World Religions
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Let My Prayer Arise—Orthodox Lent Chant in English
The song/video "Let My Prayer Arise—Orthodox Lent Chant in English," performed by the parish choir of Saint Philip Antiochian Orthodox Church in the USA, is available on YouTube (5:10) with lyrics and photos of Orthodox worship. This is chanted at Lenten Vespers. It is best used on day 2.
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Song/video "Deyenu, Coming Home"
The song/video “Deyenu, Coming Home,” by the Ein Prat Fountainheads, available on YouTube (2:54), is a fun song about Passover by a contemporary Jewish group and is appropriate for use on day 2.
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Religious Identity Descriptions
This handout provides the religious identities for five major world religions.
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Empathizing (Christianity)
This handout provides several suggestions to help students draw connections between the various denominations of Christianity.
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Empathizing (Judaism)
This handout provides several suggestions to help students draw connections between Christianity and Judaism.
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Empathizing (The Ancestors of the West)
This handout provides several suggestions to help students draw connections between Christianity and polytheistic religions of the West.
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Empathizing (Buddhism)
This short handout provides questions, reflections, and suggestions to help students empathize with Buddhism.
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Comparing and Contrasting Religion in the Modern World with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts several key ideas and beliefs in Christianity and religion in the modern world.
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Comparing and Contrasting Islam with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts several key ideas and beliefs in Islam and Christianity
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Comparing and Contrasting Forms of Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts several key ideas and beliefs in different forms of Christianity.
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Comparing and Contrasting Judaism with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts several key ideas and beliefs in Christianity and Judaism.
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Comparing and Contrasting the Ancestors of the West with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts several key ideas and beliefs in Christianity and the Ancestors of the West.
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Comparing and Contrasting Shinto with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts several key ideas and beliefs in Christianity and Shinto.
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Comparing and Contrasting Zen Buddhism with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts several key ideas and beliefs in Christianity and Zen Buddhism.
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Comparing and Contrasting Taoism with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts several key ideas and beliefs in Christianity and Taoism.
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Comparing and Contrasting Confucianism with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts several key ideas and beliefs in Christianity and Confucianism.
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Comparing and Contrasting Sikhism with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts several key ideas and beliefs in Christianity and Sikhism.
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Comparing and Contrasting Jainism with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts several key ideas and beliefs in Christianity and Jainism.
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Comparing and Contrasting Buddhism with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts several key ideas and beliefs in Christianity and Buddhism.
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Comparing and Contrasting Hinduism with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts the key ideas and beliefs in Christianity and Hinduism.
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Comparing and Contrasting Indigenous Religions Traditions with Christianity
This short handout compares and contrasts the ideas of god, an ultimate reality, and history between indigenous religious traditions and Christianity.
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An Interreligious Interview
This handout offers guidelines for setting up an interview with a person from a different religion.
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The Ninety-Nine Names of God
This handout lists the ninety-nine Islamic names for God and poses several questions regarding the list.
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"In the Beginning Was the Word"
After presenting John 1:1-18 from the Christian Bible, this handout challenges to students to identify key parts that describe the doctrine of the incarnation.
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Images of Jesus
This handout provides many different images and descriptions of Jesus for students to examine and relate to.
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Greek and Roman Gods Today
This handout challenges students to identify the associations they have with Greek and Roman gods.
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A Zoroastrian Symbol
This handout presents a Zoroastrian Symbol of faith and explains its elements. Students are then challenged to create their own symbol to represent their personal understanding of faith and human nature.
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Koans: Food for Intuition
This worksheet presents Zen koans to be interpreted or explained.
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The Riddler
This worksheet presents 12 riddles to be solved individually or in a small group
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Who Is the Sage?
This worksheet provides the opportunity to choose life situations that exemplify practices of the Taoist sage.
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The Sikh Khalsa
The information on this handout provides further insight into the nature of the Sikh Khalsa
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The Ten Gurus of Sikhism
This list of the ten Gurus of Sikhism briefly summarizes the key contributions of each Guru.
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The Biographies of the Tirthankaras
A list of patterns and themes found in the biographies of the Tirthankaras
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Monks
This handout is to be used as students rotate to various stations. At this station, students examine a picture depicting monks in Thailand.
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Objects Used in Tibetan Rituals
This handout is to be used as students rotate to various stations. At this station, students examine objects used in Tibetan rituals.
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Right Speech
This handout provides a reflection on students’ use of words and speech. Students identify ways to improve their use of words to speak truth and kind things.
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Right Meditation
This handout provides a space for students to write impressions, observations, or questions that arise as they meditate on a statue of Buddha.
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Karma Marga: "The Path of Works"
An individual worksheet that examines the intentions and motivations behind one’s actions.
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The Fruits of Action
An individual worksheet that challenges students to apply teachings from the Bhagavad-Gita to real-life situations.
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Kuan-Yin
1. Look at the statue or picture at this station. 2. This image depicts the deity Kuan-yin. Write words that describe this image.
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Monks
1. Look at the picture at this station. 2. