An Introduction to World Religions 2012-10-01

2012-10-01 Agenda Attendance Administrativa Presentations: Hinduism Religion in the News Tia Andriani Hinduism The Vedic era

Religion in the News An ancient Buddhist statue that was recovered by a Nazi expedition in the 1930s was originally carved from a highly valuable meteorite. Researchers say the 1,000-year-old object with a swastika on its stomach is made from a rare form of iron with a high content of nickel. They believe it is part of the Chinga meteorite, which crashed about 15,000 years ago. (BBC)

In the calendar Tia Andriani

Hinduism (#30-49) “Describe the religion of the oldest Vedas. Include in your answer a description of some of the main gods and what the rituals were like.” “What is the relation of the caste system to the Hindu religion?” “How do the Upanishads compare to the earlier Vedas? What do they teach about what happens when one dies?”

Homework For Tuesday, 1:15 For Thursday, 12:15 Monday is Thanksgiving Read Bhagavad Gita chapters 11 and 12 For Thursday, 12:15 Read “Writing and Thinking” on Moodle Monday is Thanksgiving For next Tuesday, 1:15 Read Living Religions pages 97-118 Write the quiz on “Hinduism 3” on the Moodle site.