about

24percent). Some of our candidates have again scored a perfect 100 percent on

the Hinduism Modules.

 

The results are quite amazing as the A2 (Advanced level in Hinduism) course we

taught was conducted through about 25 sessions of 30 minutes each. And hardly

any candidate did any homework during the course!

 

In days to come the Philosophy of Religion module in Religious Education will be

strongly influenced by the Hindu response to some of the pointed questions asked

of all religions.

 

The problem we face when teaching 'Philosophy of Religion' at the moment is two

fold:-

 

We have to teach the Hinduism candidates not only the Abrahamic response to

philosophic questions but also the Hindu response. In many cases the Hindu

response is in broad agreement with the Agnostic stance of Huxley or the

Atheistic stance of Hume. Our

candidates can appreciate this but we are pretty sure that the examiner has

never been exposed to such unusual responses and would be wrong footed. So the

second more serious issue we face is how to 'teach the examiners' what is the

valid Hindu response and to what extent does this response reconcile religions

with rationality. It is indeed a tall order. We are hoping to have a one day

seminar on Hinduism for RE teachers in England and Wales in the near future and

would strongly recommend that the 'examiners from the examining boards' attend.

Most of the publications in this field are 'Abrahamically oriented' and thus

very limited. Once

this weakness is addressed we hope to have more than 43 percent of our

candidates gaining A grade in Religious Studies. Surely they must! These

candidates are able to offer a far more comprehensive response (covering both

the Abrahamic and Indian religions) to philosophic questions asked of all

religions.

 

jay (dilip) lakhani

Vivekananda Centre London

http://www.vivekananda.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hello Jay,

I am curious to find out who the students are. These

days when most adults and young folks don't care for

religion, I am indeed surprised that you have been

able to conduct courses in Hinduism and even grade the

students!. Are these only Hindu students from India,

or are there others many of whom are bron and brought

up in England?

 

--- Vivekananda Centre <vivekananda

wrote:

 

 

 

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