PHIL 1304 World Religion

WORLD RELIGION JOURNAL ENTRIES

You will answer the questions: *What special features of this religion do I find most critical, most exemplary, and most fascinating?  Suggestion: you might cover each of these three questions in a paragraph: (1) critical, (2) exemplary, (3) fascinating. Entry should be enriched by specific details from text and traditions, and contain some substantial discussion. Textbook: Invitation To World Religions-Second Edition-Brood,Little,Nystrom,Platzner,Shek,Stiles. Each entry should be at least 250 words for the following:

1)Alternative Journal 1: The Dark Feminine (Lesson 1)Harvard-educated, world religions instructor Vera de Chalembert offers this fascinating power-point on her website, combining text and images of the "Dark Feminine," discussing the transforming power of the Feminine aspect of God in many world traditions. Just scroll down to the picture and click on "Teachings from the Dark Feminine by Vera de Chalembert." Incidentally, as a little girl she was a Jewish immigrant from the Ukraine, fleeing Antisemitism, then receiving her graduate degree in theology from Harvard.

2) CHAPTS 4/5- Hinduism & Buddism (Lesson 2)

3) CHAPT 8 Chinese Religions- Confucianism & Daoism (Lesson 4)

4) CHAPTS 9/10- Shinto & Zoroastrianism (Lesson 5)

5) CHAPT 11- Judaism (Lesson 6)

6) CHAPTS 12/13- Christianity & Islam (Lesson 7)

7) CHAPT 14- New Religions Movements (Lesson 8)