1. An An Introduction to World Religions An An Introduction to World Religions An 2011-11-242011-11-24

2. Slide 2. Typical Agenda Attendance :15 In the Religious Calendar :19 Religion in the News :23 Announcements / Administrativa :25 discussion of the assigned reading :35 Explaining a concept– for the exam’s paragraph answer section. Three approaches to religion :50 Video with focus questions and discussion :04 Homework for Next Time

3. Slide 3. 2011-11-24 Agenda Attendance Debriefing Annotated Bibliography Chinese Buddhism Chan Pure Land :04 Homework for Next Time

4. Slide 4. DebriefingDebriefing About the conference in San Francisco Tell me about: Monday’s visit by Nancy Marenick from the Writing Centre Tuesday’s guests on Buddhism What was the most significant thing you learned? Differences between Mahayana & Theravada? Bodhisattavas Buddhism becoming theistic? What do you have questions about?

5. Slide 5. Annotated Bibliography Annotated Bibliography of at least five sources (these may be from the proposal), due December 2, 2011 Bibliographic information A very short summary (at least one sentence). Go beyond simply listing the contents; indicate the point of the resource. Evaluation (at least one sentence about its value or usefulness or relevance)

6. Annotated Bibliography Bibliography Annotated Bibliography Bibliography 1.Bibliographi c information 2.A very short summary (at least one sentence). Go beyond simply listing the contents; indicate the point of the resource. 3.Evaluation (a couple of sentences about its value or usefulness or relevance)

7. Slide 7. ZoteroZotero 1.http://www.zotero.org/http://www.zotero.org/ 2.Download NowDownload Now 3.Zotero for FirefoxZotero for Firefox Create an item manually Example: Babb, Lawrence A., “Jainism.” Pages 168-169 in volume 4 of International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. 2 nd ed. Edited by William A. Darity, Jr. Detroit: MacMillan Reference USA, 2008. Get references from the Library websiteLibrary website Example: Karma in Buddhism Next Time: Zotero plugin for MS Word

8. In the calendar In the calendar In the calendar In the calendar November 24: Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikhism) Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Sikh Guru, executed in 1675 for refusing to convert to Islam. This day commemorates his martyrdom and remembers him not only for his defense of the Sikh faith, but for all religious liberty.

9. Religion in the News Religion in the News Religion in the News Religion in the News Tibetan Self- Immolations "A Sign of Deep Desperation”

10. Slide 10. Dhammapada “Holy Man”

11. Slide 11. Buddhism Slides 90-106 What are some notable characteristics of Chan Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism?

12. Slide 12. For Homework For Monday, 11:15 Read Chapter 7 (on Shinto) in Living Religions, and write the quiz on Moodle For Tuesday, 1:15 Work on your annotated bibliography For Thursday, 12:15