Lesson 4.5 — New/Invented ReligionsBefore lesson 4.5 I was not aware of the term and concept of ‘invented religions’. Some invented religions are questioned whether they are…Dec 5, 20202Dec 5, 20202
Lesson 4.4Before lesson 4.4, I was aware that Islamophobia was prejudice against Islam and Muslims. Islamophobia causes discrimination towards…Dec 4, 20201Dec 4, 20201
Lesson 4.2 — Tolerance/IntoleranceBefore lesson 4.2 I was not familiar with the concept of tolerance and how it does not mean the same thing as freedom. In US religion and…Dec 4, 20201Dec 4, 20201
Lesson 4.1 — Religious FreedomFrom lesson 4.1 I learned that the ideal of religious freedom in the United States is in favor of the majority-white Christian population…Dec 4, 20201Dec 4, 20201
Lesson 3.5 — ClassBefore this lesson, I did not know how ‘class’ could relate to the academic study of religion. When I think about class I recognizes it as…Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020
Lesson 3.3 — GenderThe way we relate to each other and is mainly due to our gender. From the day we were born gender has been embedded throughout our lives…Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020
Lesson 2.6 — SpaceSpace in the study of religion is not a “preexisting static container isolated from other spaces.” In Thomas Tweed’s article “Space”, he…Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020
Lesson 2.5 — TextsBefore lesson 2.5 I did not realize the importance of texts and that the study of texts and religion can go beyond looking at books. What…Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Lesson 2.4 — RitualSimilar to the previous lesson where the word belief was described as an ambiguous term, the term ritual also has multiple interpretations…Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020