All assignments are due on the day they are on the schedule

Friday, Feb. 4-Welcome to Religious Studies. Intro to class, books, The mystery of God and religious belief. "Where are you?" paper for Wed.

Monday,  Feb. 7-  Internet Day- Spend 40 minutes exploring web sites for religions you know nothing about.  Pick two you consider the most "different" and bring a copy of their home page and a brief summary of what you find them to believe.

Wed. Feb. 9 -Hopfe  read introduction, Definition of religion. .-Origins of Religion,  Keep notes on different origin theories. "Where are you?" paper due

Wed., Feb. 23-Speaker on Neo-pagan religions

Fri. Feb 25- TEST-Freud to neo-pagans, questions and articles.  Intro, Ch. 1, Your chapter in Hopfe
        At least- definitions of religions, origins of religions, characteristics of basic religions, Smith Ch. 9 questions, Freud, Sagan, etc

 
Mon.  Feb. 28-  Intro to Hinduism  Smith 12-44 Q 1, 2

Wed. March 2-. Smith 12-44 Q 3,4

Fri. March 4- Smith: 55-68 Q 5,6  Film on Hinduism,
 

Monday, March 7- Film on Puja;  Smith: Q 7,8

Wed. March 9- Smith Q 9, 10

Fri. March 11- Speaker on Hinduism
 

Monday, March 14- 

Wed. March 16-  Intro to Buddhism- "Little Buddha"  Smith 82-99 Q1,2

Fri. March 18- Smith 99-112 Q 3,4
 

Monday, March 21-Smith 112-128 Q 5,6, 5 Precepts;

Wed. March 23-  Smith Q7, 8, 9

Fri. March 25- Smith Q 10, 11  Film on Buddhism

Wed. March 30 -  Test on Hinduism and Buddhism

Fri. April 1- Intro to Chinese Religion  End of third quarter