World View Chart AssignmentsDue Weeks 2 through 10 and worth 35 points each week with a total of 315 points.
A world view is a fundamental or basic orientation of thinking like a mindset which guides a culture and / or a persons life. Like a point of view it can be built of concepts ideas values emotions and ethics.Weltanschauungis the German word for this idea. Your goal for this course is to understand the world views of these various religions. In order to prepare you for your final assignment you will outline the world views of various religions in the chart below adding to it each week.
For this assignment students will complete the weekly area of the chart filling in the aspects of each religion as it is presented in the readings and resources. This chart when complete will be the starting point for the written assignment due in Week 10.
For each weekly submission:
Religion
Cosmogony – Origin of the Universe
Nature of God
View of Human Nature
View of Good and Evil
View of Salvation
View of After Life
Practices and Rituals
Celebrations and Festivals
Week 2Hinduism and Jainism
Week 3Buddhism
Week 4Daoism andConfucianism
Week 5Shinto
Week 6Judaism
Week 7Christianity
Week 8Islam
Week 9Sikhism
Week 10New Religious Movements
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: