Course Outline
Theology 103: WORLD RELIGIONS
Spiritual Experiences of Humankind


DATE	TOPIC	ASSIGNMENTS	PRESENTATION / FEASTS
Week I-II Aug. 27, 1997 & Sept. 3, 1997	General Introduction to World Religions. Definition of terms, e.g. primitive religions, native American religions, Totemism and Animism. Library research lecture (MSGR. Barry Library / Sept. 6, 1996).	General Introduction & Religions of FIRST Citizens: Read the DOCUMENTS OF VATICAN II on Ecumenism,and Non-Christian Religions (use one of the collections of these documents which you can find in the library[ask Mr. Phil O'Neil to assist you]). Read:Y-Pref.&Intro,pgs.ix-19,incl. Summary & Questions,each Ch. & Week. 1/2 column of Chart of World Rel. Check the Yellow pages of your phone books, and select religions, topics and begin your research today. THOSE IN HEALTH CARE - Read the Preface and Chs.1 and 2 of Numbers & Amundsen,Caring and Curing, and read 4 Chapters of this book each week. EVERYONE-STUDY THE WORLD RELIGIONS CHART[or pgs](1/2 COLUMN EACH WEEK)	Refer to the Presentation Page Sept. 1 (Monday) Labor Day (Holiday) Sept. 8 Birth of Mary (Mother of Jesus)
Week III Sept. 8, 1997	Religions of Africa (Tribal)	EVERYONE-STUDY THE WORLD RELIGIONS CHART[or pgs](1/2 COLUMN EACH WEEK) Read: Y, Ch. II 20-37, incl. Sum. & Questions. WHAT DO FEAST DAYS AND HOLIDAYS MEAN TO PEOPLE / DIFFERENT CULTURES	Sept.14 / Triumph of the Holy Cross Sept.15 / Our Lady of Sorrows (Esp. Servites) Sept. 17 / St. Robert Bellarmine, S.J. Sept. 20 / Martyns of the Orient
Week IV Sept. 15, 1997	Religions Arising in India	Phase I - Statement of Purpose & Method is due. Read:Y,Ch.III:39-63,incl.S.& Q.
Week V Sept. 22, 1997	Buddhism	First individual Team Assessment are due. Read:Y,Ch.IV:64-93,incl.S.& Q.	Sept. 28 / Sts. Dominic Ibanez de Erquicia, O.P., Lorenzo Ruiz, O.P. (Husband and Layman), James Kyushei Tomonaga, O.P. and Companions (Phillipines) Sept. 29 / Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels.
Week VI Sept. 29, 1997	Jainism and Sikhism	Read:Y,Ch.V:95-135:S. & Q.	Sept. 30 / St. Jerome, Patron of Scripture Studies; Oct. 1 / Respect Life Day Oct .4 / Yom Kippur. Oct. 4 / St. Francis of Assisi.
Week VII Oct. 6, 1997	Daoism and Confucianism (Philsophies or Relgions?):	Read:Y,Ch.VI:137-157;S. & Q.	Oct. 7 / Our Lady of the Rosary Oct. 9 / Columbus Day; Thanksgiving Day (Canada);
Week VIII Oct. 13, 1997	Shinto, Zen and Other Forms of Buddhism	Second Assessment are due Read:Y,Ch.VII: 158-174; S. & Q.	Oct. 16 / Bl. Alberto Hurrando (Chile) Oct. 17(Fri.) / 1997 FALL BREAK Oct. 18 / St. Luke, Evangelist Oct. 19 / North American Martyrs CHECK PRESENTATION MATERIAL IN LEARNING CENTER FOR GRAMMAR/COMPOSITION
