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REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Elements of Religious Tradit


ions Paper
REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Common Practices in Religi
on
REL 133 Week 1 DQ 1
REL 133 Week 1 DQ 2
REL 133 Week 1 DQ 3
REL 133 Week 1 DQ 4
REL 133 Week 1 Quiz

REL 133 Week 1 DQ 1

REL 133 Week 1 DQ1


How do you define the word religion? What elements are commonl
y associated with religious traditions?

REL 133 Week 1 DQ 2

REL 133 Week 1 DQ 2


How do you define the word sacred? How do religious traditions or
ient their conception and location of the sacred?

REL 133 Week 1 DQ 3

REL 133 Week 1 DQ 3


From the reading, what are the basic elements of religion?

REL 133 Week 1 DQ 4

REL 133 Week 1 DQ4


What are some difficulties in trying to define religion and religious
beliefs?

REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignm


ent Common Practices in Religion

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following topi


cs:
What is the definition of religion?
What are common practices and experiences across various worl
d religions? Include indigenous religions in your discussion.
What are some critical issues to the academic study of religion?
Cite at least three (3) references in addition to the textbook.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignm


ent Elements of Religious Tradition
s Paper

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that does the following:

Describes these basic components of religious traditions and


their relationship to the sacred:

What a religious tradition saysits teachings, texts, doctrine, storie


s, myths, and others
What a religious tradition doesworship, prayer, pilgrimage, ritual
, and so forth
How a religious tradition organizesleadership

REL 133 Week 1 Quiz

1.
A sacramental orientation in religion is characterized by
2.
The transmission of indigenous religions is made more difficult by
the fact that teachings are often conveyed in ways that are

REL 133 Week 2 DQ 1

REL 133 Week 2 DQ1


What are the Vedas? How do the Upanishads differ from the Vedas
?

REL 133 Week 2 DQ 2

REL 133 Week 2 DQ2


What are the stages of life in traditional Hindu teaching? Imagine y
ou are a practicing Hindu. Which life stage are you in? How does it
affect your daily activities?

REL 133 Week 2 DQ 3

REL 133 Week 2 DQ3


What do the terms brahman, atman, maya, karma, samsara, and m
oksha mean? How do these terms relate to each other in Hindu tea
chings?

REL 133 Week 2 DQ 4

REL 133 Week 2 DQ4


What forms of devotion and spirituality are common in Hinduism?

REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignm


ent Four Yogic Paths and Jainism W
orksheet

Resource: Understanding Religious Beliefs and Traditions I simulati


on
Complete the University Material: Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Wo
rksheet located on the student website.

REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignm


ent Hindu Gods
Visit the Sanatan Society website and select one deity to research.
Prepare an 8- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (w
ith Speaker's Notes) that addresses the following:
Provide a brief history of Hinduism.
Summarize the mythology and functions of one Hindu god or god
dess.
What is the role of the sacred texts in

REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignment Jainis


m vs. Sikhism
Review the readings and other outside sources for information on
the two religions.
Cite at least three (3) references in addition to the textbook.

REL 133 Week 2 Quiz

1.
Bhakti means
2.
The religious practice of ordinary Hindus is primarily
3.
A guru is a
4.
The word that means liberation is
5.
The word Vedas is related to the English word

REL 133 Week 3 DQ 1

REL 133 Week 3 DQ1


What were the key experiences in the life of the Buddha? Why wer
e those experiences important?

REL 133 Week 3 DQ 2

REL 133 Week 3 DQ2


What are the Three Jewels of Buddhism? What are the Four Noble T
ruths? What are the steps of the Noble Eightfold Path? How do the
se teachings inform the practice of Buddhism?

REL 133 Week 3 DQ 3

REL 133 Week 3 DQ3


Do you identify Buddhism as a religion? Why or why not? How doe
s it contrast with other traditional religions?

REL 133 Week 3 Individual Assignment Buddhi


sm Worksheet

Complete the University Material: Buddhism Worksheet located on


the student website.

