R 201:EASTERN RELIGIONS
Winter 2003

COURSE TEXTS
FOR PROFESSOR DALE CANNON

Required texts:

Dale Cannon. R201 Lectures (2003) and Essays on Religious Studies. Monmouth, OR: Western Oregon University, 2003.
Amanda Porterfield. The Power of Religion: A Comparative Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.

Recommended texts available for purchase:

Gary E. Kessler. Eastern Ways of Being Religious. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company, 2000.
Dale Cannon. Six Ways of Being Religious: A Framework for Comparative Study of Religion. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1996.
Gordon Harvey. Writing with Sources: A Guide for Students. Indianapolis, IN: Hackett Publishing Co., 1998.
Donald Mitchell and James Wiseman, eds. The Gethsemani Encounter: A Dialogue on the Spiritual Life by Buddhist and Christian Monastics. New York: Continuum, 1998. [This book is ideal for the book review paper option.]

Numerous other books are recommended as listed on the R201 Course Schedule.

Copies of all of these books are available on R201 library reserve.