PHI 350 - Comparative Religions (2 Cr)
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Comparative Religions (2 Credits)
Dr. Roy ClouserM'inscrire Overview
This course teaches you how to approach the study of the religions of the world. There are five major faiths which will be discussed by Prof Clouser: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.Outcomes
1. The student will learn a sampling of the words used in each faith and will gain an understanding of the basic ideas of each faith.
2. The student will develop a perspective from which he/she can interact with people who have a differing faith and do so with confidence of knowing something of the teachings of the other faith.
3. The student will be able to discuss the concept of the divine as each faith expresses it, the content of a small sample of sacred writings from each faith, and give a reason for the faith that each student holds.
Resources
This course includes written materials of various kinds. There are readings in the sacred writings of each of the faiths, articles discussing various aspects of each faith, and the observations of scholars on the main concepts embodied in the teachings of each faith.Required Assignments
1. View all online lectures and read all articles on each topic. Active engagement with course materials prior to attempting the quiz is required for each unit. If a resource is provided in multiple formats, simply choose whichever format best supports your learning. CLI’s system tracks your viewing history to determine meaningful engagement. Make sure you are logged into your student account when viewing or downloading the materials.
2. Take the online quiz for each unit. You will have 75 minutes to answer 20 multiple-choice questions for each quiz. Each quiz covers the readings and video lectures for that unit. Once a quiz has started, you must finish it, and you cannot retake it.
Quizzes must be completed independently. The use of AI tools, search engines, other websites, or assistance from other individuals is prohibited.
Quizzes are open-note. You may reference your own notes or any of the provided CLI course materials during the quiz. However, you should plan to study materials prior to attempting the quiz.
Quiz Tip: First answer the questions you know. Then use your own notes or the provided CLI course materials to help answer any questions you are unsure about.
Please Note: Effective September 1, this course will transition to a single-quiz-attempt format to align with standard CLI course metrics. If you are currently enrolled and intend to utilize a second attempt on any upcoming quizzes, please complete them prior to September 1.
3. At the end of the course, you will be invited to complete a brief Course Feedback Survey. Your feedback helps CLI evaluate the course and identify opportunities for improvement.
Course Forum
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Grading Scale
A 93-100% A- 90-92% B+ 87-89% B 83-86% B- 80-82% C+ 77-79% C 73-76% C- 70-72% D+ 67-69% D 63-66% D- 60-62% F 0-59%
Students' final grade is based on the average of all required quizzes and assignments. Each graded activity is weighted equally unless otherwise stated. The single lowest quiz score will be excluded from the overall grade.
Your average for the course must be at least 60%. Otherwise, you will fail the class and will receive no credit.
Deadline
You have 180 days to finish the course. If you have not received a final grade for the course before your enrollment ends, you will be automatically unenrolled, you will receive an “Administrative Withdrawal” for the course on your transcript, and all coursework will be removed. You will have to start over and take the class again to receive credit.
To avoid potential administrative delays or additional fees, please complete all assignments at least three weeks before your enrollment end date.
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This is an excerpt from Dr. Clouser's book on religious experience. It is written in the form of a dialogue to enable the reader to follow the path of Dr. Clouser's thought.
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We present here a blog entry from Ligionier Ministries of R.C. Sproul. See https://www.ligonier.org/blog/self-existent-god/ for the article in the blog.
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Here we have an article from the Ancient History Encyclopedia about Hinduism's conception of the relation between Creator and Creature. The student is encouraged to go to the site to also view the artworks presented there in support of the content. https://www.ancient.eu/Brahma/#targetText=Brahma%20is%20the%20Hindu%20Creator,which%20includes%20Shiva%20and%20Vishnu.
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This is an article from Wikipedia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashrama_(stage) for the footnotes and other helpful links on the subject.
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This is a lengthy article retrieved from https://www.academia.edu/9047510/Hinduism This article was prepared for a website which compares various religions. Please note that at the end of the article is an extensive glossary of terms which helps immensely in understanding the information included here.
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Here are several short readings from the Hindu Scriptures which will give the student a sample of Hindu teaching.
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In this reading, the student will be given a general introduction to the biography of Siddhartha Gautama who is known today as the Buddha. It was retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha in Wikipedia. I have included none of the numerous footnotes and citations found in the Wikipedia article. The student is encouraged to go to the site and read the article with its citations and footnotes.
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The Four Noble Truths are the basic teaching of the Buddha. This introduction to this teaching is from the BBC. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/beliefs/fournobletruths_1.shtml for the whole article.
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This is an example of the Buddha's teaching as found in the Pali Canon. Retrieved from
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While we do not think that any one article can display the full range of Jewish thought on the subject of Creation, this particular one presents a popular Jewish conception of the Creation.
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This book has several readings drawn from the Jewish Scriptures.
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Below the student will find an article on the synagogue from Wikipedia. Please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue for the full article and the footnotes and references for further reading.
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The Talmud is a body of literature that has developed alongside the Hebrew Scriptures. Here is a very brief introduction to the Talmud.
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This is a very brief sketch of the various teachings of Judaism. It is drawn from
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This is chapter 8 of the textbook we use in Early Church History. It surveys the thought of several of the Church Fathers from about A.D. 180 to 260
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These selections will be familiar to anyone who has been a part of the Christian faith.
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This is a short excerpt of a long article on the problem of evil on the website Wikipedia. The student is urged to read the entire article in Wikipedia for a fuller discussion of the history and resolution of the issues.
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This is an article written in 2009 for the Asbury Theological Journal. Our Chinese friends would tell us that the Chinese Church is facing new struggles since the publication of this article.
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This brief article introducing Islam to those who are not familiar with the religion was retrieved from Al-Islam.org which has numerous articles on the many topics of discussion about Islam.
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Included here are just two Sura from the Quran. The Quran itself has 114 Sura. The first is rather long, but it is chosen to give you a sense of how the Quran addresses the idea of womanhood and the second on the concept of judgement.
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This brief article is from an interfaith website in Detroit. It was written in response to a Christian;s question re the differences in the various sects of Islam.
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