World Religions – RS101
World Religions – RS101
Section 03
TR, 12:30pm – 1:45pm
CR Hall – RM 101
Fall 2009
Instructor: Rev. Patrick Ike Nwokoye, PhD
E-mail: Pnwokoye@semo.edu or Fatherpatrick@
Website:
Office Addresses
Catholic Campus Ministry Dept. of Political Science, Philosophy and Religion
512 N pacific Carnahan Hall 211
Tel. 573-335-3899 Tel. 573-651-2183
Office Hours: After each class or by appointment.
Required Text:
Malloy, Michael: Experiencing the World’s Religion: Tradition, Challenge, and Change. (Fourth Edition). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 2008.
Other Resources:
i. Smith, Huston: The World’s Religions. New York, NY: Harper San Francisco, 1991.
ii. Noss, John B: Man’s Religion, New York, NY: Macmillan, 1984.
iii. Kushner, Harold: Who Needs God, New York, NY: Fireside – Simon & Schuster, 2002.
Course Objectives – Envisioned Outcomes
i. Provide an introduction to the historical background and development of the major religions of the world.
ii. Provide an introduction to the beliefs, rituals and practices found in the major religions of the world.
iii. Provide a sense of the universality of the phenomenon of religions.
iv. Examine the relationship between religion and culture.
v. Expose students to selected sacred texts from the major religions.
Class Expectations
i. Class attendance and punctuality for the full, conscious, and active participation of each student. Regular class attendance is expected – the official statement about attendance, derived from the Undergraduate Bulletin, may be accessed at: It is your responsibility to know what the statement implies.
ii. Academic honesty: The undergraduate Bulletin defines academic dishonesty as “…those acts which would deceive, cheat, or defraud so as to promote one’s scholastic record…”, and states that “violations of academic honesty represent a serious breach of discipline and may be considered grounds for disciplinary action, including dismissal from the university”. The official statement about academic honesty, including plagiarism, may be accessed at: Additional information may be accessed at:
iii. A close and careful reading of each assigned text.
iv. Late assignments will not be accepted.
v. All papers turned in must be typed!
GRADING IS BASED ON:
Midterm Exam
Class presentation/Group projects
Discussion Classes
Media Exercises
Finals
GRADES
90% - 100% A
80% - 89% B
70% - 79% C
60% - 69% D
PAPERS DUE DATES:
Date Assignment Points
9/10 Religion and Media Exercise paper (1 page) 40
9/17 Religions and Taboos (2 pages) 20
10/20 Religion & Politics 20
10/22 Night by Elie Wiesel (3 pages) 20
10/27-29 Group Presentation 20
11/12 -24 Individual Presentations 20
CLASS SCHEDULE
Dates Topics Reading Assignment
Introduction/Understanding of Religion
Tue. 8/25 Alternative Paths Ch. 11 (501-535)
Thu. 8/27 Religion and Media Exercise Library (Study Day)
Tue. 9/1 Oral Religions Ch. 1 & 2
Thu. 9/3 Hinduism Ch. 3 (73-121)
Tue. 9/8 Buddhism Ch. 4 (123 –140)
Thu. 9/10 Buddhism Ch. 4 (140-189)
Tue. 9/15 Jainism & Sikhism Ch. 5 (191-213)
Thu. 9/17 Class discussion (Religions & Taboos?)
Tue. 9/22 Daoism & Confucianism Ch. 6 (215-263)
Thu. 9/24 Shinto Ch. 7 (265-291)
Tue. 9/29 STUDY DAY Library
Thu. 10/1 MIDTERM EXAM
Tue. 10/6 Judaism Ch. 8 (293-316)
Thu. 10/8 Judaism Ch. 8. (316-338)
Tue. 10/13 Judaism Ch. 8 (339-349)
Thu.10/15 FALL BREAK
Tue. 10/20 CLASS DISCUSSION: Religion & Politics
Thu. 10/22 The Role of Philosophy in Theology
CLASS DISCUSSION…Night by Elie Wiesel
Tue. 10/27 Group Presentations Groups 4-6
Thu. 10/29 Group Presentations Groups 1-3
Tue. 11/3 Christianity Ch. 9 (351- 372)
Thu. 11/5 Christianity Ch. 9 (373-394)
Tue. 11/10 Christianity Ch. 9 (394-435)
Tue. 11/12 Presentations
Tue. 11/17 Presentations
Thu. 11/19 Presentations
Tue. 11/24 Presentations
Tue. 12/1 Islam Ch. 10 (437-459)
Thu. 12/3 Islam Ch. 10 (460-482)
Tue. 12/8 Islam Ch. 10 (483-499)
Thu. 12/10 Reflection on World Religions/Philosophers on Religion – Critical examination of World Religions
* 12/14 - 18 FINALS WEEK
*Attendance required for all class discussions and presentations.
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