Week 4 - From Friday's class

Assignment: Homework #2 :Chapters 7 & 8 of  Faith: Security & Risk were distributed. For next week you are to have read both chapters and respond  to questions 3 & 4 from Chapter 7 AND questions 3 & 4 from Chapter 8.  Please type, 12 point font (single or double spaced), 5 sentence minimum for EACH question. This will be a graded assignment.

DUE Wednesday 10/2: Chapter 7 - Questions 3 & 4
DUE Friday  10/4:        Chapter 8 - Questions 3 & 4

In class, we discussed the "If" faith and the "Though" faith. In small groups, we shared the Religion in the News assignment. For your benefit, here is a list of graded assignments to date.

 SEE PREVIOUS WEEKS FOR ASSIGNMENTS

Religion in the News #1     Due 9/27 refer to syllabus for outline
Reflection paper #1             Due 9/20 based on Chapter 4-6 Faith: Security & Risk
Homework #1                      Due 9/13 based on Chapters 1-3 Faith: Security &Risk

Update - Faith as a Risk

Continuing our discussion on the link between faith and morality and faith as a risk, we will view the following: Martin Luther Kin Jr.'s "But If Not" and Segments of In God's Name (DVD)

Week 4

We will continue our discussion on Stages of Faith. We will discuss the link between morality and faith and how faith can be a "risk."

DUE: Friday, September 27th - Religion in the News - See Syllabus

Foundation of Morality Franz De Waal - Moral behavior in animals
http://www.ted.com/talks/frans_de_waal_do_animals_have_morals.html

More from Franz de Waal on Religion and Morality. Do you agree? Disagree with his views?

 

Another perspective from one of the great minds of the 20th century Jiddu Krishnamurti. Biography: http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/about-krishnamurti/biography.php

 

 

Week 3

Assignment #1 – Review Folwer handout. Read also Chapters 4, 5 & 6 of Faith: Security and Risk Questions to consider: 1. What is the connection between faith and morality? (Chapter 4) 2. At what point in your life was your faith first challenged? Did your faith grow or diminished? How and why? (Chapter 5) 3. In what ways do you see faith as a risk? (Chapter 6). Choose ONE of these questions and write a 1 1/2 to 2 page reflection paper (refer to class handout on reflection paper requirements.

***I will be sending to your email a power point presentation James Fowler's Stages of Faith

Also, You need to begin exploring the Religion in The News websites list in the right margins of this blog.

Assignment #2: Review Fowler Handout and Class notes. * Quiz will be given on terms and  first four stages of faith on Friday 9 /20.

Assignment #3 Complete first Religion in the News. See syllabus for websites and outline. DUE Friday, September 27^th.

Week Three  Week of September 16th               Reflection Paper Due Monday September 23rd
Topics	Class Activities	Religion in the News	Sharing
The Meaning of Faith/The Beginnings of Faith from Literal to Personal Faith	Review of Chapters 1- 3 of Kropf’s Faith: Security & Risk, Fowlers Stages of Faith Chapters 4- 6 Class activity	View a former student’s “Religion in the News”  along with websites/blogs	Group Sharing of papers; “Faith” from  “World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts.”; Video – In God’s Name (Part I)
Time permitting: Close reading of  Henri Nouwen from Magic to Faith

Week Two

 DUE: Friday, September 13

*Complete questions for Reflection and Discussion at 

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

 

 We have been exploring general themes concerning religion and faith. We will continue to do as

 

we begin discussing Chapter 1 in detail.  Below are two videos to help in this process. Key terms to
 know.

 

General definitions of faith and religion (how does Frankl define them)
 

fulfillment
 

self transcendence (See second video- a link is provided)
 

self - actualization
 

objective faith
 

subjective faith
 

The stages of faith (handout) by James Fowler

 

Important people: Viktor Frankl, Sigmund Freund, Alfred Adler,
 James Fowler

 

Viktor Frankl - Man's Search for Meaning

 

 

 



Self Transcendence - Jonathan Haidt -Ted.com

 

http://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_humanity_s_stairway_to_self_transcendence.html

 

 

 

Welcome!

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: Friday, September 13

*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 13th.Typed. Proper heading

                    

Wednesday

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?

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 - Part I

Friday

Prayer -  LaSalle Prayer

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.)