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REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Elements of Relig
ious Traditions Paper
REL 133 Week 1 DQ 1
REL 133 Week 1 DQ 2
REL 133 Week 1 DQ 3
REL 133 Week 1 DQ 4
REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignment Four Yogic Paths
and Jainism Worksheet
REL 133 Week 2 DQ 1
REL 133 Week 2 DQ 2

REL 133 Week 1 DQ 1

How do you define the word religion? What elements ar
e commonly associated with religious traditions?

REL 133 Week 1 DQ 2

How do you define the word sacred? How do religious tr
aditions orient their conception and location of the sacr
ed?

REL 133 Week 1 DQ 3

From the reading, what are the basic elements of religio
n?

REL 133 Week 1 DQ 4

What are some difficulties in trying to define religion an
d religious beliefs?

REL 133 Week 1 Individual As

signment Elements of Religio
us Traditions Paper

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that does the followin

g:
Describes these basic components of religious tradition
s and their relationship to the sacred:
What a religious tradition saysits teachings, texts, doc
trine, stories, myths, and others
What a religious tradition doesworship, prayer, pilgri
mage, ritual, and so forth
How a religious tradition organizesleadership, relatio
nships among members, and so forth

REL 133 Week 2 DQ 1

What are the Vedas? How do the Upanishads differ from
the Vedas?

REL 133 Week 2 DQ 2

What are the stages of life in traditional Hindu teaching?
Imagine you are a practicing Hindu. Which life stage are
you in? How does it affect your daily activities?

REL 133 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 133 Week 2 DQ 4

What forms of devotion and spirituality are common in
Hinduism?

REL 133 Week 2 Individual As

signment Four Yogic Paths an
d Jainism Worksheet

Resource: Understanding Religious Beliefs and Traditio

ns I simulation
Complete the University Material: Four Yogic Paths and
Jainism Worksheet located on the student website.

REL 133 Week 3 DQ 1

What were the key experiences in the life of the Buddha
? Why were those experiences important?

REL 133 Week 3 DQ 2

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 133 Week 3 DQ 3

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

REL 133 Week 3 Individual As

signment Buddhism Workshe
et

Complete the University Material: Buddhism Workshee

t located on the student website.

REL 133 Week 3 Learning Tea

m Assignment Buddhism Pre
sentation

Resource: Buddhism Worksheet

Consult the facilitator regarding the assignment of one
of the following Buddhist traditions:
Theravada Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism
Vajrayana Buddhism
Zen Buddhismas a special school of Mahayana Buddh
ism

REL 133 Week 4 DQ 1

What are the basic elements of early Chinese belief? Ho
w did these elements influence later beliefs?

REL 133 Week 4 DQ 2

How would you describe the two main, early teachers of
Daoism: Laozi (Lao Tzu) and Zhuangzi (Chauang Tzu)? H
ow did each influence the development of Daoism?

REL 133 Week 4 DQ 3

What elements of Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto are
characteristic of Eastern religious traditions studied in t
his course?

REL 133 Week 4 DQ 4

How does Confucianism differ with Taoism?

REL 133 Week 4 Individual As

signment Daoism, Confuciani
sm, and Shinto

Part 1: Reflections on the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) Work

sheet
Complete the University Material: Reflections on the Da
odejing (Tao Te Ching) Worksheet located on the studen
t website.
Part 2: The Ideal Person
Write a 350- to 700-word essay that describes the ideal
person according to Confucius.
Include the concepts of ren, li, shu, xiao, and wen.
Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines.

REL 133 Week 5 DQ 1

What are the common characteristics of the Eastern reli
gious traditions?

REL 133 Week 5 DQ 2

What are the effects of science on religion in the moder
n world? Do religions have an effect on science? Explain
how.
.

REL 133 Week 5 Individual As

signment Common Elements
of Eastern Religious Tradition
s religious traditions studied
Choose three of the Eastern
in the course.
Complete the University Material: Common Elements o
f Eastern Religious Traditions template located on the st
udent website.

REL 133 Week 5 Learning Tea

m Assignment Contemporary
Issues

Consult the facilitator regarding the assignment of one

of the Eastern religious traditions studied in the course.
Field Exercise: Learning Team members visit a sacred s
ite of the specific religion. While all do not need to visit
the same location at the same time, each member is re
quired to contribute their own experience in the Final P
aper and Presentation

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