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Date |
Topic |
Reading
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Assignment Due
|
| May 16
|
Introductions & review of syllabus
The Academic Study of Religion
|
Chapter 1
|
|
| May 23
|
The
World's Religions: a brief overview
Hinduism: Historical
and philosophical foundations
|
Chapter 3 (pp 59-69) |
"Religion
& Me" essay
|
|
Last day to drop or
change to audit – Friday, May 27
|
| May 30
|
Hinduism: Spiritual
Disciplines, Deities
(online
lecture) & Devotion
|
Chap. 3 (pp. 70-74, 80-84
Bhagavad Gita, ch 1 - 9
|
Religious
Scavenger Hunt
|
|
Begin work on Encounters
& Dialogue
(submit periodic reports by
due dates, if not sooner)
|
| June 6
|
Hinduism: a way of life
Hinduism in Modern Times
Bhagavad Gita Discussion
|
Chap. 3 (75-80, 84-86)
Bhagavad Gita, 9-18
|
Bhagavad
Gita questions
|
| June 13
|
Essay exam on
Hinduism
Jainism
(online
lecture)
|
Chapter
4
|
|
| June 20
|
Sikhism
(online
video)
|
Chapter
6
|
E&D:
Part 1 Report*
|
| June 27
|
Buddhism: The Buddha
& The Dharma
|
Chap.
5 (pp. 105-111, 118-22)
|
|
| July 4
|
Holiday - No Class!
|
|
|
|
Last day to withdraw from class:
Friday,
July 6 |
| July 11
|
Buddhism: The Sangha:
Theravada & Mahayana,
Vajrayana
(Tibetan Buddhism), Zen &
other sects, in the West & beyond
|
Chap. 5 (pp. 111–118, 122-132) Dhammapada,
ch. 1 - 13
|
E&D:
Part 2 Report*
|
| July 18 |
Dhammapada Discussion
Essay
exam on Buddhism
Religion
& Philosophy in China
|
Dhammapada, ch.
13 -26
Chap. 7 (pp. 155-169)
|
Dhammapada questions
|
|
No revisions accepted after this week |
| July 25
|
Taoism
Tao
Te Ching Discussion
|
Tao Te Ching
Chap. 7 (pp. 170-84)
|
Tao Te Ching
questions
E&D:
Part 3 Report*
|
| Aug. 1
|
Confucianism
Lun
Yu Discussion
Shinto
E&D perspectives (sharing
|
Lun Yu (Analects of Confucius)
Chapter 7
|
Lun Yu
questions
|
| Aug. 8
|
Review
Session
Final exam (to
be done in computer lab)
|
|
Concluding
Reflections
|