REL 133 Week 3 Learning Team Assi


gnment Buddhism Presentation

Resource: Buddhism Worksheet


Consult the facilitator regarding the assignment of one of the follo
wing Buddhist traditions:

Theravada Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism
Vajrayana Buddhism
Zen Buddhismas a special school of Mahayana Buddhism

Prepare a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on


the assigned Buddhist tradition that does the following:

Describes how significant moments in the Buddhas life infor
med the assigned tradition

REL 133 Week 3 Quiz

1.
Siddhartha Gautama is the name of
2.
The Buddha lived about this time.
3.
The Buddha was particularly troubled by the problem of
4.
Vinaya refers to
5.
The basic outlook on life, formulated by Buddhism, is contained i

REL 133 Week 3 Team Assignment Buddhism P


aper

Part I
Discuss the branches of Buddhism.
Share resources and record the differences between the schools.
Decide, individually, which school you will focus on for this assign
ment.

REL 133 Week 4 DQ 1

REL 133 Week 4 DQ1


What are the basic elements of early Chinese belief? How did these
elements influence later beliefs?

REL 133 Week 4 DQ 2

REL 133 Week 4 DQ2


How would you describe the two main, early teachers of Daoism: L
aozi (Lao Tzu) and Zhuangzi (Chauang Tzu)? How did each influence
the development of Daoism?

REL 133 Week 4 DQ 3

REL 133 Week 4 DQ3


What elements of Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto are characteri
stic of Eastern religious traditions studied in this course?

REL 133 Week 4 DQ 4

REL 133 Week 4 DQ4


How does Confucianism differ with Taoism?

REL 133 Week 4 Individual Assignment Confuc


ianism Paper

Write a 150- to 300-word essay on Confucianism that addresses th


e following topics:
What are the Five Great Relationships?
How is the Ideal Person to act? (You must refer to the concepts of
ren, li, shu, xiao, and wen.)
What is the role of Confucianism in Chinese culture and society to
day?
Cite at least three (3) references in addition to the textbook.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

REL 133 Week 4 Individual Assignment Daois


m Worksheet

Complete the Material: Daoism Worksheet.


Cite resources used.

REL 133 Week 4 Individual Assignment Shinto


Illustration
Access the Shinto Art Creator tool.
Write a 350- to 700-word summary of Shinto practices that still exis
t today.
Create an illustration representative of the Shinto religion, based o
n the beliefs of openness, use of nature, and deliberate simplicity.
Be prepared to discuss.

REL 133 Week 4 Quiz


1.
The notion of wuwei is
2.
Literally, Daodejing means
3.
Applying the notion of yin and yang, we could say that Daoism sho
ws a special love for
4.

REL 133 Week 5 Individual Assignment Curren


t Issues Paper and Class Handout

Choose one of the religions discussed in this course.


Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following que
stions:
What are common characteristics the assigned religion shares wit
h the others?
How is this religion responding to challenges in the modern world
?
What has changed about the roles of women in the religion over t
ime?
Cite at least five references in addition to the textbook.

REL 133 Week 5 Quiz

1.
Gender-neutral prayers
2.
The view of religion as an outdated method for providing solutions
to lifes problems was espoused by
3.
Living and thinking without reference to a religion is called
7.
T. H. Huxley, an English biologist, created what term?
4.
The environmentalism movement is least strong in what regard

REL133 Week 4 Individual Assignment Daoism


, Confucianism, and Shinto

Part 1: Reflections on the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) Worksheet


Complete the University Material: Reflections on the Daodejing (Ta
o Te Ching) Worksheet located on the student website.

Part 2: The Ideal Person


Write a 350- to 700-word essay that describes the ideal person acc
ording to Confucius.
Include the concepts of ren, li, shu, xiao, and wen.
Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines.

Part 3: Shinto Illustration

REL133 Week 5 DQ 1

REL 133 Week 5 DQ1


What are the common characteristics of the Eastern religious tradit
ions?

REL133 Week 5 DQ 2

REL 133 Week 5 DQ2


What are the effects of science on religion in the modern world? D
o religions have an effect on science? Explain how.

REL133 Week 5 Individual Assignment Commo


n Elements of Eastern Religious Traditions
Choose three of the Eastern religious traditions studied in the cour
se.
Complete the University Material: Common Elements of Eastern Re
ligious Traditions template located on the student website.

REL133 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Co


ntemporary Issues in Eastern Religions Paper
and Presentation

Consult the facilitator regarding the assignment of one of the Easte


rn religious traditions studied in the course.
Field Exercise: Learning Team members visit a sacred site of the sp
ecific religion. While all do not need to visit the same location at th
e same time, each member is required to contribute their own exp
erience in the Final Paper and Presentation
Write a 2,100- to 2,450-word paper about the contemporary issues
facing

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