Assignments for this course take the form of written summaries, research, and analysis. They are designed to help us work through the course objectives, while keeping a focus on our spiritural growth through conceptual learning.

For each assignment, please develop a document and submit it to me in either Microsoft Word or HTML format (your word processing software should permit you to do a "save as" and choose either of those formats).

Overall Course Objective: Evaluate the nature and character of God in light of each major world religion (ACU course objective #7)

Assignment 1
Objective: Understand the importance of religious belief, expression, and worship to human beings.
Topic: Why do we worship?

Assignment 2
Objective: Be exposed to the major tenets and practices of the worlds major religions.
Topic: Who do we worship?

Assignment 3
Objective: Be exposed to the major truth claims of each major world religion.
Topic: What do we worship?

Assignment 4
Objective: Understand the geographic impact on religious practice in the worlds various regions.
Topic: Where do we worship?

Assignment 5
Objective: Compare and contrast ancient vs. modern religious practices.
Topic: When do we worship?

Assignment 6 & Final Paper (Combined Assignment)
Objective: Evaluate the absolute and relative claims of the world's major religions.
Topic: Who, what, when, where and why should we worship?