Part 1: Navigating the Discipline of Religious Studies
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This document outlines an agenda for an undergraduate workshop on religious studies. The workshop will help religious studies majors understand and navigate the discipline by describing the field, getting to know areas of specialty within it, discussing its interdisciplinary nature, and providing advice on making it one's own area of focus. Students will discuss their interests in and relationships to the discipline, learn about professional organizations and conferences, and get mentoring on challenges such as building networks across disciplines and making their study applicable to employers.
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California State University Northridge
DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES
COURSE SYLLABUS (Fall 2015)
Course: RS 150 World Religions (G.E. S5)
(Class number: 14366)
Tuesday (4:00 -6:45 PM); Room SH 390
(August 24 - December 8, 2015)
Professor: Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha, Ph.D.
Email: [email protected]
Tel. 818-677-3395
Office: Santa Susana Hall, #228
Office Hours:
Tuesday 10:00 am – 12:20 pm; Th 3:00-3:50 pm
Friday 9:45-10:45 am
Website: http://moodle.csun.edu/ (for our course; password: 5656)
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Thursday-Friday (November 26-27): Thanksgiving Recess (No Class)
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As pointed out from the interview and discussion, one can become religious because of impact from guardians and more often than not at an extremely youthful age since at that age you are destined to trust wonders and tall tales. That, as well as human personality, is made so that you really need to trust that, human personality searches for appearing well and good out of anything regardless of the possibility that it shouldn't have any sense whatsoever (e.g. Constellations).
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Islam
Instructions: These reflection papers are a chance for you to think through and relate to the assigned readings in your own way. Think of this paper as a kind of “journal” in which you reflect on the ideas in the readings. The study and practice of religion is a highly personal experience and each person comes to the Qur’an, the Bible, the Bhagavad-Gita or any other religious text in his or her own way. Therefore, you are encouraged to be creative and to write about your own personal experiences, relating them to the faith practices and wisdom traditions we will be studying this semester. However, be aware that creativity and chaos are not synonymous—in other words, you need to make sure the ideas and thoughts expressed in your paper are coherent and understandable, and most importantly, that they directly relate to the readings. Essays must be typed in 12-point font and should be 2-3 pages (double spaced) in length. When you cite a source, be sure to include the title of the book and page number. If you cite a source other than our class textbooks, include a bibliography at the end of the paper.
Some of you may be very familiar with one particular religion we are discussing this semester. If this applies to you, try (if only for the short period of weeks we are in this class together) to look at your own religion with “new eyes.” For example, if you are a Christian, try to consider how a Buddhist might see your religion. If you an Atheist, try considering life from a Muslim’s perspective. Does this change anything for you? If so, how? Don’t be afraid to experiment with ideas.
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1. What do the terms Islam and Muslim mean and what are their significance?
2. Compare and contrast the life of the Prophet Muhammad with the life of Jesus, as presented by Young in our textbook. What similarities or differences stand out?
3. Discuss the nature and content of the Qur’an. How was it revealed to Muhammad? How does the Qur’an see itself (and how do Muslims see it) in relation to the Old and New Testaments?
4. In Islam, as in Judaism, humans are not inherently sinful. What is the human condition, according to Islam, and how do humans recover their remembrance of God?
5. Discuss and describe the Five Pillars of Islam, including their inner or symbolic significance.
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2) Feeling embarrassment before biblical texts that discuss uncomfortable topics and avoiding direct engagement with those passages.
3) Publishing books that present opposing biblical views as equally valid, which risks minimizing Scripture as the final authority and expanding what counts as evangelical.
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California State University Northridge
DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES
COURSE SYLLABUS (Fall 2015)
Course: RS 150 World Religions (G.E. S5)
(Class number: 14366)
Tuesday (4:00 -6:45 PM); Room SH 390
(August 24 - December 8, 2015)
Professor: Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha, Ph.D.
Email: [email protected]
Tel. 818-677-3395
Office: Santa Susana Hall, #228
Office Hours:
Tuesday 10:00 am – 12:20 pm; Th 3:00-3:50 pm
Friday 9:45-10:45 am
Website: http://moodle.csun.edu/ (for our course; password: 5656)
and
http://www.csun.edu/religious.studies/ (our Department)
FACTOID (KEY EVENTS and DATES TO KEEP IN MIND):
Tuesday, December 8 (last day of formal instruction)
Thursday-Friday (November 26-27): Thanksgiving Recess (No Class)
Final exam: Tuesday, December 15: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
5 Requirements: 3 assignments (papers),
Midterm Exam and Final Exam (online, multiple choice format)
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
I. Course Description
II. Required Texts
III. Course Requirement
1. Your Grade
2. Assignments
3. Criteria for the evaluation of your assignments
4. Grading Scale and Standards
IV. Course Objectives and Students Learning Outcomes
V. Why Study this Course?
VI. Course Perspective
VII. The Ten Commandments of our Course
VIIII. Road Map for the Lectures
IX. Internet Resources
X. Group Members (for student group assignments and class discussion)
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides an overview of various world religious traditions in their historical and cultural developments. As such it satisfies the S5 general education requirements for comparative cultural studies/gender, race, class, ethnicity studies.
The Purpose of this course is to introduce students to the diversity and complexity of the religious phenomenon in our pluralistic Global village. This is a study of selected major world religions with emphasis on the historic international faiths of Asia and the Near East. We will investigate rituals, ethics, institutional structures and the cultural ethos of religions as well as their myths, doctrines and sacred texts.
Given that it fulfills a General Education requirement in the Humanities, this course is taught in a perspective that takes into account the current context of our pluralistic, multicultural and democratic societies.
