1. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com PCN 500

2. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Entire Course For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 1 Individual Assignment Elements of Religious Traditions Paper REL 134 Week 1 DQ1 REL 134 Week 1 DQ 2 REL 134 Week 1 DQ 3 REL 134 Week 1 DQ 4

3. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 1 DQ 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 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 them?

4. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 1 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 1 DQ2 How do religious traditions view the world and humanity’s place in it? How do religious traditions respond to issues of gender?

5. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 1 DQ 3 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 1 DQ3 From the reading, what are the basic elements of religion?

6. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 1 DQ 4 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 1 DQ4 What are some difficulties in trying to define religion and religious beliefs?

7. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 1 Individual Assignment Studying Religion Presentation For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® that includes the following What is essential (in the practices and beliefs) for a tradition 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 religion?

8. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 1 Individual Assignment Studying Religion For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following topics: What is essential (in the practices and beliefs) for a tradition 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 religion?

9. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 1 Knowledge Check For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 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, religions exist to help people

10. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 2 DQ 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Choose a key moment in the Biblical history of the Jewish people. How does this moment relate to the main religious beliefs of the Jewish faith?

11. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 2 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What influence has Judaism had on the Western world? Provide examples of this influence?

12. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 2 DQ 3 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What do the terms brahman, atman, maya, karma, samsara, and moksha mean? How do these terms relate to each other in Hindu teachings?

13. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 2 DQ 4 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What forms of devotion and spirituality are common in Hinduism?

14. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 2 Individual Assignment History of Judaism Presentation For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® that includes the following: A summary of the life and importance of one key person in Jewish history An explanation of one key event in the history of Judaism that is connected to that person A description of any rituals, symbols, or sacred texts in Judaism associated with this event or person Format your references consistent with APA guidelines.

15. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 2 Individual Assignment History of Judaism For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following: A summary of the life and importance of one key person in Jewish history An explanation of one key event in the history of Judaism that is connected to that person A description of any rituals, symbols, or sacred texts in Judaism associated with this event or person Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

16. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 2 Individual Assignment Jewish Holy Days Paper For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Prepare a 700-1050 Words Paper on Jewish holy days: Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot Hanukkah

17. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 2 Individual Assignment Jewish Holy Days Worksheet (2 Sheets) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com This Tutorial contains 2 Different Papers Complete the Material: Common Holy Days in Jewish Religious Traditions.

18. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 2 Knowledge Check For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 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

19. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 3 DQ 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 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?

20. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 3 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 3 DQ2 How does Christianity exhibit a pluralistic character? Compare Christian practices and sacraments among its many different denominations

21. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 3 DQ 3 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 3 DQ3 Do you identify Buddhism as a religion? Why or why not? How does it contrast with other traditional religions?

22. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 3 DQ 4 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 3 DQ4 What are the Three Jewels of Buddhism? What are the Four Noble Truths? What are the steps of the Noble Eightfold Path? How do these teachings inform the practice of Buddhism?

23. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 3 Individual Assignment Christianity Presentation (2 PPT) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com This Tutorial contains 2 Different PPT Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® comparing two of the following branches of Christianity: Catholic Orthodox Protestant Pentecostal Nontraditional/Alternative

24. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 3 Knowledge Check For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 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 sign of entry into the church, or 5.Easter, as a celebration of the resurrection, is associated with the color

25. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 4 DQ 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 4 DQ1 Islam means, at its root, “surrender”. How does Islamic belief and practice reflect the importance of surrendering to Allah? How is this idea expressed in similar ways in Judaism and Christianity?

26. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 4 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 4 DQ2 What was the influence of Islam on the arts and sciences? How does the past influence compare with today’s influence?

27. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 4 DQ 3 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 4 DQ3 What elements of Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto are characteristic of Eastern religious traditions studied in this course?

28. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 4 DQ 4 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 4 DQ4 How does Confucianism differ with Taoism??

29. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 4 Individual Assignment Islam Worksheet For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Islam Worksheet available on the student website.

30. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 4 Individual Assignment Understanding Islam Presentation For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® that includes the following: Brief summary of the history of Islam Explain the importance of these elements for Muslims: Qur'an Five Pillars Ramadan

31. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 4 Individual Assignment Understanding Islam For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes 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 the branches of Islam (Sunni, Shiite, and Sufi) practice their traditions.

32. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 5 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 5 DQ2 What threats do the Western religious traditions face in a more secular world? How are they coping with these threats?

33. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 5 DQ 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 5 DQ1 How has the idea of the sacred or holy created conflict between these three Western religious traditions?

34. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 5 Individual Assignment Modern Challenges (2 Papers) (100% Score) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Choose one of the religions discussed in this course. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that addresses the following questions: What are common characteristics the assigned religion shares with the others? How is this religion responding to challenges in the modern world? What has changed about the roles of women in the religion over time?

35. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week 5 Knowledge Check For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 1.The founder of which of these Christian denominations 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

36. REL 134 Competitive Success-- snaptutorial.com REL 134 Week4 Knowledge Check For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 1.Islam particularly stresses 2.Islam literally means 3.Observant Muslims do not allow 4.Muslims trace themselves back ultimately to what great patriarch? 5.A remembrance of what Muhammad said or did is called 6.Regarding the afterlife, Muslims believe

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