Introduction to Religion
Reli 1000
College of Arts & Sciences Course
Week 1, January 12, Introduction
Reading: Living Religions (LR), pp. 12-37
WWW: Go to the Course’s homepage. Bookmark it. Then
scroll down to the link for Registration. Fill out the Registration Form and submit it.
Then explore the site and look over the Exploring
Religions website.
Week 2, January 19, Hinduism
Reading: LR, pp. 69-113
Week 3, January 26, Hinduism
Reading: Read Web Reading #2 and Web Reading #3.
** Quiz ** : Hinduism:
Take on-line between Thursday at 12 noon and Monday, Feb. 2, at 12 noon.
Week 4, February 2, Buddhism
Reading: LR, pp. 126-162
Week 5, February 9, Buddhism
Reading: Read Web Reading #4 and Web Reading #5.
** Quiz ** : Buddhism:
Take on-line between Thursday at 3 pm and Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 9 am. See the Bulletin
Board for more information.
Week 6, February 16, Chinese Religions
Reading: LR, pp. 164-187 and Read Web Reading #6
Week 7, February 23, Web Project #1
Web Project #1: See the Bulletin Board for more
information. Go to Web
Projects.
Reading: None
Spring Break, March 2
Tuesday, March 3 Holiday
Thursday, March 5, Holiday
Week 8, March 9, Judaism
Tuesday: We will spend some time discussing the Web
Projects so that everyone will be clear on what is expected. Then in the remaining time,
we will start Judaism.
Web Project #1 due March 12 at 5:00 pm
Reading: LR, pp. 216-263
Week 9, March 16, Judaism
Reading: Read Web Reading #8 and Web Reading #9.
Week 10, March 23, Christianity
Tuesday, Last class on Judaism
Thursday, First class on Christianity
** Quiz ** : Judaism:
Take on-line between Tuesday at 12 noon and Friday, March 27, at 12 noon.
Reading: LR, pp. 265-330
Week 11, March 30, Christianity
Reading: Read Web Reading #10 and Web Reading #11
Week 12, April 6, Islam
Tuesday, Last class on Christianity
Thursday, First class on Islam
** Quiz ** : Christanity:
Take on-line between Tuesday at 12 noon and Friday, April 10, at 12 noon.
Reading: LR, pp. 331-373
Week 13, April 13, Islam
Reading: Read Web Reading #12 and Web Reading #13 (the
two main readings in #13 are not yet finished, so just look at the maps)
Week 14, April 20, Web Project #2
Tuesday, Last class on Islam.
Thursday, Discussion of Web Project #2.
** Quiz ** : Islam:
Take on-line between Tuesday at 12 noon and Friday, April 24, at 12 noon.
Web Project #2: Go here.
Reading: None
Week 15, April 27, Finale
Web Project #2 Due on May 1 at 5:00 p.m.