Is there such thing as a "World Religions" teacher?

Wouldn't that be the same as comparative religion?

Google John Huston Smith.

Google Huston Smith (not JOHN Huston Smith).

I think it's a sensational idea for this day and age! The US and allies are going into countries where conflicts are based on religious beliefs.
The world is at our fingertips; we should learn about it.

They've been teaching 'world religions' as a high school course (in Canada) since at least the early 1970's.

Similar to how I understand 'comparative religions' - but much more focus on the history/development vs religious belief side of things.

They could also throw in courses on sociology, anthropology, geography, history, political systems, psychology, philosopjy, world literature, and art and music.
But when there is political pressure to advance education, all that is added are math courses--to prepare people for their future roles in industry, not for their roles as effective (sophisticated, critical, enlightened) members of democratic societies.

EhBeth, that's interesting. Is it the same in all the provinces?

JL, some of the courses may be offered as electives already. It would be difficult to make those mandatory, there is just not enough time to cover all in the curriculum. Besides, the students can just read some subjects on their own, as long as they know how to read. As for Math, they should add more, because North American students rank very low in Math compared to students in other countries.

Most teachers of "world religions" have a general understanding but their depth of knowledge is usually quite limited. In order to understad a particular religion or pholosophy it's best to check the thing out yourself.

Nickfun, I agree. That would be ideal but perhaps not to feasible. I remember that the treat teacher, Huston Smith, "tried out" zen buddhism but studying for a very short time with a teacher. I believe that most of his insight came from books, i.e., the outsider's perspective.