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• REL 133 Assignment Week 1 Common Practices in
  Religion (New Syllabus) 
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• REL 133 Assignment Week 1 Common Practices in
  Religion
• This Assignment Week you learned about religions
  around the world. The materials and discussion
  centered on the different rules, roles, and
  nuances that are present in mainstream and
  indigenous religions. In this assignment you will
  explain the definition of religion, as well as
  common elements in the indigenous religions you
  learned about this Assignment Week. You will have
  the option to write a summary paper or create a
  Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. Refer to
  Help with Microsoft PowerPoint Assignments if
  you choose to create a presentation.

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• REL 133 Assignment Week 2 Religion Comparison
  (New Syllabus) 
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• REL 133 Assignment Week 2 Religion Comparison
• This Assignment Week you learned about Hinduism,
  Jainism, and Sikhism, three religions that are
  part of the Indian culture. In this assignment,
  you will share what you learned about each
  religion and how they differ from one another.
• Review the readings and other outside sources for
  information on Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism.

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• REL 133 Assignment Week 3 Buddhism (New Syllabus)
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• REL 133 Assignment Week 3 Buddhism
• There are various schools within Buddhism, which
  you have learned about this Assignment Week. In
  this assignment, share what you have learned
  about Buddhism overall, and compare and contrast
  the schools of Buddhism.
• Write a 350- to 700-word paper that includes the
  following

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• REL 133 Assignment Week 4 Daoism, Confucianism,
  and Shinto Summary (New Syllabus) 
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• REL 133 Assignment Week 4 Daoism, Confucianism,
  and Shinto Summary
• This Assignment Week addressed the main teachings
  and origins of Daoism and Confucianism. This
  assignment asks you to discuss aspects of both
  traditions, so be sure to complete both portions.
• Complete Daoism and Confucianism Summary.
• Submit your assignment.
• Part 1 Daoism
• Write a 175- to 350-word summary of Daoism that
  includes a brief overview of significant events
  in the history of Daoism, and a description of
  the basic origins and teachings of Daoism.

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• REL 133 Assignment Week 5 Shinto Presentation
  (New Syllabus)
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• REL 133 Assignment Week 5 Shinto Presentation
• Over the last five Assignment Weeks, you have
  learned about different religions, their origins,
  and important facts about each.
• Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation to summarize the key ideas of the
  Shinto religion.
• Include the following in your presentation
• A brief overview of important historical events
  in the Shinto religion

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• REL 133 Entire Course
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• REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Elements of
  Religious Traditions Paper
•  REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Common
  Practices in Religion
•  REL 133 Week 1 DQ 1
•  REL 133 Week 1 DQ 2
•  REL 133 Week 1 DQ 3

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• REL 133 Week 1 DQ 1
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• REL 133 Week 1 DQ1
• How do you define the word religion? What
  elements are commonly associated with religious
  traditions?

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• REL 133 Week 1 DQ 2
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• REL 133 Week 1 DQ2
• How do you define the word sacred? How do
  religious traditions orient their conception and
  location of the sacred?

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• REL 133 Week 1 DQ 3
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• REL 133 Week 1 DQ3
• From the reading, what are the basic elements of
  religion?

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• REL 133 Week 1 DQ 4
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• REL 133 Week 1 DQ4
• What are some difficulties in trying to define
  religion and religious beliefs?

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• REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Common
  Practices in Religion
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• Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that addresses
  the following topics
• What is the definition of religion?
• What are common practices and experiences across
  various world religions? Include indigenous
  religions in your discussion.
• What are some critical issues to the academic
  study of religion?

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• REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Elements of
  Religious Traditions Paper
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• Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that does the
  following
• Describes these basic components of religious
  traditions and their relationship to the sacred
• What a religious tradition saysits teachings,
  texts, doctrine, stories, myths, and others
• What a religious tradition doesworship, prayer,
  pilgrimage, ritual, and so forth
• How a religious tradition organizesleadership,
  relationships among members, and so forth

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• REL 133 Week 1 Quiz
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• 1.A sacramental orientation in religion is
  characterized by
• 2.The transmission of indigenous religions is
  made more difficult by the fact that teachings
  are often conveyed in ways that are
• 3.Compared with indigenous religions, todays
  dominant religions are
• 4.Animism holds that

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• REL 133 Week 2 DQ 1
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• REL 133 Week 2 DQ1
• What are the Vedas? How do the Upanishads differ
  from the Vedas?

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• REL 133 Week 2 DQ 2
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• REL 133 Week 2 DQ2
• What are the stages of life in traditional Hindu
  teaching? Imagine you are a practicing Hindu.
  Which life stage are you in? How does it affect
  your daily activities?

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• REL 133 Week 2 DQ 3
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• REL 133 Week 2 DQ3
• What do the terms brahman, atman, maya, karma,
  samsara, and moksha mean? How do these terms
  relate to each other in Hindu teachings?

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• REL 133 Week 2 DQ 4
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• REL 133 Week 2 DQ4
• What forms of devotion and spirituality are
  common in Hinduism?

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• REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignment Four Yogic
  Paths and Jainism Worksheet
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• Resource Understanding Religious Beliefs and
  Traditions I simulation
• Complete the University Material Four Yogic
  Paths and Jainism Worksheet located on the
  student website.

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• REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignment Hindu Gods
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• Visit the Sanatan Society website and select one
  deity to research.
• Prepare an 8- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation (with Speaker's Notes) that
  addresses the following
• Provide a brief history of Hinduism.
• Summarize the mythology and functions of one
  Hindu god or goddess.

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• REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignment Jainism vs.
  Sikhism
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• Review the readings and other outside sources for
  information on the two religions.
• Cite at least three (3) references in addition
  to the textbook.

