Comparative World Religion Independent Study

Goal: To study a religion of the world that we are not going to study in class.

These religions are studied from the same perspective:

Beginnings (20%) Historical development (20%) Sacred Writings (10%) Beliefs, practices, and values (20%) Impact on history, culture, contemporary issues and the arts (20%) Bibliography (10%)

Class One: Choose a religion from the list below to research. Your choice must be approved by me.

Class Two: Research the beginnings of the religion you have chosen.

You should include the following info:

 Who founded the religion?  Who or what is the religion based on?  What is the creation (of the world) myth?  Other information specific to that religion that pertains to the “beginning”  Bibliography

A grade of zero will be assigned any section that does not have a bibliography.

The “Beginnings” (with bibliography) is Due October 15, 2014 at the beginning of class. No exceptions. List of Possible Religions

Aboriginal Relgions Greco-Roman Religion Quakers

African Traditional and Diasporic Hare Krishna Rastafari

Aladura Hellenic Reconstructionism Religious Science

Amish Jainism Santeria

Asatru Jehovah's Witnesses Satanism

Bah'ai Faith Juche Scientology

Cao Dai Kemetic Reconstructionism Seventh-day Adventist

Chinese Traditional Religion Mayan Religion Shaivism

Chopra Center Mithraism Shinto

Christian Science Mormonism (LDS) Sikhism

Confucianism Neopaganism Stoicism

Divine Science New Thought Taoism

Eckankar The Occult Tenrikyo

Epicureanism Primal Indigenous Unification Church

Falun Gong Unitarian Universalism

Germanic Unity Church

Heathenism Vaishnavism

Humanism Voodoo

Zoroastrianism