Outline
Guidelines.Purpose.
Acceptable Activities.
Modification of Report.
Instructions.Modified Original Assignment.
Optional Assignment.Eat Drink Man Woman.
Online Services – Optional Assignment.Hinduism.
Buddhism.
Sikhism.
Student Proposed Assignment.
Turning in the Assignment.
Preliminary Reading.
Appropriate Etiquette.
Number of Reports (for Semester).
Late Reports.
Report Format.
Links.
Guidelines for Activity ReportsPurpose
The main purpose of these assignments is for the student to engage in informative activities (during the current semester) which bring the student into direct contact with some of the religious traditions studied in this course.
Acceptable Activities
The primary requirement for an acceptable activity is that it brings the student into a direct encounter with one of the world’s major religious traditions.
The student should seek out those traditions with which he/she is the least familiar.
Please pick a religion which you are NOT familiar with. For example, if you are Buddhist or Christian, please pick a different religion than Buddhism or Christianity.
All activities must have taken place during the current semester. Reports on inappropriate or unacceptable activities may be refused by the instructor. The general options are listed below.
For Report 1, students will visit a site from one of the following traditions:Hinduism
Buddhism
Sikhism
Another Religious Tradition. Please discuss this with the instructor.
For Report 2, students will visit a site from one of the following traditions:Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, or Reconstructionist)
Christianity (Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, or Protestant)
Islam (Sunni, or Shi’a)
Another religious tradition. Please discuss this with the instructor
Modification of Report
Due to there being a limit on social gatherings due to the Corona Virus (COVID-19), the following assignment has been modified.
In previous classes, the students have been required to do a physical bodily visit to an appropriate site, but I am concerned that everyone is safe. Due to the current stay at home order, and the social distancing rules, I have decided to allow some alternative assignments.
Instructions
You should do one of the following assignments.
Modified Original AssignmentYou still have the option of doing the original assignment, but I am placing certain restrictions upon it. You may still interview someone who is an official representative of their religion, but you MUST do so remotely, by either telephone, email, or by skype, etc… Please make sure that you conduct an extensive interview. Ask lots of questions and make sure you get a feel for the religion and that denomination.
Optional Assignment – Film (Eat Drink Man Woman)The focus of this optional assignment is the Neo-Confucian film Eat Drink Man Woman.
Please note that the film is in Cantonese with English Subtitles. If you wish to do this version of the alternate assignment, please go to the page with more detailed instructions in the link.Eat Drink Man Woman Assignment Page
Optional Assignment – Online ServicesYou may, instead, view one of the online services in the links below.
You should watch one or more videos to get a feel for the religion.HinduismThis is the Hindu Temple Live Streaming Page.
It has live and recorded Hindu temple services.There are a variety of different services at different days and times throughout the week.
The services are NOT in English, so this might not appeal to you. However, you may still watch them if you wish to get an idea of Hindu temple services.
Here is the Main Page
BuddhismThis is the Buddhist Temple of San Diego Web Pag
It has recorded services going back for several months.Most of the videos are fairly short (14 to 25 minutes), but there are some with lengthier discussions of about an hour.
Here is the Main Page. It gives basic information about their purpose and history.Buddhist Temple of San DiegoLinks to an external site.
Here is the Video Page.Buddhist Temple VideosLinks to an external site.
SikhismI have found a recorded Sikh service at the Mile High Church in Colorado. It is 1 hour 18 minutes long. Worth Watching.
Sikh Service at Mile High ChurchLinks to an external site.
Student Proposed AssignmentYou may propose an alternative assignment if you wish. The criteria would be something, such as a movie, which shows the different religion and allows you to write a paper or an activity report on the film.
You should discuss this with the instructor before you do this assignment.
You may find another online worship service if you wish rather than the ones I posted below. But you need to tell the instructor and provide a link, so that I may evaluate the service before you attend (watch) the service.
You may not use one of the films from the extra credit assignment sheet, as that is a different assignment.