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• REL 133 Week 2 Quiz
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• 1.Bhakti means
• 2.The religious practice of ordinary Hindus is
  primarily
• 3.A guru is a
• 4.The word that means liberation is
• 5.The word Vedas is related to the English word

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• REL 133 Week 3 DQ 1
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• REL 133 Week 3 DQ1
• What were the key experiences in the life of the
  Buddha? Why were those experiences important?

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• REL 133 Week 3 DQ 2
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• REL 133 Week 3 DQ2
• What are the Three Jewels of Buddhism? What are
  the Four Noble Truths? What are the steps of the
  Noble Eightfold Path? How do these teachings
  inform the practice of Buddhism?

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• REL 133 Week 3 DQ 3
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• REL 133 Week 3 DQ3
• Do you identify Buddhism as a religion? Why or
  why not? How does it contrast with other
  traditional religions?

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• REL 133 Week 3 Individual Assignment Buddhism
  Worksheet (2 Sheets)
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• This Tutorial contains 2 Different Sheets
• Complete the University Material Buddhism
  Worksheet located on the student website.

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• REL 133 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Buddhism
  Presentation
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• Resource Buddhism Worksheet
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  of one of the following Buddhist traditions
• Theravada Buddhism
• Mahayana Buddhism
• Vajrayana Buddhism

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• REL 133 Week 3 Quiz
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• 1.Siddhartha Gautama is the name of
• 2.The Buddha lived about this time.
• 3.The Buddha was particularly troubled by the
  problem of
• 4.Vinaya refers to
• 5.The basic outlook on life, formulated by
  Buddhism, is contained in

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• REL 133 Week 3 Team Assignment Buddhism Paper
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• Part I
• Discuss the branches of Buddhism.
• Share resources and record the differences
  between the schools.
• Decide, individually, which school you will focus
  on for this assignment.

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• REL 133 Week 4 DQ 1
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• REL 133 Week 4 DQ1
•  What are the basic elements of early Chinese
  belief? How did these elements influence later
  beliefs?

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• REL 133 Week 4 DQ 2
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• REL 133 Week 4 DQ2
• How would you describe the two main, early
  teachers of Daoism Laozi (Lao Tzu) and Zhuangzi
  (Chauang Tzu)? How did each influence the
  development of Daoism?

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• REL 133 Week 4 DQ 3
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• REL 133 Week 4 DQ3
• What elements of Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto
  are characteristic of Eastern religious
  traditions studied in this course?

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• REL 133 Week 4 DQ 4
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• REL 133 Week 4 DQ4
• How does Confucianism differ with Taoism?

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• REL 133 Week 4 Individual Assignment Confucianism
  Paper
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• Write a 150- to 300-word essay on Confucianism
  that addresses the following topics
• What are the Five Great Relationships?
• How is the Ideal Person to act? (You must refer
  to the concepts of ren, li, shu, xiao, and wen.)
• What is the role of Confucianism in Chinese
  culture and society today?

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• REL 133 Week 4 Individual Assignment Daoism
  Worksheet
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• Complete the Material Daoism Worksheet.
• Cite resources used.

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• REL 133 Week 4 Individual Assignment Shinto
  Illustration
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• Access the Shinto Art Creator tool.
• Write a 350- to 700-word summary of Shinto
  practices that still exist today.
• Create an illustration representative of the
  Shinto religion, based on the beliefs of
  openness, use of nature, and deliberate
  simplicity. Be prepared to discuss.
• Format your paper and any additional materials
  consistent with APA guidelines.

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• REL 133 Week 4 Quiz
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• 1.The notion of wuwei is
• 2.Literally, Daodejing means
• 3.Applying the notion of yin and yang, we could
  say that Daoism shows a special love for
• 4.The most important image to be found in the
  Daodejing, the image that best expresses its
  ideals, is
• 5.Divination refers to

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• REL 133 Week 5 DQ 1
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• REL 133 Week 5 DQ1
• What are the common characteristics of the
  Eastern religious traditions?

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• REL 133 Week 5 DQ 2
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• REL 133 Week 5 DQ2
• What are the effects of science on religion in
  the modern world? Do religions have an effect on
  science? Explain how.

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• REL 133 Week 5 Individual Assignment Common
  Elements of Eastern Religious Traditions
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• Choose three of the Eastern religious traditions
  studied in the course.
• Complete the University Material Common Elements
  of Eastern Religious Traditions template located
  on the student website.

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• REL 133 Week 5 Individual Assignment Current
  Issues Paper and Class Handout
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• Choose one of the religions discussed in this
  course.
• Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that addresses
  the following questions
• What are common characteristics the assigned
  religion shares with the others?
• How is this religion responding to challenges in
  the modern world?
• What has changed about the roles of women in the
  religion over time?

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• REL 133 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
  Contemporary Issues in Eastern Religions Paper
  and Presentation
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• Consult the facilitator regarding the assignment
  of one of the Eastern religious traditions
  studied in the course.
• Field Exercise Learning Team members visit a
  sacred site of the specific religion. While all
  do not need to visit the same location at the
  same time, each member is required to contribute
  their own experience in the Final Paper and
  Presentation
• Write a 2,100- to 2,450-word paper about the
  contemporary issues facing the assigned Eastern
  religious tradition in which you
•   Discuss the common characteristics the
  assigned religion shares with the others.

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• REL 133 Week 5 Quiz
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• 1.Gender-neutral prayers
• 2.The view of religion as an outdated method for
  providing solutions to lifes problems was
  espoused by
• 3.Living and thinking without reference to a
  religion is called
• 7.T. H. Huxley, an English biologist, created
  what term?
• 4.The environmentalism movement is least strong
  in what regard?
• 5.Applied science is

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