20121022 Typical Agenda Attendance 15 Announcements Administrativa 17 Student Presentations 17 In the Religious Calendar and 22 Religion in the News 27 Discussion of the scripture ID: 785241
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Slide1
An Introduction to World Religions
2012-10-22
Slide2Typical Agenda
Attendance
:15 Announcements /
Administrativa
:17 Student
Presentations:
:17 In
the Religious Calendar and
:22 Religion
in the
News
:27 Discussion
of the scripture
reading
:35 Explaining
a
concept –
for the exam’s paragraph answer section.
:50 Video
with focus questions
and
discussion – for the exam’s objective answer section, or review game.
:04 Homework
for Next
Time
Slide32012-10-22 Agenda
Attendance
Administrativa
Religion Today
In the News
In the Calendar
Jainism
Homework
Slide4Announcements
Mindfulness
….
as a way of easing stress
Stress
is part of our daily lives. Mindfulness Awareness Practices can be a helpful way to engage us in caring for ourselves and finding greater balance and ease when exposed to stressful situations.
Six Mindfulness Awareness sessions will be offered at Wellspring Centre. These sessions are an introduction to mindfulness practices in our daily life. The sessions include input, guided instruction and mindfulness meditation. Where: Wellspring Center When: Tuesday evenings 7:00pm-8:15pm October 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th and November 6th Contact: Sr. Marion @ Wellspring by Sept 24th, 2012 867-3739 msherida@stfx.ca
Slide5In the calendar
Oct. 16-23, 2012
Navaratri
Dusserha
(Hinduism)
“nine nights,” is a festival honoring the divine mother, Shakti.
These nine nights fall around harvest time, and each day is spent worshiping one of Shakti’s many manifestations,first three days, Durga, the warrior goddess, is invoked to destroy all impurities and vicesnext three days, Lakshmi is worshiped as a giver of spiritual wealth and prosperitylast three days honor Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom. (PBS)
Slide6Religion in the
News
This is the official theatrical trailer for the documentary "
Hellbound
?", which hits theaters across North America starting September 2012.
For
more information about the film, please visit hellboundthemovie.com. The music in the trailer is by the Canadian band YUCA (yuca.ca/home/).Director Kevin Miller is hoping that both Christians and non-Christians will view Hellbound? as ‘good news’.“So many people have been turned off of Christianity because of the ‘bad news’ about hell and needing to be saved from a violent retributive God. But Jesus came to bring us good news, to free us from our violent self-centred ways and lead us to the way of self-giving love, the way of the Kingdom. There is so much pain in the world. We are called to be agents of hope and of peace. That is good news.” (canadianmennonite.org, October 16, 2012)
Slide7Class Presentation Option
Purposes:
Connect religious studies with today’s world
Practice oral presentation skills
What to do:
Introduce a news item or a holiday for 5-10 minutes
Explain what are the most important things to understand about this event
You may use any tools you want, e.g.,Powerpoint slidesHandoutsVisual aids. PropsDiscussion / brainstormingFor a holiday, do some research, e.g., from:Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Religion, Oxford Reference OnlineBooks, e.g., an introduction to that religion or topicTextbook and scripturesEven Wikipedia, if you’re careful (check the footnotes for reliability)
Slide8Making Sense in Religious Studies
You were asked to
Read “
Giving an Oral Presentation
” on Moodle
Write down two suggestions you plan to take to improve your skills at presenting
Slide9Midterm Test
Slide10Buddhism
Beginning
with slide #1
Which concepts did Buddhism retain from Hinduism? Which did it reject?
Briefly outline the key events in Siddhartha’s life before he became known as the Buddha.
What experiences in his early life helped him to formulate the idea of a “Middle Way?”
Slide11Homework
For
Tuesday, 1:15
Read
the Deer Park
Sermon (on Moodle)
For Thursday, 12:15
Read Finding and Using Academic Resources (on Moodle) For Monday, 11:15Read Living Religions pages 156-162Write “Quiz 2 on Buddhism” on Moodle.