What is the story?
What was Mary’s message?
Are any miracles associated with the appearance since it happened?
What is happening at the site today?
What are your thoughts of the appearance? F. Do you believe it happened?
Choose two (2) of the following terms: Orthodox Judaism, Hassidic Judaism, Reform Judaism, and Conservative Judaism.
Briefly explain these two terms.
Describe where and how they originally developed and identify their similarities and differences.
Explain one contemporary issue related to justice or social justice that challenges each of your chosen religious traditions.
Describe the Jewish concept of Messiah and what Jews expected of their Messiah. How is Messiah understood before and after the second temple destruction?
What characterized Jewish practice before the destruction of the 2nd Temple?
What characterizes Jewish practice after the Temple’s destruction?
Explain one contemporary issue related to justice or social justice that challenges Judaism today.
For this option, address the following:
Explain the Daoist ideal of wuwei.
Describe how this ideal contributes to harmony with heaven?
Compare the Daoist idea of wuwei to Confucius’ approach to how one should live in the world?
Explain how one of these approaches (wuwei/Confucius) might apply in your profession.
How are the belief system and its ideals practiced as a group of believers who come together? How do they come together?
Identify any conflicts between the stated beliefs of their tradition and their personal beliefs.
After hearing your partner’s description, explain whose theory of the origin of religions (Week 1) you think offers the best explanation for his/her religion?
What challenges can your partner identify that their religious tradition faces in the modern world in respect to questions of justice and social justice? Do they feel that their tradition is responding positively? Explain.
Examine if the tradition is focused on belief (orthodoxy) or behavior (orthopraxis).
Why Religion should be taught in school:Discuss?
Option 1
For this option, address the following:
Define Theravada and Mahayana forms of Buddhism.
Describe the Arhat and the Bodhisattva and explain how each achieves the goal of nirvana.
Examine how each ideal relates to one or more of the following key concepts/teachings: Four Noble Truths, Three marks of reality, Noble Eightfold Path.
Explain which of these ideals you believe best expresses healthcare ideals.
Option 2
For this option, address the following:
Explain the Buddhist understanding of dukkha.
Why do many scholars feel that “suffering” may be a misleading translation of the word dukkha? What might be a better translation?
What did the Buddha offer as a way to overcome dukkha and how does it explain his understanding?
In what ways does the Buddhist notion of dukkha challenge or affirm Western medical practice?
Option 1
Choose and describe one of the five (Brahman, Atman, Maya, Karma, Samsara, Moksha) key concepts from the Upanishads.
Explain how this concept relates to any of the other four or to other expressions of Indian spirituality?
Use a quote from the Upanishads to support your thoughts
Why did you choose this concept and how does it relate to your own understanding or beliefs?
Option 2
Choose and describe one of the four yoga. Include the following:
Describe, with examples, how this is a path to the Divine and leads a person to realization.
Why did you choose this path to discuss?
Determine how your understanding of your chosen yoga might relate to your professional standards of care.
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Option 1
Choose one (1) of the following psychological views on the origin of religion:
Freud
James
Jung
Then, address the following:
Briefly describe your chosen theory as believed by the theorist.
Defend your choice by discussing why this theory is the best explanation as to the origin of religions.
Choose two (2) of the ten reasons to study religion listed in your text and address the following:
Explain each reason.
Describe why each of your chosen reasons is important to your personal worldview.
Choose only one (1) of the following two options:
Option 1: Eight Characteristics of Religion
In an essay, address the following:
Identify and briefly describe the eight key characteristics of religion developed in your reading.
Choose 2 for further explanation and include an example for each of your
chosen characteristics as demonstrated in a given religion. (You may use different religions for each characteristic or stay with one throughout.)
Why did you choose these 2 reasons? How do they relate to your own religious worldview or your clinical practice?
Explain how the etic and emic perspectives describe your own religion or a religion with which you are familiar.
In etic, explain how an objective researcher would describe the religion including specific elements. In emic, explain how a practicing member would see the same reality.
Quote an “authoritative religious leader” from this religion as part of your emic paragraph, in addition to your scholarly source. (E.g., Buddhism-Dali Lama; Catholicism-Pope)
How does understanding this add to your understanding of your chosen religion?
What does it add to your approach to patient care?
Click on the following link to view an example for Option 2 (Shinto):
Link: Shinto Example
Describe an encounter you have had with a religion other than your own. It could be a conversation with a friend, neighbor, or family member, a visit or field trip to a religious community, attendance at a worship service or a rite of passage (like a wedding, memorial service etc.).
What did you learn from the encounter? What was similar to your own religious tradition/experience and what was different? Did anything surprise you? Finally, did this encounter change your own understanding of religion and/or religious diversity?
If you do not consider yourself to be part of a religion or a religious tradition,describe an encounter you’ve had with a religion, answering the same basic questions.
