Welcome! Week One

Welcome - Week One

Welcome to Religion and the Human Experience! I will be using both this blog and Manor College's Web Study to communicate with you (along with email). The blog will be used to update the syllabus and provide a way to revisit some of the videos and important links used in class.

Class Activities     

• Introduction to the Course/Syllabus/Texts
•  Handout: What is Religion? Why it is important.
• *Participation (blue book)
• What is Your  Ultimate Question, Religious Literacy Quiz (not graded)
• Videos
• PowerPoint
• Discussion
• Notes
• Introduction to  Online Text –Faith: Security and Risk by Richard Kropf 
• Introduction to Stephen Prothero’s book, Religious Literacy
• Introduction, Twelve Theological Dilemmas by Gregory Higgins 

Assignments

1.  Read through syllabus.
2. Complete for next class "So What's Your Ultimate Question?
3. Read What is Religion? by Paul Myhre pages 3- 7. Beprepared to discuss questions on page 7. No written responses at this time
4. Begin reading chapters 1-3 of Faith:Security & Risk . Here is the link: http://www.stellamar.net/writings/books/fs&r/fs&rtoc.htm

 DUE: Thursday, September 12

*Complete questions for Reflection and Discussion at 

the end of chapters 1, 2 and 3 of Faith: Security & Risk. 

This 

is your first homework 

grade. It is to be submitted no later than Friday of next 

week September 12th.Typed. Proper heading

                    

1st part of class

Introductions, Attendance and Prayer (The Two Wolves) - Blue Books

Religion is a part of everyday life. How much do we know about religion's impact on society? How much do we know about other religions?
Religious Bumper Stickers -Power Point

DMX prayer 

What Would You Do?

Sikhism

Religious Literacy and why it is important.  Refer to text Religious Literacy by Stephen Prothero. This above example also is an example of a dilemma: How are we to believe or act in a given situation? Introduce Twelve Theological Dilemmas by Gregory Higgins

Example

Syllabus 

2nd part of class

So What's Your Ultimate Question?

Power point along with discussion of  What is Religion?

In class notes - Defining Religion

Religious Literacy Quiz

(Included in this video segment from CNN is the author of our text Stephen Prothero.)