Religion and Theology are different religion questions

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Read World Religions Hinduism. Visit this website: http://www.sanskrit.org/www/Hindu%20Primer/whatispuja.html

Assignment Submission: Hinduism–Week 2
Answer the following questions after your reading assignment and your virtual tour. Submit your responses as a Microsoft Word document.

Discuss the idea of Karma. What is it and why is it important?
Explain an avatar. What is the function of an avatar? Not all avatars are gods.
A friend asks you about Hinduism. Explain it to him, in a way he would recognize someone who practiced it.
Discuss Kali and Shiva and their relationship. You had better watch word balance.
Describe the meaning of a puja. Why is it important in Hunduism?

World Religions Buddhism Visit this website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/ Check out the sand painting (mandala)
Time Lapse Making of a Mandala: The Crow Collection of Asian Art

. Answer the following questions after your reading assignment and your virtual tour. Submit your responses as a Microsoft Word document.

Explain the meaning of the four Noble Truths?
What is Nirvana? Why is it important?
What are the basic differences between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism?
Discuss the challenge of happiness in Buddhism.
Look at the various parts of the website listed above. Write about some aspect that strikes you as important to understanding Buddhism
Read World Religions China and Japan
Visit this website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/shinto/

Answer the following questions after your reading assignment and your virtual tour. Submit your responses as a Microsoft Word document.

What are the main features of Daoism?
What are the main features of Shintoism?
Nature is prominent in both Chinese and Japanese religions. How is nature different in each religion?
Why are religions in China so inter-related?
Read an article on one of the Shinto rituals. Why is that ritual important?

Read World Religions, pages 327-349 and 351-361
Visit this website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/

Answer the following questions after your reading assignment and your virtual tour. Submit your responses as a Microsoft Word document.

Explain the importance of Sufism. Why is mysticism attractive?
Explain in detail the five pillars of Islam.
Contrast contemporary Sunni and Shiite Muslims.
What is the difference between the Quran and the Hadith? What is the contention about Hadith?
Pick one ritual listed under “Practices” in the web site. Describe it and explain why it is important.
Read World Religions, Christianity Visit this website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/

Answer the following questions after your reading assignment and your virtual tour. Submit your responses as a Microsoft Word document.

Describe the teachings of Paul. How do they differ from those of Jesus in the Gospels?
Explain the schism between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
What issues did each of the Protestant Reformers (Luther, Calvin, the English Reformers) have with the Roman Catholic Church? Be specific.
There is a wide variation in Christianity as it is currently practiced. Identify and explain at least three points of difference among Christian groups.
Pick one description from the section of subdivisions from your virtual tour. Describe how it developed and why it still exists.

Read World Religions, New forms of older religions, globalization and world religions
Visit and Read the information at this website: http://www.wicca.org/

Answer the following questions after your reading assignment and your virtual tour. Submit your responses as a Microsoft Word document.

Pick one of the following religions: Scientology, Falun Gong and Unification Church. Describe it and its appeal.
Contrast science and religion.
Define and discuss globalization. What role does atheism play?
Discuss the concept of secularism. Is it better that states be secular or religious?
Wicca is a religion from our first week. Why is it practiced in contemporary society?