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Assignment Elements of Religious Traditions
Paper REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Common
Practices in Religion REL 133 Week 1 DQ 1 REL 133
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DQ1 How do you define the word religion? What
elements are commonly associated with religious
traditions?
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2 How do you define the word sacred? How do
religious traditions orient their conception and
location of the sacred?
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3 From the reading, what are the basic elements
of religion?
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DQ4 What are some difficulties in trying to
define religion and religious beliefs?
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REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Common
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www.rel133assist.com   Write a 700- to
1,050-word paper that addresses the following
topics What is the definition of religion?
What are common practices and experiences across
various world religions? Include indigenous
religions in your discussion. What are some
critical issues to the academic study of religion?
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REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Elements of
Religious Traditions Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
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1,050-word paper that does the following
Describes these basic components of religious
traditions and their relationship to the sacred
What a religious tradition saysits teachings,
texts, doctrine, stories, myths, and others What
a religious tradition doesworship, prayer,
pilgrimage, ritual, and so forth How a religious
tradition organizesleadership, relationships
among members, and so forth
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www.rel133assist.com   1. A sacramental
orientation in religion is characterized
by 2. The transmission of indigenous religions is
made more difficult by the fact that teachings
are often conveyed in ways that are
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DQ1 What are the Vedas? How do the Upanishads
differ from the Vedas?
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DQ2 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?
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DQ3 What do the terms brahman, atman, maya,
karma, samsara, and moksha mean? How do these
terms relate to each other in Hindu teachings?
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DQ4 What forms of devotion and spirituality are
common in Hinduism?
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REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignment Four Yogic
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Understanding Religious Beliefs and Traditions I
simulation Complete the University Material Four
Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet located on the
student website.
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REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignment Hindu Gods
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sit the Sanatan Society website and select one
deity to research. Prepare an 8- to 12-slide
Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (with
Speaker's Notes) that addresses the following
Provide a brief history of Hinduism. Summarize
the mythology and functions of one Hindu god or
goddess. What is the role of the sacred texts
in Hinduism? Define these concepts in Hinduism
maya, karma, moksha, samsara, and atman.
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REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignment Jainism vs.
Sikhism FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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other outside sources for information on the two
religions. Cite at least three (3) references in
addition to the textbook.
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www.rel133assist.com  1. Bhakti means 2. The
religious practice of ordinary Hindus is
primarily 3. A guru is a 4. The word that means
liberation is 5. The word Vedas is related to
the English word
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DQ1 What were the key experiences in the life of
the Buddha? Why were those experiences important?
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DQ2 What are the Three Jewels of Buddhism? What
are the Four Noble Truths? What are the steps of
the Noble Eightfold Path? How do these teachings
inform the practice of Buddhism?
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DQ3 Do you identify Buddhism as a religion? Why
or why not? How does it contrast with other
traditional religions?
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REL 133 Week 3 Individual Assignment Buddhism
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University Material Buddhism Worksheet located
on the student website.
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REL 133 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Buddhism
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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 Buddhism
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www.rel133assist.com   1. Siddhartha Gautama is
the name of 2. The Buddha lived about this
time. 3. The Buddha was particularly troubled by
the problem of
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rt I Discuss the branches of Buddhism. Share
resources and record the differences between the
schools. Decide, individually, which school you
will focus on for this assignment.
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DQ1 What are the basic elements of early Chinese
belief? How did these elements influence later
beliefs?
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DQ2 How would you describe the two main, early
teachers of Daoism Laozi (Lao Tzu) and Zhuangzi
(Chauang Tzu)? How did each influence the
development of Daoism?
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DQ3 What elements of Taoism, Confucianism, and
Shinto are characteristic of Eastern religious
traditions studied in this course?
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DQ4 How does Confucianism differ with Taoism?
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om   Write a 150- to 300-word essay on
Confucianism that addresses the following
topics What are the Five Great
Relationships? How is the Ideal Person to act?
(You must refer to the concepts of ren, li, shu,
xiao, and wen.) What is the role of
Confucianism in Chinese culture and society
today? Cite at least three (3) references in
addition to the textbook.
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Daoism Worksheet. Cite resources used.  
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REL 133 Week 4 Individual Assignment Shinto
Illustration FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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Creator tool. Write a 350- to 700-word summary of
Shinto practices that still exist today. Create
an illustration representative of the Shinto
religion, based on the beliefs of openness, use
of nature, and deliberate simplicity. Be prepared
to discuss. Format your paper and any additional
materials consistent with APA guidelines. Cite
resources used. No need to cite the Shinto Art
creator.
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www.rel133assist.com   1. The notion of wuwei
is 2. Literally, Daodejing means 3. Applying the
notion of yin and yang, we could say that Daoism
shows a special love for
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REL 133 Week 5 Individual Assignment Current
Issues Paper and Class Handout FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.rel133assist.com   Choose one of the
religions discussed in this course. Write a 700-
to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following
questions What are common characteristics the
assigned religion shares with the others? How
is this religion responding to challenges in the
modern world?
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www.rel133assist.com   1. Gender-neutral
prayers 2. The view of religion as an outdated
method for providing solutions to lifes problems
was espoused by 3. Living and thinking without
reference to a religion is called
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DQ1 What are the common characteristics of the
Eastern religious traditions?
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DQ2 What are the effects of science on religion
in the modern world? Do religions have an effect
on science? Explain how.
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REL133 Week 5 Individual Assignment Common
Elements of Eastern Religious Traditions FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.rel133assist.com     Choose
three of the Eastern religious traditions
studied in the course. Complete the University
Material Common Elements of Eastern Religious
Traditions template located on the student
website.
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REL133 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Contemporary Issues in Eastern Religions Paper
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facilitator regarding the assignment of one of
the Eastern religious traditions studied in the
course.
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