Sep 1, 2017 11:30 PM
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Assignment #3: M2 Finding the Sacred – Submit Files
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Assignment #3: M2 Finding the Sacred
Instructions
It has been said that the United States has lost its sense of the sacred. Nothing is set aside, made special, or considered sacred. People use to dress up to go to Church, go to the theatre, or fly on an airplane. Today informal dress, or even shorts, is the norm. Weddings, rather than following time honored rituals, consist of a creative ceremony written by the bride and groom. Even a high school or college graduation is often marked by catcalls.
Answer the question whether you believe anything is sacred or holy in our contemporary society. Is that a good or bad thing?
Your answer should be between 150 and 300 words. Assignment must be typed in MS Word, where you can check grammar and spelling. After completing your assignment in Word, save the document, then click on “Add a File” button to attach the file and submit your assignment. Keep in mind that only one file is allowed per submission, and only one submission is allowed.
End Date
Sep 1, 2017 11:30 PM
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Assignment #4: M2 The Brothers Karamazov – Submit Files
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Assignment #4: M2 The Brothers Karamazov
Instructions
In his great novel The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoyevsky famously said, “Without God, everything is permissible.” The line comes up in the context of whether it is permissible for one of the brothers to kill their father, an evil man. Do you agree with Dostoyevsky or not, and why or why not.
Your answer should be between 150 and 300 words. Assignment must be typed in MS Word, where you can check grammar and spelling. After completing your assignment in Word, save the document, then click on “Add a File” button to attach the file and submit your assignment. Keep in mind that only one file is allowed per submission, and only one submission is allowed.
End Date
Sep 1, 2017 11:30 PM
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Assignment #5: M3 Religion and the Life Cycle – Submit Files
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Assignment #5: M3 Religion and the Life Cycle
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Describe a religious life cycle event that you attended – baby naming, bar or bat mitzvah, Christening, wedding, or a funeral. Describe the religious symbols or the religious meaning of the event.
Your answer should be between 150 and 300 words. Assignment must be typed in MS Word, where you can check grammar and spelling. After completing your assignment in Word, save the document, then click on “Add a File” button to attach the file and submit your assignment. Keep in mind that only one file is allowed per submission, and only one submission is allowed.
End Date
Sep 8, 2017 11:30 PM
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Assignment #6: M4 Your Religious Faith – Submit Files
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Assignment #6: M4 Your Religious Faith
Instructions
Now is the opportunity to think about yourself. Are you a theist, a deist, a pantheist, an atheist, or an agnostic? What are the advantages and problems with your particular point of view? There are no right or wrong answers to this question; just the opportunity to think.
Your answer should be between 150 and 300 words. Assignment must be typed in MS Word, where you can check grammar and spelling. After completing your assignment in Word, save the document, then click on “Add a File” button to attach the file and submit your assignment. Keep in mind that only one file is allowed per submission, and only one submission is allowed.
End Date
Sep 15, 2017 11:30 PM
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Assignment #7: M4 Is Scientology a Cult? – Submit Files
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Assignment #7: M4 Is Scientology a Cult?
Instructions
Scientology is one of the most controversial new religions today. (To learn a little about Scientology, look at the Wikipedia article Scientology .) Think about the definition of a cult. Would you consider scientology a mainstream religion or a cult?
Your answer should be between 150 and 300 words. Assignment must be typed in MS Word, where you can check grammar and spelling. After completing your assignment in Word, save the document, then click on “Add a File” button to attach the file and submit your assignment. Keep in mind that only one file is allowed per submission, and only one submission is allowed.
End Date
Sep 15, 2017 11:30 PM
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Assignment #8: M5 The Axial Age – Submit Files
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Assignment #8: M5 The Axial Age
Instructions
Why is the axial age so important in the history of religion?
Define the axial age and tell why it is so important in the history of religion? How is religion different after the axial age from before?
Your answer should be between 150 and 300 words. Assignment must be typed in MS Word, where you can check grammar and spelling. After completing your assignment in Word, save the document, then click on “Add a File” button to attach the file and submit your assignment. Keep in mind that only one file is allowed per submission, and only one submission is allowed.
End Date
Sep 22, 2017 11:30 PM
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Final Paper – Submit Files
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Final Paper
Instructions
Write a five page paper, double space, on any topic covered in this course or related to the study of religion. The paper will be graded for both content and spelling and grammar. Establish a thesis paragraph (what you want to say) and then present intelligent arguments, using material that was covered in the course. Again, there is no right or wrong answers. Your paper can be pro- or anti- religion, as long as it is coherent and well written.
End Date
Oct 6, 2017 11:30 PM
