RELI 448N Week 6 Discussion: The Role and Identity of the Messiah Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 9 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly sou rce Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, respond to one of the following options: What was the Jewish conception of the Messiah and how does the Christian understanding of the Messiah differ? What were the Jewish people expecting from their Messiah? How did Jesus’ teachings challenge these vi...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 6 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, respond to on e of the following options: Define the Confucian terms: ren, yi, li, zhi, and xin. Choose one of these principles and examine how it contributes to social harmony. What is wuwei? How does this ideal contribute to harmony with heaven? How does the Daoist idea of wuwei compare to Confucian notions of how one...

RELI 448N Week 4 Discussion: Chinese Religion Manage Discussion Entry Professor and Class, Ren: Is one of the important ideal ethic in Confucianism meaning kindness, love and generosity, tha t teaches people to be caring, thoughtful and selfless. Yi: Is one of the important ideal ethic in Confucianism often translated as "righteousness. It is the ethic that says when others are in troubles, we should help them out of the problems. Li: Is one of the important ideal ethic in Confucianism often tr...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Review chapters as needed Lesson Link (library article): Talking About Religion – How to Do It Right (Link s to an external site.). Minimum of 1 scholarly source Instructions For this assignment you are required to sit down for a conversation with someone whose religious identity differs from your own (this means that if you identify as Christian, for example, you should find a conversation partner who does not...

Question: Biblical Judaism refers to Judaism that: Question: Which of the following is not a form of Judaism? Question: This is the most traditional form of Judaism: Question: The dispersion of Jew s beyond Israel, particularly to Persia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean region is … : Question: This term means “ritually correct” and refers mainly to the preparation and consumption of food: Question: Members of the priestly families, living primarily in Jerusalem, who were in charge of the temp...

Question: A worldview that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits is … : Question: The belief that reality is made of two different principles is … : Question: An ana lytical approach that looks for universal structures that underlie language, mental processes, mythologies, kinship, and religions is … : Question: The outsider’s view, which attempts to take as objective an approach as possible to the study of religion, is: Question: The female divine is an impo...

Question: Monotheism is the view that: Question: Agnosticism is the view that: Question: The term immanent implies that the Divine is: Question: The theory that religion is rooted in placating and worshipping spirits is attributed to: Question: The theory that the religious impulse arises from the encounter with something that disturbs our ordinary view of reality, creating a sense of wonder or mystery, is attributed to: Question: The approach to religious experience that seeks union with a real...

RELI-448N Week 7 Discussion: Islamic Belief and Practice (GRADED) Week 7 Discussion: Islamic Belief and Practice 7373 unread replies. replies. Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity:  Textbook: Chapter 10  Lesson  Minimum of 1 scholarly source Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, respond to one of the following options: 1. List and briefly describe the Five Pillars of Islam. Select one of the pillars to examine in more in depth. How do Musli...

RELI 448N Week 3 Discussion: Buddhism Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter 4 • Lesson • Minimum of 1 scholarly source Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, respond to one of the following options: 1. Define Theravada and Mahayana. Describe the Arhat and the Bodhisattva. Explain how each achieves the goal of nirvana. Examine how they relate to some of the key concepts/teachings (e.g., the Four Noble Truths, the three marks o...