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REL 134 Week 1 Individual Assignment Studying Religio
n
REL 134 Week 1 Knowledge Check
REL 134 Week 1 DQ 1
REL 134 Week 1 DQ 2
REL 134 Week 1 DQ 3
REL 134 Week 1 DQ 4
REL 134 Week 2 Individual Assignment History of Judais
m

REL 134 Week 1 DQ 1

REL 134 Week 1 DQ1
Why should we study religions? What are some of the
methods used to study religions? What are some of the
problems and questions sometimes associated with the
m?

REL 134 Week 1 DQ 2

REL 134 Week 1 DQ2
How do religious traditions view the world and humanit
ys place in it? How do religious traditions respond to iss
ues of gender?

REL 134 Week 1 DQ 3

REL 134 Week 1 DQ 3
From the reading, what are the basic elements of religio
n?

REL 134 Week 1 DQ 4

REL 134 Week 1 DQ4
What are some difficulties in trying to define religion an
d religious beliefs?

REL 134 Week 1 Individual As

signment Studying Religion
Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the foll
owing topics:
What is essential (in the practices and beliefs) for a tradi
tion to be called a religion?
Illustrate your points by referring to the commonalities
of the three Western religions.
How do different fields of study approach religion?
What are some critical issues in the academic study of r
eligion?

REL 134 Week 1 Knowledge C

heck
1.The prophetic orientation in religion emphasizes
2.A mystical orientation in religion is characterized by
3.A sacramental orientation in religion is characterized
by
4.Pantheism is the belief
5.Among many reasons for the existence of religions, re
ligions exist to help people
6.Which of the following has been of special value in the
new appreciation for and understanding of indigenous

REL 134 Week 2 DQ 1

REL 134 Week 2 DQ1
Choose a key moment in the Biblical history of the Jewis
h people. How does this moment relate to the main reli
gious beliefs of the Jewish faith?

REL 134 Week 2 DQ 2

REL 134 Week 2 DQ 2
What influence has Judaism had on the Western world?
Provide examples of this influence?

REL 134 Week 2 DQ 3

REL 134 Week 2 DQ 3
What do the terms brahman, atman, maya, karma, sam
sara, and moksha mean? How do these terms relate to
each other in Hindu teachings?

REL 134 Week 2 DQ 4

REL 134 Week 2 DQ 4
What forms of devotion and spirituality are common in
Hinduism?

REL 134 Week 2 Individual As

signment History of Judaism
Presentation

Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint that in

cludes the following:
A summary of the life and importance of one key perso
n in Jewish history
An explanation of one key event in the history of Judais
m that is connected to that person
A description of any rituals, symbols, or sacred texts in J
udaism associated with this event or person
Format your references consistent with APA guidelines.

REL 134 Week 2 Individual As

signment History of Judaism
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the follo
wing:
A summary of the life and importance of one key perso
n in Jewish history
An explanation of one key event in the history of Judais
m that is connected to that person
A description of any rituals, symbols, or sacred texts in J
udaism associated with this event or person
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

REL 134 Week 2 Individual As

signment Jewish Holy Days W
orksheet (2 Sheets)

This Tutorial contains 2 Different Papers

Prepare a 700-1050 Words Paper on Jewish holy days:
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Sukkot
Hanukkah
Purim
Passover

REL 134 Week 2 Knowledge C

heck
1.The Jewish view of God is best expressed as
2.The Jewish Day of Atonement, the most sacred day of
the Jewish year, is
3.The Jewish Sabbath is kept from
4.Judaism traces itself back to what legendary patriarch
who is written about in the book of Genesis?
5.Covenant means
6.The biblical book that describes the origins of the hum
an race is

REL 134 Week 3 DQ 1

REL 134 Week 3 DQ1
How was the New Testament formed and recognized in
the early Church? What issues were critical to including
a writing in the New Testament?

REL 134 Week 3 DQ 2

REL 134 Week 3 DQ 2
How does Christianity exhibit a pluralistic character? Co
mpare Christian practices and sacraments among its m
any different denominations

REL 134 Week 3 DQ 3

REL 134 Week 3 DQ3
Do you identify Buddhism as a religion? Why or why not
? How does it contrast with other traditional religions?