Week IX Oct. 20, 1997	The Religions Influencing East and West	Read:Y,Chs.VIII&X:176-207;247-263	Presentation research continues, finish typing your part of the presentation and save CONTENT on disk (as DOS-TEXT) and given to your PRODUCER OF THE TEAM FOR INCORPORATION ON YOUR PRESENTATION ON THE WEB OF YOUR SUBJECT MATTER Oct. 22 / MIDTERM REVIEW Oct. 24 (Friday) / MIDTERM
Week X Oct. 27, 1997	Abrahamic Religions	Read:Y,Chs. IX:208-245; S.&Q. Learn (i.e. review common symbols and terms in GLOSSARY, pgs. 434-435ff of Y)	Oct. 28 / St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles. Oct. 31 / Protestant Reformation Day (Thurs.) Oct. 31 / ALL HALLOWS EVE; Nov. 1 / ALL SAINTS DAY Nov. 2 / ALL SOULS DAY
Week XI Nov. 3, 1997	Christianity / Catholicism / Uniates / Orthodox	Read:Y,Chs. XI:264-303; S.&Q.	Nov. 3 / St. Martin de Porres, O.P. (Lima, Peru)
Week XII Nov. 10, 1997	Christianity (cont.) Reformation Churches	TEAM ORAL COMPUTER PRESENTATIONS DUE TO BEGIN Read:Y,Chs. XII.:304-351; S.&Q.	Nov. 11 / Veterans' Day Nov. 13 / St. Francis Cabrini, M.S.C. (Italian/Americans)
Week XIII Nov. 17, 1997	Christianity (cont.) U.S.A. Churches	Read:Y,Chs. XIII.:352-383; S.&Q. Hand Outs	Nov. 23 / Feast of Christ the King (Last Sunday of Liturgical Year in the Roman Catholic Christo-Centric Liturgical Cycle)
Week XIV Nov. 24, 1997	Islam	THIRD TEAM ASSESSMENTS ARE DUE Read:Y,Chs. XIV & XV.:385-439; S.&Q.	Nov. 24 / Sts. Andrew Dung Lac & Companions (Vietnam) Nov. 27 / THANKSGIVING DAY Nov. 27 - Nov. 30 (Thurs - Sunday) / HOLIDAYS
Week XV Dec. 1, 1997	Fundamentalism / Electronic Media Churches / Cults / New Age	REVIEW THE WHOLE TEXT FINAL WILL COVER THE CONTENTS OF THE LAST PART OF THE TEXT BOOK, ONLY	Dec. 2 / PAPER (DISKETTES) DUE (approved in the Learning Center) Dec. 2 / US Women Martyrs in El Salvador Dec. 6 / Review for FINAL Dec. 8 / FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Mary's that is) Holyday in U.S.A. for Roman Catholics.
Week XVI Dec. 8, 1997	FINALS WEEK	CRITIQUE SUMMERIES, DUE WITH PHASE III (PAPERS & TEAM DISKETTES) Final begin this Monday Dec. 8, 1997 FINAL FOR: THE-103-01: IS FRIDAY DEC. 12, 1997 (8:00 AM - 9:50 AM) THE-103-02: IS MONDAY DEC. 8, 1997 (10:00 AM - 11:50 AM) THE-103-03: IS MONDAY DEC. 8, 1997 (1:00 PM - 2:50 PM)	Dec. 12 / Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico, and various other Roman Catholic Communities and North, Central, and South Americas) Dec. 13 / St. Lucy (Scandanavian Countries, feast of Lights) Dec. 25 / Birth of Jesus Christ, traditionally celebrated (Actual day as well as date, unknown)

