1. Introduction to World Religions
RELS 110:12
Introduction to World Religions

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. 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.

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

7. Academic Study of Religion

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

9. 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 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.