R201 is designed to acquaint students with the major religious traditions of the Far East within their cultural contexts -- principally those of India, China, and Japan . The objectives of the course are for students

• to become acquainted with these three traditions in an unprejudiced, empathetic, and objective manner;
• to cultivate (i.e., learn and practice) the discipline of empathetic objectivity; and
• to gain a fuller, more objective understanding of the nature of religious life in general terms, unprejudicial toward any religious tradition.

R201 POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

COURSE SCHEDULE

COURSE TEXTS

ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCE MAKE UP POLICY

EASTERN RELIGIONS VIDEO LIST FOR ABSENCE MAKE UP

(TWO EXAMINATIONS ARE TO BE TAKEN FOR CREDIT FOR WHICH YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE. YOUR PAPER [RESEARCH PROJECT OR BOOK REVIEW] WILL BE DUE ON THE DATE OF THE EXAM NOT TAKEN FOR CREDIT. A MAXIMUM OF 1/3 OF THE CLASS MAY HAVE THEIR PAPERS DUE AT ANY ONE OF THE THREE POSSIBLE DATES.)

EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS:
• FIRST EXAM
• SECOND EXAM
• THIRD EXAM

TERM PAPER (TWO OPTIONS)

RESEARCH PROJECT (OPTION I)

PEER REVIEW GUIDE FOR RESEARCH PROJECT

ESSAY BOOK REVIEW (OPTION II)

PEER REVIEW GUIDE FOR BOOK REVIEW

MLA FORMAT

TERM PAPER REWRITE POLICY

FIELD TRIP

GRADING

EXTRA CREDIT

COURSE CHECKLIST

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
OF RELEVANT BOOKS ON LIBRARY RESERVE AND IN REFERENCE COLLECTION (REQUIRED USE FOR RESEARCH PROJECT).

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