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