Although we will focus on the major world religions of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, we will also briefly address other forms of spirituality, mainly the ancestral spiritual ways of cosmotheandric religions which predate the current dominant religions and influenced them in a variety of ways.
II. REQUIRED TEXTS
1. Robert S. Ellwood and Barbara A. McGraw, Many Peoples, Many Faiths: Women and Men in the World Religions. (Upper Saddle River: Pearson, 10th edition, 2014).
2. MOODLE website : http://moodle.csun.edu/
To access what is available on the library website (connected to moodle) use the password 5656 (required for t.
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TEXAS RULES AND LAWS 4
SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 4
Sociology of Religion
Student's Name
Institutional Affiliation:
Sociology of Religion
From the meeting with my companions on the course work, has extraordinarily affected my view on the idea of a sociology of religion. To begin with is the meaning of sociology which is the study of the beliefs, practices and organizational types of religion using the instruments and techniques for the training of sociology. This target investigation may incorporate the utilization of both quantitative strategies (studies, surveys, statistic and evaluation investigation) and subjective methodologies, for example, member perception, talking, and examination of recorded, verifiable and narrative materials (Rose, 2013).
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As pointed out from the interview and discussion, one can become religious because of impact from guardians and more often than not at an extremely youthful age since at that age you are destined to trust wonders and tall tales. That, as well as human personality, is made so that you really need to trust that, human personality searches for appearing well and good out of anything regardless of the possibility that it shouldn't have any sense whatsoever (e.g. Constellations).
That is not generally the case, however. Now and then there are feeble disapproved of individuals who lost the track of life and need to feel "set up" once more. They neglect to acknowledge life as it seems to be. They require something that will support them in life, something that will give significance to them once more; that something happens to be religion. They genuinely trust they are being aided by God and they are in good shape in life, their life has to mean again now. That is the best misleading impact at any point watched.
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Reflection Paper, Assignment #7
Islam
Instructions: These reflection papers are a chance for you to think through and relate to the assigned readings in your own way. Think of this paper as a kind of “journal” in which you reflect on the ideas in the readings. The study and practice of religion is a highly personal experience and each person comes to the Qur’an, the Bible, the Bhagavad-Gita or any other religious text in his or her own way. Therefore, you are encouraged to be creative and to write about your own personal experiences, relating them to the faith practices and wisdom traditions we will be studying this semester. However, be aware that creativity and chaos are not synonymous—in other words, you need to make sure the ideas and thoughts expressed in your paper are coherent and understandable, and most importantly, that they directly relate to the readings. Essays must be typed in 12-point font and should be 2-3 pages (double spaced) in length. When you cite a source, be sure to include the title of the book and page number. If you cite a source other than our class textbooks, include a bibliography at the end of the paper.
Some of you may be very familiar with one particular religion we are discussing this semester. If this applies to you, try (if only for the short period of weeks we are in this class together) to look at your own religion with “new eyes.” For example, if you are a Christian, try to consider how a Buddhist might see your religion. If you an Atheist, try considering life from a Muslim’s perspective. Does this change anything for you? If so, how? Don’t be afraid to experiment with ideas.
Prompt: (Write on 2 of the 5 questions below, OR, you may write about two of your own questions, from the chapter on Islam, that were of particular interest to you.)
1. What do the terms Islam and Muslim mean and what are their significance?
2. Compare and contrast the life of the Prophet Muhammad with the life of Jesus, as presented by Young in our textbook. What similarities or differences stand out?
3. Discuss the nature and content of the Qur’an. How was it revealed to Muhammad? How does the Qur’an see itself (and how do Muslims see it) in relation to the Old and New Testaments?
4. In Islam, as in Judaism, humans are not inherently sinful. What is the human condition, according to Islam, and how do humans recover their remembrance of God?
5. Discuss and describe the Five Pillars of Islam, including their inner or symbolic significance.
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- 1. Undergrad Workshop for Religious Studies Majors by Kristy L. Slominski NAVIGATING THE DISCIPLINE: UNDERSTANDING AND MAKING THE MOST OF THE STUDY OF RELIGION
- 2. Describing the Discipline Getting to Know the Discipline Navigating Interdisciplinarity Making the Discipline Your Own Q&A AGENDA
- 3. What words come to mind when you think about “religious studies”? How do you describe it to others? Which methods, religions, regions, and themes most interest you? DESCRIBE THE DISCIPLINE
- 4. In 1-2 sentences, write your areas of strength in the discipline. Ex.) I am a religious studies scholar who specializes in American religious history, gender, and sexuality. Share with someone next to you. YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE DISCIPLINE
- 5. Through scholarship Journals, books, blogs Through professors Understand their subfields Through conferences GET TO KNOW THE DISCIPLINE BETTER
- 6. Student rate Regional conference Undergrad panels Get to know your subfields National conference Explore potential grad programs AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION
- 8. Building multiple networks Attending multiple conferences Navigating conflicts between disciplines Making Sense to Employers CHALLENGES OF INTERDISCIPLINARITY
- 9. Learn about their career paths Ask about their interdisciplinary challenges and get advice Seek out the support you need from faculty or advanced peers USE MENTORS AS GUIDES
- 10. Envision Where you Fit Collect skills: Strategic courses, reading, writing, speaking, presenting, research, internship/work study, study abroad, networking, publishing in undergrad journals MAKING THE DISCIPLINE YOUR OWN
- 11. Get involved Conferences Public Talks Help Arrange Visits and Talks Assistantships, Internships Teaching & Tutoring MAKING THE DISCIPLINE YOUR OWN
- 12. THANK YOU FOR COMING! Questions?