Awareness Course

The Awareness Course is the education programme of the Awareness Foundation. The Awareness Course has been described as '(helping) Christians develop an informed response to the religious and cultural diversity around them by being centered in their faith and secure in their identity.'. It is co-written by Bishop Michael Marshall and the Revd Nadim Nassar, who is the only Syrian priest in the Church of England.

The Awareness Course has been taught in the United Kingdom, at 14 cities in the United States of America, in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and palestine in the Middle East, and in Hong Kong. Denominations offering the Awareness Course include the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England, the Episcopal Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist Churches, Middle Eastern Evangelical Churches, and several charismatic evangelical churches in the UK.

Course Modules

The Awareness Course comprises six Course Modules, each comprising eight 90 minute 'sessions'. The Course Modules are:
1. Citizens of Two Kingdoms
2. The Diversity Code
3. Sharing God?
4. The Jesus File
5. Luke's Legacy
6. Mind The Gap!

The Foundation is currently updating these Modules after four years of pilot teaching at selected venues around the world. As of October 2009, the final versions of Citizens of Two Kingdoms and The Diversity Code were complete and available to buy.

Course Materials

Each Course Module comprises a Course Book, a Course Companion, PowerPoint presentations, and Study Packs (for those attending the course).

Personnel

The Rt Revd Michael Marshall is President of the Awareness Foundation, and the Revd Nadim Nassar is Director. They are co-founders of the Awareness Foundation, And Co-authors of the Awareness Course.