REL 134 Week 3 DQ 4

REL 134 Week 3 DQ4
What are the Three Jewels of Buddhism? What are the F
our Noble Truths? What are the steps of the Noble Eight
fold Path? How do these teachings inform the practice o
f Buddhism?

REL 134 Week 3 Individual As

signment Christianity Presen
tation (2 PPT)

This Tutorial contains 2 Different PPT

Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint comp
aring two of the following branches of Christianity:
Catholic
Orthodox
Protestant
Pentecostal
Nontraditional/Alternative
Include a brief history of the two traditions and a comp
arison of their approach to the Bible, art, specific symbo
ls,

REL 134 Week 3 Knowledge C

heck
1.In Jesus time, what power controlled Israel?
2.The Protestant Reformation was started by
3.Which of these books is found in the New Testament?
4.Perhaps the most important ritual of Christianity is a s
ign of entry into the church, or
5.Easter, as a celebration of the resurrection, is associat
ed with the color
6.The major Christian rituals, such as baptism and Euch
arist, are often called

REL 134 Week 4 DQ 1

REL 134 Week 4 DQ1
Islam means, at its root, surrender. How does Islamic
belief and practice reflect the importance of surrenderi
ng to Allah? How is this idea expressed in similar ways i
n Judaism and Christianity?

REL 134 Week 4 DQ 2

REL 134 Week 4 DQ 2
What was the influence of Islam on the arts and science
s? How does the past influence compare with todays inf
luence?

REL 134 Week 4 DQ 3

REL 134 Week 4 DQ3
What elements of Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto are
characteristic of Eastern religious traditions studied in t
his course?REL 134 Week 4 DQ3
What elements of Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto are
characteristic of Eastern religious traditions studied in t
his course?

REL 134 Week 4 DQ 4

REL 134 Week 4 DQ 4
How does Confucianism differ with Taoism?REL 134 We
ek 4 DQ4
How does Confucianism differ with Taoism?

REL 134 Week 4 Individual As

signment Islam Worksheet
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Islam Wor
ksheet available on the student website.

REL 134 Week 4 Individual As

signment Understanding Isla
m Presentation

Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint that in

cludes the following:
Brief summary of the history of Islam
Explain the importance of these elements for Muslims:
Qur'an
Five Pillars
Ramadan
Describe significant differences and similarities in how t
he branches of Islam (Sunni, Shiite, and Sufi) practice th
eir traditions.

REL 134 Week 4 Individual As

signment Understanding Isla
m

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the follo

wing:
Brief summary of the history of Islam
Explain the importance of these elements for Muslims:
Qur'an
Five Pillars
Ramadan
Describe significant differences and similarities in how t
he branches of Islam (Sunni, Shiite, and Sufi) practice th
eir traditions.

REL 134 Week 5 DQ 1

REL 134 Week 5 DQ1
How has the idea of the sacred or holy created conflict
between these three Western religious traditions?

REL 134 Week 5 DQ 2

REL 134 Week 5 DQ2
What threats do the Western religious traditions face in
a more secular world? How are they coping with these t
hreats?REL 134 Week 5 DQ2
What threats do the Western religious traditions face in
a more secular world? How are they coping with these t
hreats?

REL 134 Week 5 Individual As

signment Modern Challenges
Choose one of the religions discussed in this course.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that addresses the f
ollowing questions:
What are common characteristics the assigned religion
shares with the others?
How is this religion responding to challenges in the mod
ern world?
What has changed about the roles of women in the relig
ion over time?

REL 134 Week 5 Knowledge C

heck
1.The founder of which of these Christian denomination
s was female?
2.One sign of a religious cult is that the movement
3.The word pagan comes from pagus, a Latin word that
means
4.Literally, Theosophy means
5.Bahai emerged from
6.In Scientology, the state of full mental liberation is call
ed
7.The desire for a separation of church and state came
about as the result

REL 134 Week4 Knowledge C

heck

1.Islam particularly stresses

2.Islam literally means
3.Observant Muslims do not allow
4.Muslims trace themselves back ultimately to what gre
at patriarch?
5.A remembrance of what Muhammad said or did is call
ed
6.Regarding the afterlife, Muslims believe
7.Muhammad was born and raised in
8.Which country had a large Muslim population for alm
ost 800 years?

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