can discuss and explore those topics in an atmosphere of intellectual freedom and without disrespecting others or getting personal. Course Schedule: WEEK 1: Introduction 1/26 Tuesday Course Intro and Syllabus Overview 1/28 Thursday Religion and Hermeneutics My God” MOVIE: “Oh Write a one page response and bring to class to turn in and for discussion WEEK 2: Studying “Religion” 2/2 Tuesday Ch 1: Studying Religion: Issues in Definition Encountering Religion, and Method p. 1-21 Miner. (Moodle) Body Ritual Among The Nacirema 2/4 Thursday Death is a Problem: (Moodle) Gilgamesh Team Presentation Group 1 on Gilgamesh reading WEEK 3: Religion and Sociology 2/9 Tuesday Ch 2: Religion and Sociology p. 21-44 Encountering Religion, 2/11 Thursday Robert N. Bellah, Civil Religion in America. (Moodle) Team Presentation 2 on Bellah reading QUIZ 1 Religion and Anthropology/Sociology – WEEK 4: Religion and Psychology 2/16 Tuesday Encountering Religion, Ch 3: Religion and Psychology p. 44-68 2/18 Thursday Luhrmann et al. (Moodle) Learning to Hear God Team Presentation Group 3 on Luhrmann reading WEEK 5: Cognitive and Evolutionary Approaches 2/23 Tuesday Boyer. (Moodle) Religion: Bound to believe? Why “belief” is hard work: Implications of Tanya Luhrmann’s (Moodle) When God talks back 2/25 Thursday Gervais. Perceiving Minds and Gods: How Mind Perception Enables, (Moodle) Constrains, and Is Triggered by Belief in Gods Barret. (Moodle) Why Claus is Not a God Team Presentation Group 4 on Barret reading QUIZ 2 On Psych and Cognitive Approaches – WEEK 6: Religion, Scripture, and Myth 3/1 Tuesday Ch 4: Religion and Scripture p.68-96 Encountering Religion, 3/3 Thursday Wendy Doniger O’flaherty. (Moodle) Other Peoples' Myths - Ch. 2 Team Presentation Group 5 on Doniger reading
can discuss and explore those topics in an atmosphere of intellectual freedom and without disrespecting others or getting personal. Course Schedule: WEEK 1: Introduction 1/26 Tuesday Course Intro and Syllabus Overview 1/28 Thursday Religion and Hermeneutics MOVIE: “Oh My God” Write a one page response and bring to class to turn in and for discussion WEEK 2: Studying “Religion” 2/2 Tuesday Encountering Religion, Ch 1: Studying Religion: Issues in Definition and Method p. 1-21 Miner. Body Ritual Among The Nacirema (Moodle) 2/4 Thursday Death is a Problem: Gilgamesh (Moodle) Team Presentation Group 1 on Gilgamesh reading WEEK 3: Religion and Sociology 2/9 Tuesday Encountering Religion, Ch 2: Religion and Sociology p. 21-44 2/11 Thursday Robert N. Bellah, Civil Religion in America. (Moodle) Team Presentation 2 on Bellah reading QUIZ 1 – Religion and Anthropology/Sociology WEEK 4: Religion and Psychology 2/16 Tuesday Encountering Religion, Ch 3: Religion and Psychology p. 44-68 2/18 Thursday Luhrmann et al. Learning to Hear God (Moodle) Team Presentation Group 3 on Luhrmann reading WEEK 5: Cognitive and Evolutionary Approaches 2/23 Tuesday Boyer. Religion: Bound to believe? (Moodle) Why “belief” is hard work: Implications of Tanya Luhrmann’s When God talks back (Moodle) 2/25 Thursday Gervais. Perceiving Minds and Gods: How Mind Perception Enables, Constrains, and Is Triggered by Belief in Gods (Moodle) Barret. Why Claus is Not a God (Moodle) Team Presentation Group 4 on Barret reading QUIZ 2 – On Psych and Cognitive Approaches WEEK 6: Religion, Scripture, and Myth 3/1 Tuesday Encountering Religion, Ch 4: Religion and Scripture p.68-96 3/3 Thursday Wendy Doniger O’flaherty. Other Peoples' Myths - Ch. 2 (Moodle) Team Presentation Group 5 on Doniger reading
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