Introduction to World Religions 2010-09-20 RELS 110:12 Introduction to World Religions

RELS110:12 2010-09-20 Agenda Attendance :15 In the Religious Calendar :19 Religion in the News Voodoo making a comeback in Benin :23 Announcements / Administrativa Speaker tomorrow (Tuesday) evening Sign up for your class presentation time slot, using Moodle :25 Explaining a concept– for the exam’s paragraph answer section. Religions of Small Societies :35 Video with focus questions and discussion :04 Homework for Next Time Attendance :15 In the Religious Calendar :19 Religion in the News Voodoo making a comeback in Benin :23 Announcements / Administrativa Speaker tomorrow (Tuesday) evening Sign up for your class presentation time slot, using Moodle :25 Student Presentation or discussion of the scripture reading Discussion of Marx & Freud :35 Explaining a concept– for the exam’s paragraph answer section. The evolution of religions :50 Video with focus questions and discussion none :04 Homework for Next Time

In the calendar Coming up on September 23, 2010 Judaism: Sukkoth (video) Paganism: Autumn Equinox

Religion in the News: Voodoo making a comeback “A Beninois Priest Seeks New Respect, and New Practitioners, for Voodoo” New York Times, September 14, 2010, page A14 Birth of Voodoo video

Announcements Today is the last day to add/change courses. Sign up for a time to give your class presentation The topics for each class are listed on the “Course schedule” link on Moodle Pick a topic you want and note which day that topic is scheduled on. Sign up by selecting which day you want at the “Sign up for student presentation” link on Moodle.

Announcement Tomorrow, September 21st, 5:00 p.m. Dennis Hall Coleman Agyeyomah “Indigenous Knowledge and Development”

Academic Study of Religion

Religions of Small Societies “What makes studying religions of simple societies especially challenging?”

For Next Time For Tuesday, 10:15 For Thursday, 9:15 For Monday, 8:15 No homework. Service Learning Presentation. For Thursday, 9:15 Read readings on “African Spiritual Ways” and “Native American Spiritual Ways” For Monday, 8:15 Read pages 72-85 in Living Religions Read Hymn to Agni and The Killing of Vritra (on Moodle) Write the online quiz (for marks) for Chapter 3 on the Moodle site.