NOTE:

READING CODE:'Y'=William A.Young,1 Ch. each week You are free to read at your own pace, these are suggested reading schedules which I will then hold you responsible for if there is a quiz. So please feel free to read on ahead and then perhaps re-read.Please study and learn the 'Terms' found in Young(Pgs. 441-449) and study the captions on the photos.

Fr. Madden / August-97

Course Outline Theology 103: WORLD RELIGIONS Spiritual Experiences of Humankind

DATE

TOPIC

ASSIGNMENTS

PRESENTATION / FEASTS

Week I-II Aug. 27, 1997 & Sept. 3, 1997

General Introduction to World Religions. Definition of terms, e.g. primitive religions, native American religions, Totemism and Animism. Library research lecture (MSGR. Barry Library / Sept. 6, 1996).

Refer to the Presentation Page Sept. 1 (Monday) Labor Day (Holiday) Sept. 8 Birth of Mary (Mother of Jesus)

Week III Sept. 8, 1997

Religions of Africa (Tribal)

EVERYONE-STUDY THE WORLD RELIGIONS CHART[or pgs](1/2 COLUMN EACH WEEK) Read: Y, Ch. II 20-37, incl. Sum. & Questions. WHAT DO FEAST DAYS AND HOLIDAYS MEAN TO PEOPLE / DIFFERENT CULTURES

Sept.14 / Triumph of the Holy Cross Sept.15 / Our Lady of Sorrows (Esp. Servites) Sept. 17 / St. Robert Bellarmine, S.J. Sept. 20 / Martyns of the Orient

Week IV Sept. 15, 1997

Religions Arising in India

Phase I - Statement of Purpose & Method is due. Read:Y,Ch.III:39-63,incl.S.& Q.

Week V Sept. 22, 1997

Buddhism

First individual Team Assessment are due. Read:Y,Ch.IV:64-93,incl.S.& Q.

Sept. 28 / Sts. Dominic Ibanez de Erquicia, O.P., Lorenzo Ruiz, O.P. (Husband and Layman), James Kyushei Tomonaga, O.P. and Companions (Phillipines) Sept. 29 / Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels.

Week VI Sept. 29, 1997

Jainism and Sikhism

Read:Y,Ch.V:95-135:S. & Q.

Sept. 30 / St. Jerome, Patron of Scripture Studies; Oct. 1 / Respect Life Day Oct .4 / Yom Kippur. Oct. 4 / St. Francis of Assisi.

Week VII Oct. 6, 1997

Daoism and Confucianism (Philsophies or Relgions?):

Read:Y,Ch.VI:137-157;S. & Q.

Oct. 7 / Our Lady of the Rosary Oct. 9 / Columbus Day; Thanksgiving Day (Canada);

Week VIII Oct. 13, 1997

Shinto, Zen and Other Forms of Buddhism

Second Assessment are due Read:Y,Ch.VII: 158-174; S. & Q.

Oct. 16 / Bl. Alberto Hurrando (Chile) Oct. 17(Fri.) / 1997 FALL BREAK Oct. 18 / St. Luke, Evangelist Oct. 19 / North American Martyrs CHECK PRESENTATION MATERIAL IN LEARNING CENTER FOR GRAMMAR/COMPOSITION

Week IX Oct. 20, 1997

The Religions Influencing East and West

Read:Y,Chs.VIII&X:176-207;247-263

Presentation research continues, finish typing your part of the presentation and save CONTENT on disk (as DOS-TEXT) and given to your PRODUCER OF THE TEAM FOR INCORPORATION ON YOUR PRESENTATION ON THE WEB OF YOUR SUBJECT MATTER Oct. 22 / MIDTERM REVIEW Oct. 24 (Friday) / MIDTERM

Week X Oct. 27, 1997

Abrahamic Religions

Read:Y,Chs. IX:208-245; S.&Q. Learn (i.e. review common symbols and terms in GLOSSARY, pgs. 434-435ff of Y)

Oct. 28 / St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles. Oct. 31 / Protestant Reformation Day (Thurs.) Oct. 31 / ALL HALLOWS EVE; Nov. 1 / ALL SAINTS DAY Nov. 2 / ALL SOULS DAY

Week XI Nov. 3, 1997

Christianity / Catholicism / Uniates / Orthodox

Read:Y,Chs. XI:264-303; S.&Q.

Nov. 3 / St. Martin de Porres, O.P. (Lima, Peru)

Week XII Nov. 10, 1997

Christianity (cont.) Reformation Churches

TEAM ORAL COMPUTER PRESENTATIONS DUE TO BEGIN Read:Y,Chs. XII.:304-351; S.&Q.

