|
Date |
Topic |
Reading & Videos |
Assignments & Exams |
| Oct. 22 |
Introductions & review of syllabus
What is Religion?
Major
Religions of the World: a brief overview |
Religions
of the World |
|
| At home: |
- Work
on assignments
due next session
- Read
Chapter 1
|
| Oct. 29 |
Judaism:
History
from ancient times to the present |
Chapter
8 pp. 235-71
Video:
A History of God |
Introductory
Reflections (5%)
Religious
Scavenger Hunt
(5%) |
| At home: |
- Contribute to online
discussions on Judaism (at least two posts, including
at least one question)
-
Continue
reading
- Watch
relevant online videos
|
| Nov. 5 |
Judaism:
Basic
beliefs and values, Sacred
practices, holy days & contemporary forms |
Chapter 8, pp. 271-91
Video:
Jews & Christians |
|
| At home: |
|
|
Be
working on Encounter & Dialogue
experience
(submit
report when done) |
| Nov. 12 |
Christianity: Jesus
and the early church, Eastern Orthodoxy |
Chapter 9: pp. 295-330
Videos:
A History of God; Jews & Christians |
Judaism
R&R paper
(5%) |
| At home: |
- Contribute to online
discussions on Christianity (at least two posts, including
at least one question)
-
Continue
reading
- Watch
relevant online videos
|
| Nov. 19 |
Christianity: The
Western Church, contemporary beliefs and practices |
Chapter 9: pp. 330-72
Videos: A History of God; Jews & Christians |
|
| At home: |
-
Contribute
to online
discussions on Christianity (two more posts for total of at
least four contributions, including two questions and two answers)
-
Conclude
reading of chap. 9
-
Watch
relevant online videos
-
Write
R&R paper on
Christianity
-
Essay
exam on Christianity (10%) (complete
in testing center by Tuesday, Nov. 24)
|
|
Last day to withdraw from
class: Monday, November 23 |
| Nov. 26 |
Thanksgiving
Break – No Class |
|
|
| At home: |
Begin
study of Islam:
|
| Dec. 3 |
Islam:
Muhammad,
the Qur’an, basic beliefs & practice, Sunnis & Shi’as |
Continue
reading
Videos:
A History of God; Three Faiths, One God |
Christianity
R&R paper
(5%) |
| At home: |
|
| Dec. 10 |
Islam:
Islamic
mysticism, culture, politics & the West |
Conclude reading
of chap. 10
Video: Three Faiths, One God |
|
|
No late submission or
revisions after this date |
| At home: |
-
Essay
exam on Islam (10%) (complete in
testing center by Friday, Dec. 11)
-
Conclude online
discussions on Islam (for total of at least four contributions,
including two questions and two answers)
-
Write
R&R paper on
Islam
-
Continue work on Webquest
project
-
Read:
Chapters 12 & 13
- Write
Concluding Reflections paper
|
| Dec. 17 |
Webquest
Conclusions/Debrief (10%)
Religious
Pluralism & Modern Spirituality |
Video:
A History of God |
Islam
R&R paper (5%)
Concluding Reflections
(5%) |
|
Final
exam (comprehensive) - regular class time to
be done in computer lab (room #TBA) (10%) |