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DATE
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TOPIC/READINGS |
| 1/9 |
RELIGIOUS RESPONSES: An Introduction to Religious Studies
Chapter 1 |
| 1/11 | JUDAISM: Genesis
Chapter 8: 250-267 (Introduction-8.1) |
| 1/16 | JUDAISM: The Search for Meaning in Rabbinic Judaism
Chapter 8: 267-284 (8.2-8.3) • Religious Autobiography Paper |
| 1/18 | JUDAISM: Major Branches
Chapter 8: 284-299 (8.4-8.6) |
| 1/23 | JUDAISM:
Contemporary Issues
God on Trial • The Atheist Rabbi • Israel-Palesting Conflict |
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1/25
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CHRISTIANITY: The Life of
Jesus
Chapter 9: 305-321 (Introduction-9.2)
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1/30
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CHRISTIANITY: Unity and Division in the Early Church
Chapter 9: 321-330, 340-343 (9.3-9.4, 9.6)
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2/1
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CHRISTIANITY: Medieval Catholicism and the Protestant Reformation
Chapter 9: 330-340, 343-354 (9.5, 9.7-9.8) |
| 2/6 |
CHRISTIANITY: Contemporary Issues
Chapter 9: 354-368 (9.9) • Lausanne #3 & 12 • Ask a Fanciscan • bethinking.org • Liberation Theology • The Green Patriarch |
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2/8
| ISLAM: The Prophet Muhammad
Chapter 10: 374-387 (Introduction-10.4) |
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2/13
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ISLAM: The Five Pillars
of Islam
Chapter 10: 387-395 (10.5) • Rituals of the Hajj |
| 2/15 |
Contemplative Series: Mindfulness Meditation • 4:00-5:00 PM @ Smith Hall (Old Main) |
| 2/15 | ISLAM: The Traditions of Islam
Chapter 10: 395-407 (10.6-10.9) |
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2/20
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ISLAM: Contemporary Issues
Chapter 10: 407-426 (10.10-10.11) • Jihad |
| 2/22 |
MIDTERM EXAM
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| 2/27 | DAOISM: The Way of Wuwei
Chapter 6: 187-196 (Introduction-6.2) • Laozi (Longer Selection) • Zhuangzi
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2/29 |
DAOISM: The
Organization of the Dao
Chapter 6: 196-205 (6.3-6.4) • Defining Daoism
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| 3/4 |
Contemplative Series: Jewish Meditation • 2:00-3:00 PM @ Heininger (LAC) |
| 3/5 |
CONFUCIANISM: The Moral Foundation of Chinese Religion
Chapter 6: 205-217 (6.5-6.7) • The Analects (Longer Selection) |
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3/7
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SHINTO: The Way of the Kami
Chapter 7: 222-235 (Introduction-7.4) |
| 3/11-15 |
SPRING BREAK
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3/19
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SHINTO:
Shinto Shrines and Popular Practices
Chapter 7: 236-238 (7.5) • Life as a Shinto Priest • Home Purification Ritual |
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3/21
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HINDUISM:
The Vedic Roots of Hinduism
Chapter 3: 72-83 (Introduction-3.2) • What are the Vedas?
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3/26
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HINDUISM: The
Four Paths of Yoga
Chapter 3: 88-93 (3.4) • Karma Yoga
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| 3/28 |
HINDUISM: Shaktas, Shaivites and Vaishnavites
Chapter 3: 83-88, 93-108 (3.3, 3.5) |
| 4/2 |
HINDUISM: Contemporary Issues
Chapter 3: 108-115 (3.6) • Caste • Widows
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| 4/3 |
Contemplative Series: Mindfulness Meditation • 4:00-5:00 PM @ Smith Hall (Old Main) |
| 4/4 |
BUDDHISM: Shakyamuni
and the “Tradition of the Elders”
Chapter 5: 136-148 (Introduction-5.2) |
| 4/9 |
BUDDHISM: “Self Power” in the Chan/Zen Tradition
Chapter 5: 148-166 (5.3-5.4) |
| 4/11 |
BUDDHISM:
“Other Power” in the Pure Land Tradition
Chapter 5: 166-173 (5.5-5.6) • Amitabha Buddha • Nianfo: The Easiest Meditation
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| 4/16 |
BUDDHISM: Contemporary Issues • Final Exam Overview
Chapter 5: 173-182 (5.7-5.8) • Mindfulness • Mizuko Kuyo
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| 4/17 |
Contemplative Series: Labyrinth Meditation • 1:00-2:00 & 2:00-3:00 PM @ Heininger (LAC) |
| 4/18 |
HONOR'S DAY
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| 4/23 | CLASS DISCUSSION OF CONTEMPLATIVE EXPERIENCE & RELIGIOUS SERVICE
• Last day to submit “Contemplative Experience” and “Religious Service” Papers
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| 4/25 |
RELIGION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS
Chapter 13: 494-516 (Introduction-13.8) |
| 4/30 |
FINAL EXAM
Tuesday, April 30 • 10:30-12:30
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