Nov. 11 / Veterans' Day Nov. 13 / St. Francis Cabrini, M.S.C. (Italian/Americans)

Week XIII Nov. 17, 1997

Christianity (cont.) U.S.A. Churches

Read:Y,Chs. XIII.:352-383; S.&Q. Hand Outs

Nov. 23 / Feast of Christ the King (Last Sunday of Liturgical Year in the Roman Catholic Christo-Centric Liturgical Cycle)

Week XIV Nov. 24, 1997

Islam

THIRD TEAM ASSESSMENTS ARE DUE Read:Y,Chs. XIV & XV.:385-439; S.&Q.

Nov. 24 / Sts. Andrew Dung Lac & Companions (Vietnam) Nov. 27 / THANKSGIVING DAY Nov. 27 - Nov. 30 (Thurs - Sunday) / HOLIDAYS

Week XV Dec. 1, 1997

Fundamentalism / Electronic Media Churches / Cults / New Age

REVIEW THE WHOLE TEXT FINAL WILL COVER THE CONTENTS OF THE LAST PART OF THE TEXT BOOK, ONLY

Dec. 2 / PAPER (DISKETTES) DUE (approved in the Learning Center) Dec. 2 / US Women Martyrs in El Salvador Dec. 6 / Review for FINAL Dec. 8 / FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Mary's that is) Holyday in U.S.A. for Roman Catholics.

Week XVI Dec. 8, 1997

FINALS WEEK

CRITIQUE SUMMERIES, DUE WITH PHASE III (PAPERS & TEAM DISKETTES) Final begin this Monday Dec. 8, 1997 FINAL FOR: THE-103-01: IS FRIDAY DEC. 12, 1997 (8:00 AM - 9:50 AM) THE-103-02: IS MONDAY DEC. 8, 1997 (10:00 AM - 11:50 AM) THE-103-03: IS MONDAY DEC. 8, 1997 (1:00 PM - 2:50 PM)

Dec. 12 / Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico, and various other Roman Catholic Communities and North, Central, and South Americas) Dec. 13 / St. Lucy (Scandanavian Countries, feast of Lights) Dec. 25 / Birth of Jesus Christ, traditionally celebrated (Actual day as well as date, unknown)

Course Outline
Theology 103: WORLD RELIGIONS
Spiritual Experiences of Humankind

PRESENTATION /
FEASTS

Week I-II
Aug. 27, 1997 &
Sept. 3, 1997

General Introduction to World Religions.
Definition of terms, e.g. primitive religions, native American religions, Totemism and Animism.
Library research lecture (MSGR. Barry Library / Sept. 6, 1996).

Refer to the Presentation Page

Sept. 1 (Monday) Labor Day (Holiday)

Sept. 8 Birth of Mary (Mother of Jesus)

Week III
Sept. 8, 1997

EVERYONE-STUDY THE WORLD RELIGIONS CHART[or pgs](1/2 COLUMN EACH WEEK)

Read: Y, Ch. II 20-37, incl. Sum. & Questions.
WHAT DO FEAST DAYS AND HOLIDAYS MEAN TO PEOPLE / DIFFERENT CULTURES

Sept.14 / Triumph of the Holy Cross
Sept.15 / Our Lady of Sorrows (Esp. Servites)
Sept. 17 / St. Robert Bellarmine, S.J.
Sept. 20 / Martyns of the Orient

Week IV
Sept. 15, 1997

Phase I - Statement of Purpose & Method is due.
Read:Y,Ch.III:39-63,incl.S.& Q.

Week V
Sept. 22, 1997

First individual Team Assessment are due.
Read:Y,Ch.IV:64-93,incl.S.& Q.

Sept. 28 / Sts. Dominic Ibanez de Erquicia, O.P., Lorenzo Ruiz, O.P. (Husband and Layman), James Kyushei Tomonaga, O.P. and Companions (Phillipines)
Sept. 29 / Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels.

