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REL 133 Assignment Week 1 Common Practices in
Religion (New Syllabus)   For more course
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Assignment Week 1 Common Practices in
Religion   This Assignment Week you learned about
religions around the world. The materials and
discussion centered on the different rules,
roles, and nuances
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REL 133 Assignment Week 2 Religion Comparison
(New Syllabus)   For more course tutorials
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Religion Comparison   This Assignment Week you
learned about Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism,
three religions that are part of the Indian
culture. In this assignment, you will share what
you learned about each religion and how they
differ from one another.
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REL 133 Assignment Week 3 Buddhism (New
Syllabus)   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   REL 133 Assignment Week 3
Buddhism   There are various schools within
Buddhism, which you have learned about this
Assignment Week. In this assignment, share what
you have learned about Buddhism overall, and
compare and contrast the schools of Buddhism.
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REL 133 Assignment Week 4 Daoism, Confucianism,
and Shinto Summary (New Syllabus)   For more
course tutorials visit www.rel133.com   REL 133
Assignment Week 4 Daoism, Confucianism, and
Shinto Summary This Assignment Week addressed the
main teachings and origins of Daoism and
Confucianism. This assignment asks you to discuss
aspects of both traditions, so be sure to
complete both portions.
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REL 133 Assignment Week 5 Shinto Presentation
(New Syllabus)   For more course tutorials
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Shinto Presentation Over the last five Assignment
Weeks, you have learned about different
religions, their origins, and important facts
about each.  
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REL 133 Entire Course   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   REL 133 Assignment Week 1
Common Practices in Religion (New Syllabus) REL
133 Assignment Week 2 Religion Comparison (New
Syllabus) REL 133 Assignment Week 3 Buddhism (New
Syllabus) REL 133 Assignment Week 4 Daoism,
Confucianism, and Shinto Summary (New Syllabus)
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REL 133 Week 1 DQ 1   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   How do you define the word
religion? What elements are commonly associated
with religious traditions?
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REL 133 Week 1 DQ 2   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   How do you define the word
sacred? How do religious traditions orient their
conception and location of the sacred?
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REL 133 Week 1 DQ 3   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   From the reading, what are
the basic elements of religion?
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REL 133 Week 1 DQ 4   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   What are some difficulties
in trying to define religion and religious
beliefs?
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REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Common
Practices in Religion   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.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.
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REL 133 Week 1 Individual Assignment Elements of
Religious Traditions Paper   For more course
tutorials visit www.rel133.com   Write a 700- to
1,050-word paper that does the following   Descri
bes these basic components of religious
traditions and their relationship to the
sacred   What a religious tradition saysits
teachings, texts, doctrine, stories, myths, and
others
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REL 133 Week 1 Quiz   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.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 3.Compared with
indigenous religions, todays dominant religions
are
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REL 133 Week 2 DQ 1   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   What are the Vedas? How do
the Upanishads differ from the Vedas?
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REL 133 Week 2 DQ 2   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   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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REL 133 Week 2 DQ 3   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   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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REL 133 Week 2 DQ 4   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   What forms of devotion and
spirituality are common in Hinduism?
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REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignment Four Yogic
Paths and Jainism Worksheet   For more course
tutorials visit www.rel133.com   Resource
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   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   Visit 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.
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REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignment Jainism vs.
Sikhism   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   Review the readings and
other outside sources for information on the two
religions. Cite at least three (3) references in
addition to the textbook.
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REL 133 Week 2 Quiz   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.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 6.The oldest and most important
of the Vedas is
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REL 133 Week 3 DQ 1   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   What were the key
experiences in the life of the Buddha? Why were
those experiences important?
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REL 133 Week 3 DQ 2   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   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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REL 133 Week 3 DQ 3   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   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
Worksheet (2 Sheets)   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   This Tutorial contains 2
Different Sheets Complete the University
Material Buddhism Worksheet located on the
student website.
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REL 133 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Buddhism
Presentation   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   Resource Buddhism
Worksheet Consult the facilitator regarding the
assignment of one of the following Buddhist
traditions Theravada Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism Vajrayana Buddhism
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REL 133 Week 3 Quiz   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.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 4.Vinaya refers to 5.The basic
outlook on life, formulated by Buddhism, is
contained in 6.Regarding the common belief in a
permanent soul, the Buddha seems to have taught
that
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REL 133 Week 3 Team Assignment Buddhism
Paper   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   Part 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. Part II Choose one of the
following schools of Buddhism
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REL 133 Week 4 DQ 1   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   What are the basic
elements of early Chinese belief? How did these
elements influence later beliefs?
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REL 133 Week 4 DQ 2   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   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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REL 133 Week 4 DQ 3   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   What elements of Taoism,
Confucianism, and Shinto are characteristic of
Eastern religious traditions studied in this
course?
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REL 133 Week 4 DQ 4   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   How does Confucianism
differ with Taoism?
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REL 133 Week 4 Individual Assignment Confucianism
Paper   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   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?
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REL 133 Week 4 Individual Assignment Daoism
Worksheet   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   Complete the Material
Daoism Worksheet. Cite resources used.
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REL 133 Week 4 Individual Assignment Shinto
Illustration   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   Access the Shinto Art
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.
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REL 133 Week 4 Quiz   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.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 4.The most important
image to be found in the Daodejing, the image
that best expresses its ideals, is
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REL 133 Week 5 DQ 1   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   What are the common
characteristics of the Eastern religious
traditions?
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REL 133 Week 5 DQ 2   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   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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REL 133 Week 5 Individual Assignment Common
Elements of Eastern Religious Traditions   For
more course tutorials visit www.rel133.com   Choos
e 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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REL 133 Week 5 Individual Assignment Current
Issues Paper and Class Handout   For more course
tutorials visit www.rel133.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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REL 133 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Contemporary Issues in Eastern Religions Paper
and Presentation   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.com   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 site of the specific religion. While all
do not need to visit the same location at the
same time, each member is required to contribute
their own experience
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REL 133 Week 5 Quiz   For more course tutorials
visit www.rel133.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 7.T. H. Huxley,
an English biologist, created what term?
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