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Title: Intro to Religious Studies


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Intro to Religious Studies
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Questions
  • What do people seek in religion? How do religions
    offer experiences beyond the ordinary?
  • How does religion shape human life, especially
    regarding justice, peace, and violence?
  • How can we better understand the meaning of
    religious practices?

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Exercise
  • Think of one example of how religious people
    either work for peace or commit violence.
  • What motivates them?
  • What do they seek from their religion?
  • How you question their actions? Explain.

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For Wednesday
  • Read Thich Nhat Hanh and Malcolm X readings (4
    short readings, total)
  • Understand what motivates each man to take his
    position on peace and violence
  • Come prepared to debate which position do you
    think is stronger?
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