Assignment Paper

Total 5 parts writing each part respectively and label them.

Part 1: 200 words
Check the part1&2-study notes.

In the opening CNN clip with Aslan, we saw him describe Bill Maher’s understanding of religion as unsophisticated. Give three examples of how YOUR understanding of Islam has become more sophisticated as a result of this module? If you took the optional quiz at that the start of this module about your knowledge of Islam (Links to an external site.), try taking it again (just for fun). How did you do?

Part 2: 200 words.
Check the part1&2-study notes.
Readings: Huston Smith, The World’s Religions, Chapter Six, Social Teachings, pp.248-257
Chapter 3, No God But God by Reza Aslan [This reading is great for learning more about the history of attitudes to women in Islam, and issues with interpreting the Quran.]

Choose one of the five social teachings that Smith mentions in the reading. Summarize his points about it, then from The World’s Wisdom, find an example from both the Qur’an and the Hadith that seems to either support or contradict his points. Don’t forget to give the page numbers for the quotations you use.

Part 3: 100 words.
The topic is about Social issue: Taoism- social justice.
1. Start your research on your topic, using this list of resources as a starting point. Find a digital text or object – like a blog post, short article, short video (no more than 15 mins), charts of data etc. about your chosen topic and post it in the relevant section in this topic. Provide a few sentences explaining what it’s about and why you enjoyed it or find it relevant. Make sure you put your name by ‘your’ object. Also make sure you give a reference (the link) to the object.

Below is list of resources.

List of Suggested Electronic Resources for your Course Project.

General Information:

BBC World Service Guide to Religions of the World http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/

Patheos, for global dialog about religion and spirituality: www.patheos.com. In particular, check out: https://www.patheos.com/library/lenses/side-by-side

List of Open Educational Resources (including free digital books, courses and podcasts, etc.): https://libguides.humboldt.edu/openedu/rs#s-lg-box-18583448

UW Library Comparative Religion Page: https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/religion

University of Calgary Religious Studies Web Guide: https://library.ucalgary.ca/religiousstudieswebguide

Good sites for data:

Pew Research Center Religion and Public Life https://www.pewforum.org/

The Association of Religion Data Archives http://www.thearda.com/ (Data on religions in America)

Contemporary Issues and Religion in the News:

New York Times on Religion and Belief: https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/religion-and-belief

The Guardian on Religion: https://www.theguardian.com/world/religion

Pew Research Forum: https://www.pewresearch.org/

Religion News – contemporary news about religion: https://religionnews.com/
See also: https://www.worldreligionnews.com/

PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/