Intro to Religious Studies

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Intro to Religious Studies
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Questions

• What do people seek in religion? How do religions
  offer experiences beyond the ordinary?
• How does religion shape human life, especially
  regarding justice, peace, and violence?
• How can we better understand the meaning of
  religious practices?

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Exercise

• Think of one example of how religious people
  either work for peace or commit violence.
• What motivates them?
• What do they seek from their religion?
• How you question their actions? Explain.

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For Wednesday

• Read Thich Nhat Hanh and Malcolm X readings (4
  short readings, total)
• Understand what motivates each man to take his
  position on peace and violence
• Come prepared to debate which position do you
  think is stronger?