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REL 134 Entire Course • REL 134 Week 1 Individual Assignment Studying Religion • REL 134 Week 1 Knowledge Check • REL 134 Week 1 DQ 1 • REL 134 Week 1 DQ 2 • REL 134 Week 1 DQ 3 • REL 134 Week 1 DQ 4 • REL 134 Week 2 Individual Assignment History of Judaism • REL 134 Week 2 Individual Assignment History of Judaism Presentation • REL 134 Week 2 Knowledge Check • REL 134 Week 2 Individual Assignment Jewish Holy Days Worksheet (2 Sheets) • REL 134 Week 2 DQ 1

REL 134 Week 1 DQ 1 • REL 134 Week 1 DQ1 • Why should we study religions? What are some of the methods used to study religions? What are some of the problems and questions sometimes associated with them?

REL 134 Week 1 DQ 2 • REL 134 Week 1 DQ2 • How do religious traditions view the world and humanity’s place in it? How do religious traditions respond to issues of gender?

REL 134 Week 1 DQ 3 • REL 134 Week 1 DQ 3 • From the reading, what are the basic elements of religion?

REL 134 Week 1 DQ 4 • REL 134 Week 1 DQ4 • What are some difficulties in trying to define religion and religious beliefs?

REL 134 Week 1 Individual Assignment Studying Religion • Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following topics: • · What is essential (in the practices and beliefs) for a tradition to be called a religion? • · Illustrate your points by referring to the commonalities of the three Western religions. • · How do different fields of study approach religion? • · What are some critical issues in the academic study of religion? • Include specific examples from the various religious traditions described in the Week 1 readings, such as a belief in one God or many gods and goddesses, church on Sunday, holy mountains, or the Quakers calling each other friends. You may also include examples from your own religious

REL 134 Week 1 Knowledge Check • 1. • The prophetic orientation in religion emphasizes • 2. • A mystical orientation in religion is characterized by • 3. • A sacramental orientation in religion is characterized by • 4. • Pantheism is the belief • 5. • Among many reasons for the existence of religions, religions exist to help people

REL 134 Week 2 DQ 1 • REL 134 Week 2 DQ1 • Choose a key moment in the Biblical history of the Jewish people. How does this moment relate to the main religious beliefs of the Jewish faith?

REL 134 Week 2 DQ 2 • REL 134 Week 2 DQ 2 • What influence has Judaism had on the Western world? Provide examples of this influence?

REL 134 Week 2 DQ 3 • REL 134 Week 2 DQ 3 • What do the terms brahman, atman, maya, karma, samsara, and moksha mean? How do these terms relate to each other in Hindu teachings?

REL 134 Week 2 DQ 4 • REL 134 Week 2 DQ 4 • What forms of devotion and spirituality are common in Hinduism?

REL 134 Week 2 Individual Assignment History of Judaism Presentation • Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® that includes the following: • · A summary of the life and importance of one key person in Jewish history • · An explanation of one key event in the history of Judaism that is connected to that person • · A description of any rituals, symbols, or sacred texts in Judaism associated with this event or person • Format your references consistent with APA guidelines. • Present your Judaism Presentation. • •For Online students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with notes.

REL 134 Week 2 Individual Assignment History of Judaism • Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following: • · A summary of the life and importance of one key person in Jewish history • · An explanation of one key event in the history of Judaism that is connected to that person • · A description of any rituals, symbols, or sacred texts in Judaism associated with this event or person • Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

REL 134 Week 2 Individual Assignment Jewish Holy Days Paper • Prepare a 700-1050 Words Paper on Jewish holy days: • Rosh Hashanah • Yom Kippur • Sukkot • Hanukkah • Purim • Passover • Shavuot

REL 134 Week 2 Individual Assignment Jewish Holy Days Worksheet (2 Sheets) • This Tutorial contains 2 Different Papers • Complete the Material: Common Holy Days in Jewish Religious Traditions.

REL 134 Week 2 Knowledge Check • 1. • The Jewish view of God is best expressed as • 2. • The Jewish Day of Atonement, the most sacred day of the Jewish year, is • 3. • The Jewish Sabbath is kept from • 4. • Judaism traces itself back to what legendary patriarch who is written about in the book of Genesis? • 5. • “Covenant” means

REL 134 Week 3 DQ 1 • REL 134 Week 3 DQ1 • How was the New Testament formed and recognized in the early Church? What issues were critical to including a writing in the New Testament?

REL 134 Week 3 DQ 2 • REL 134 Week 3 DQ 2 • How does Christianity exhibit a pluralistic character? Compare Christian practices and sacraments among its many different denominations

REL 134 Week 3 Individual Assignment Christianity Presentation (2 PPT) • This Tutorial contains 2 Different PPT • Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® comparing two of the following branches of Christianity: • · Catholic • · Orthodox • · Protestant

REL 134 Week 3 Knowledge Check • Top of Form • 1. • In Jesus’ time, what power controlled Israel? • Bottom of Form • Top of Form • 2. • The Protestant Reformation was started by • Bottom of Form • Top of Form • 3. • Which of these books is found in the New Testament? • Bottom of Form

REL 134 Week 4 Individual Assignment Understanding Islam Presentation • Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® that includes the following: • · Brief summary of the history of Islam • · Explain the importance of these elements for Muslims: • o Qur'an • o Five Pillars • o Ramadan • · Describe significant differences and similarities in how the branches of Islam (Sunni, Shiite, and Sufi) practice their traditions.

REL 134 Week 4 Individual Assignment Understanding Islam • Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following: • · Brief summary of the history of Islam • · Explain the importance of these elements for Muslims: • o Qur'an • o Five Pillars • o Ramadan • · Describe significant differences and similarities in how the branches of Islam (Sunni, Shiite, and Sufi) practice their traditions.

REL 134 Week 5 Individual Assignment Modern Challenges • Choose one of the religions discussed in this course. • Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that addresses the following questions: • · What are common characteristics the assigned religion shares with 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 time? • Cite at least five references in addition to

REL 134 Week 5 Knowledge Check • 1. • The founder of which of these Christian denominations was female? • 2. • One sign of a religious cult is that the movement • 3. • The word pagan comes from pagus, a Latin word that means • 4. • Literally, Theosophy means • 5. • Baha’i emerged from • 6.

REL 134 Week4 Knowledge Check • Top of Form • 1. • Islam particularly stresses • Bottom of Form • Top of Form • 2. • Islam literally means • Bottom of Form • Top of Form • 3. • Observant Muslims do not allow

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