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2. REL 133 Entire Course • REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Elements of Religious Traditions Paper • REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Common Practices in Religion • 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

3. REL 133 Week 1 DQ 1 • REL 133 Week 1 DQ1 • How do you define the word religion? What elements are commonly associated with religious traditions?

4. REL 133 Week 1 DQ 2 • REL 133 Week 1 DQ 2 • How do you define the word sacred? How do religious traditions orient their conception and location of the sacred?

5. REL 133 Week 1 DQ 3 • REL 133 Week 1 DQ 3 • From the reading, what are the basic elements of religion?

6. REL 133 Week 1 DQ 4 • REL 133 Week 1 DQ4 • What are some difficulties in trying to define religion and religious beliefs?

7. REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Elements of Religious Traditions Paper • Writea 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 says—its teachings, texts, doctrine, stories, myths, and others • What a religious tradition does—worship, prayer, pilgrimage, ritual, and so forth

8. REL 133 Week 2 DQ 1 • REL 133 Week 2 DQ1 • What are the Vedas? How do the Upanishads differ from the Vedas?

9. REL 133 Week 2 DQ 2 • REL 133 Week 2 DQ2 • What are the stages of life in traditional Hindu teaching? Imagine you are a practicing Hindu. Which life stage are you in? How does it affect your daily activities?

10. REL 133 Week 2 DQ 3 • REL 133 Week 2 DQ3 • What do the terms brahman, atman, maya, karma, samsara, and moksha mean? How do these terms relate to each other in Hindu teachings?

11. REL 133 Week 2 DQ 4 • REL 133 Week 2 DQ4 • What forms of devotion and spirituality are common in Hinduism?

12. REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignment Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet • Resource: Understanding Religious Beliefs and Traditions I simulation • Complete the University Material: Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet located on the student website. 

13. REL 133 Week 3 DQ 1 • REL 133 Week 3 DQ1 • What were the key experiences in the life of the Buddha? Why were those experiences important?

14. REL 133 Week 3 DQ 2 • REL 133 Week 3 DQ2 • What are the Three Jewels of Buddhism? What are the Four Noble Truths? What are the steps of the Noble Eightfold Path? How do these teachings inform the practice of Buddhism?

15. REL 133 Week 3 DQ 3 • REL 133 Week 3 DQ3 • Do you identify Buddhism as a religion? Why or why not? How does it contrast with other traditional religions?

16. REL 133 Week 3 Individual Assignment Buddhism Worksheet • Complete the University Material: Buddhism Worksheet located on the student website.

17. REL 133 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Buddhism Presentation • Resource: Buddhism Worksheet • Consult the facilitator regarding the assignment of one of the following Buddhist traditions: • ·         Theravada Buddhism • ·         Mahayana Buddhism • ·         Vajrayana Buddhism • ·         Zen Buddhism—as a special school of Mahayana Buddhism • Prepare a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint

18. 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?

19. REL 133 Week 4 DQ 2 • REL 133 Week 4 DQ2 • How would you describe the two main, early teachers of Daoism: Laozi (Lao Tzu) and Zhuangzi (Chauang Tzu)? How did each influence the development of Daoism?

20. REL 133 Week 4 DQ 3 • REL 133 Week 4 DQ3 • What elements of Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto are characteristic of Eastern religious traditions studied in this course?

21. REL 133 Week 4 DQ 4 • REL 133 Week 4 DQ4 • How does Confucianism differ with Taoism?

22. 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 (Tao 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 according to Confucius. • Include the concepts of ren, li, shu, xiao, and wen.

23. REL133 Week 5 DQ 1 • REL 133 Week 5 DQ1 • What are the common characteristics of the Eastern religious traditions?

24. REL133 Week 5 DQ 2 • REL 133 Week 5 DQ2 • What are the effects of science on religion in the modern world? Do religions have an effect on science? Explain how.

25. REL133 Week 5 Individual Assignment Common Elements of Eastern Religious Traditions • Choose three of the Eastern religious traditions studied in the course. • Complete the University Material: Common Elements of Eastern Religious Traditions template located on the student website.

26. REL133 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Contemporary Issues in Eastern Religions Paper and Presentation • Consult the facilitator regarding the assignment of one of the Eastern religious traditions studied in the course.  • Field Exercise: Learning Team members visit a sacred site of the specific religion.  While all do not need to visit the same location at the same time, each member is required to contribute their own experience in the Final Paper and Presentation • Write a 2,100- to 2,450-word paper about the contemporary issues facing the assigned Eastern religious tradition in which you:

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