{"id":402,"date":"2021-09-24T16:14:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/indianapolis-community-requirement\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:03:43","slug":"indianapolis-community-requirement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/indianapolis-community-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Indianapolis Community Requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Core Curriculum Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" 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active engagement with the Indianapolis community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-student-learning-outcomes\">Student Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To have an active learning experience that integrates classroom knowledge with activities in the Indianapolis community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To use an experience in Indianapolis to further the individual student\u2019s understanding of the nature of community and the relationship between community and the student.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To further students\u2019 commitment to service and ongoing involvement as community actors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learning-outcomes-used-for-assessment\">Learning Outcomes used for Assessment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students will engage in learning that integrates academic content with significant activities alongside Indianapolis community partners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will connect the active learning experience to enlarge their understanding of community and public good in a pluralistic society.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will demonstrate a commitment to ongoing community involvement and citizenship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information or to learn how to propose an ICR course, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/citizenship-community\/initiatives-indianapolis-community-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this page<\/a>.\u00a0 If you are a student and interested in enrolling in an Indianapolis Community Requirement (ICR) course, please visit the\u00a0<a title=\"Indianapolis Community Requirement\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/indianapolis-community-requirement\/\">ICR Partnership with Students\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_69e70df0920fd\" class=\"directory vertical\"><header class=\"directory__heading\"style=\"justify-content: space-between;\"><h2>Faculty Director, Indianapolis Community Requirement<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\"><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Chad Bauman <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/cbauman-2p9dMGb3y25_9MY2QFOUt-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Chad Bauman' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Professor &#8211; Religion<\/strong> <br><span class=\"text-muted\">Department of Philosophy and Religion<\/span><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-8705'>317-940-8705<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:cbauman@butler.edu'>cbauman@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><div class=directory__cardLocation>JH-202H<\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-cbauman'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-cbauman'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Chad Bauman\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-cbauman' role='region' aria-labledby='person-cbauman' hidden><p><p><br><\/p>\n<p><strong>Biography<\/strong><br>\nProfessor Bauman grew up in eastern Pennsylvania before going to Goshen College, in Northern Indiana, where he earned a Bachelor\u2019s degree. After college, Professor Bauman went to Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) and earned both an M.Div. and Ph.D. degree, while teaching courses on Buddhism and Islam at PTS, Princeton University, and The College of New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contributions<\/strong><br>\nProfessor Bauman\u2019s earliest research focused on the interaction of low-caste Christians and Hindus in colonial Chhattisgarh. His book on the topic, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eerdmans.com\/Products\/6276\/christian-identity-and-dalit-religion-in-hindu-india-1868-1947.aspx\"><em>Christian Identity and Dalit Religion in Hindu India, 1868-1947<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;<\/em>(Eerdmans Publishers, 2008)&nbsp;won the prize for Best Book in Hindu-Christian Studies, 2006-2008, from the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies. During this time period, Professor Bauman also conducted research on Sathya Sai Baba, a popular, miracle-working Indian guru with an international following that extends even to the city of Indianapolis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From 2008 to 2019, Professor Bauman conducted research on Hindu-Christian conflict. His most recent book, published by Cornell University Press, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornellpress.cornell.edu\/book\/9781501750687\/anti-christian-violence-in-india\/#bookTabs=1\"><em>Anti-Christian Violence in India<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>and earlier he published a book on the same topic with specific reference to Pentecostals and the public controversies surrounding conversion (called <a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/pentecostals-proselytization-and-anti-christian-violence-in-contemporary-india-9780190202101?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;\"><em>Pentecostals, Proselytization, and anti-Christian Violence in Contemporary India<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em>. Both this book&nbsp;and a volume he co-edited with Richard Fox Young (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Constructing-Indian-Christianities-Culture-Conversion\/dp\/1138020184\"><em>Constructing Indian Christianities<\/em><\/a><em>)&nbsp;<\/em>were named as prize finalists for the&nbsp;Best Book in Hindu-Christian Studies (History\/Ethnography), 2013-17, by the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, he co-edited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Routledge-Handbook-Hindu-Christian-Relations-Handbooks\/dp\/0367000709\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=handbook+of+hindu-christian+relations&amp;qid=1599507121&amp;sr=8-1\"><em>The Routledge Handbook of Hindu-Christian Relations<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;with Michelle Voss Roberts, and in 2024, he co-edited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Megachurches\/Adogame-Bauman-Parsitau-Yip\/p\/book\/9781032120072\"><em>The Routledge Handbook of Megachurches<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>with Afe Adogame, Damaris Parsitau, and Jeaney Yip.<\/p>\n<p>His future projects will likely focus on religion and the law in Asia, and on the experiences and treatment of Hindu minorities in predominantly Christian countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Butler Teaching Assignment&nbsp;<\/strong><br>\n<\/p>\n<p>Professor Bauman teaches introductory surveys of the world\u2019s religions as well as upper-level courses on Hinduism and Buddhism. 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