REL 231 Class Schedule - Loudoun Campus

Religions of the World I: Eastern Traditions

Rel. 231 Class Schedule - Loudoun, Fall 2008

Tuesdays: 4 - 6:50 PM, room LR 144

Mentor’s (adjunct) office: room LR 114
Office hours: Tues. 2 - 3:45 PM
Office phone: 703-450-2541 (call only during office hours)

Humanities Office: LR 304
Office phone: 703-450-2505
Office FAX: 703-404-7368

Date	Topic	Reading (to be done in advance of class discussion)	Assignment Due*
Aug. 26	Introductions & Syllabus Review What is Religion?
Sept. 2	The World's Religions: a brief overview (Interactive)	Chapters 1 & 13	Introductory R&R paper
Sept. 9	Hinduism: Origins & Ideas	Chap. 3 (pp. 72 - 85) BG chap. 1-6	Prep & Participate
Sept. 16	Hinduism: Deities & Devotion	Chap. 3 (pp. 85 - 96) BG chap. 7-12	Prep & Participate
Begin work on Encounter & Dialogue (submit report when done)
Sept. 23	Hinduism: a way of life	Chap. 3 (pp. 97 - 116) BG chap. 13-18	Prep & Participate
Sept. 30	Bhagavad Gita presentation Essay exam: Hinduism		Gita paragraphs & questions Hinduism R&R paper
Oct. 7	Jainism	Chapter 4	Prep & Participate
Oct. 14	NO CLASS
Oct. 21	Sikhism	Chapter 11	Prep & Participate
Oct. 28	Buddhism: the Buddha & the Dharma	Chap. 5 (pp. 134 - 47) DP chap. 1-9	Jain & Sikh R&R paper Prep & Participate
Last day to withdraw from class: Friday, Oct. 31
Nov. 4	Buddhism: Divisions & Sects	Chap. 5 (pp. 147 - 69) DP chap. 10-17	Prep & Participate
Encounter & Dialogue report get this done now, before the end-of-semester work starts to pile up
Nov. 11	Buddhism: in the West & beyond	Chap. 5 (pp. 169 - 78) DP chap. 18-26	Prep & Participate
Nov. 18	Dhammapada presentation Essay exam: Buddhism		DP paragraphs & questions Buddhism R&R paper
Nov. 25	Tao Te Ching presentation Religion and philosophy in China Taoism	Chap. 6 (pp. 182 - 99) Tao Te Ching	TTC paragraphs & questions Encounter & Dialogue reports Prep & Participate
Dec. 2	Lun Yu presentation Confucianism	Chap. 6 (pp. 199 - 211) Lun Yu	Lun Yu paragraphs & questions Prep & Participate
No late submission or revisions after this date
Dec. 9	Shinto Review	Chapter 7	Prep & Participate
Dec. 16	Final Exam regular class time to be done in computer lab (room #TBA)		China & Japan R&R paper

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