Week VI
Sept. 29, 1997

Sept. 30 / St. Jerome, Patron of Scripture Studies;
Oct. 1 / Respect Life Day
Oct .4 / Yom Kippur.
Oct. 4 / St. Francis of Assisi.

Week VII
Oct. 6, 1997

Oct. 7 / Our Lady of the Rosary
Oct. 9 / Columbus Day; Thanksgiving Day (Canada);

Week VIII
Oct. 13, 1997

Oct. 16 / Bl. Alberto Hurrando (Chile)
Oct. 17(Fri.) / 1997 FALL BREAK
Oct. 18 / St. Luke, Evangelist
Oct. 19 / North American Martyrs
CHECK PRESENTATION MATERIAL IN LEARNING CENTER FOR GRAMMAR/COMPOSITION

Week IX
Oct. 20, 1997

Presentation research continues, finish typing your part of the presentation and save CONTENT on disk (as DOS-TEXT) and given to your PRODUCER OF THE TEAM FOR INCORPORATION ON YOUR PRESENTATION ON THE WEB OF YOUR SUBJECT MATTER

Oct. 22 / MIDTERM REVIEW
Oct. 24 (Friday) / MIDTERM

Week X
Oct. 27, 1997

Read:Y,Chs. IX:208-245; S.&Q.

Learn (i.e. review common symbols and terms in GLOSSARY, pgs. 434-435ff of Y)

Oct. 28 / St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles.
Oct. 31 / Protestant Reformation Day (Thurs.)
Oct. 31 / ALL HALLOWS EVE;
Nov. 1 / ALL SAINTS DAY
Nov. 2 / ALL SOULS DAY

Week XI
Nov. 3, 1997

Week XII
Nov. 10, 1997

TEAM ORAL COMPUTER PRESENTATIONS DUE TO BEGIN

Read:Y,Chs. XII.:304-351; S.&Q.

Nov. 11 / Veterans' Day
Nov. 13 / St. Francis Cabrini, M.S.C. (Italian/Americans)

Week XIII
Nov. 17, 1997

Read:Y,Chs. XIII.:352-383; S.&Q.
Hand Outs

Week XIV
Nov. 24, 1997

THIRD TEAM ASSESSMENTS ARE DUE

Read:Y,Chs. XIV & XV.:385-439; S.&Q.

Nov. 24 / Sts. Andrew Dung Lac & Companions (Vietnam)
Nov. 27 / THANKSGIVING DAY
Nov. 27 - Nov. 30 (Thurs - Sunday) / HOLIDAYS

Week XV
Dec. 1, 1997

REVIEW THE WHOLE TEXT
FINAL WILL COVER THE CONTENTS OF THE LAST PART OF THE TEXT BOOK, ONLY

Dec. 2 / PAPER (DISKETTES) DUE (approved in the Learning Center)

Dec. 2 / US Women Martyrs in El Salvador
Dec. 6 / Review for FINAL
Dec. 8 / FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Mary's that is) Holyday in U.S.A. for Roman Catholics.

Week XVI
Dec. 8, 1997

CRITIQUE SUMMERIES, DUE WITH PHASE III (PAPERS & TEAM DISKETTES)

Final begin this Monday Dec. 8, 1997
FINAL FOR:
THE-103-01: IS FRIDAY DEC. 12, 1997 (8:00 AM - 9:50 AM)

THE-103-02: IS MONDAY DEC. 8, 1997 (10:00 AM - 11:50 AM)

THE-103-03: IS MONDAY DEC. 8, 1997 (1:00 PM - 2:50 PM)

Dec. 12 / Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico, and various other Roman Catholic Communities and North, Central, and South Americas)
Dec. 13 / St. Lucy (Scandanavian Countries, feast of Lights)
Dec. 25 / Birth of Jesus Christ, traditionally celebrated (Actual day as well as date, unknown)