<p> Comparative World Religion Independent Study</p><p>Goal: To study a religion of the world that we are not going to study in class.</p><p>These religions are studied from the same perspective:</p><p>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%)</p><p>Class One: Choose a religion from the list below to research. Your choice must be approved by me.</p><p>Class Two: Research the beginnings of the religion you have chosen.</p><p>You should include the following info:</p><p> 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</p><p>A grade of zero will be assigned any section that does not have a bibliography.</p><p>The “Beginnings” (with bibliography) is Due October 15, 2014 at the beginning of class. No exceptions. List of Possible Religions</p><p>Aboriginal Relgions Greco-Roman Religion Quakers </p><p>African Traditional and Diasporic Hare Krishna Rastafari </p><p>Aladura Hellenic Reconstructionism Religious Science </p><p>Amish Jainism Santeria</p><p>Asatru Jehovah's Witnesses Satanism </p><p>Bah'ai Faith Juche Scientology </p><p>Cao Dai Kemetic Reconstructionism Seventh-day Adventist </p><p>Chinese Traditional Religion Mayan Religion Shaivism </p><p>Chopra Center Mithraism Shinto </p><p>Christian Science Mormonism (LDS) Sikhism </p><p>Confucianism Neopaganism Stoicism </p><p>Divine Science New Thought Taoism </p><p>Eckankar The Occult Tenrikyo</p><p>Epicureanism Primal Indigenous Unification Church </p><p>Falun Gong Unitarian Universalism </p><p>Germanic Unity Church </p><p>Heathenism Vaishnavism </p><p>Humanism Voodoo</p><p>Wicca </p><p>Zen </p><p>Zoroastrianism</p>