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Course Description
A historical and comparative survey of the principal beliefs and practices of the world's major religions. Major religions are
considered: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shinto and Taoism.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will:
1. Understand the importance of religious belief, expression, and worship to human beings.
2. Be exposed to the major tenets and practices of the worlds major religions.
3. Be exposed to the major truth claims of each major world religion.
4. Understand the geographic impact on religious practice in the worlds various regions.
5. Compare and contrast ancient vs. modern religious practices.
6. Evaluate the absolute and relative claims of the world's major religions.
7. Evaluate the nature and character of God in light of each major world religion.
Course Policies
This is a 6 week course, and moves fairly quickly. Its requirements include assignments, discussion in
the virtual classroom and tests that you will complete and submit via the Internet. I will be available to answer questions, engage in discussion
and provide assistance as needed. Your assignments should be submitted as file attachments in MS Word, pdf, HTML or RTF (rich text format) format. Each assignment will be evaluated, graded, and returned with
feedback. Values for each assignment and test are provided in a table below. Timing
Please be sure to time
your assignments so that you have adequate time to complete the work in the 6 weeks allowed. Communication
Discussion is an important aspect to an effective online course. We will primarily communicate via the virtual classroom. However, please feel free to use my email
address for questions, comments, concerns, etc. and I will do the same. Evaluation MaterialAssignments and Tests
There will be 6 major assignments, a final paper and an optional final exam. Grade Components
6 Individual assignments: 10% each (60% of total)
Final exam 20% (optional)
Final paper: 20% Grading Scale
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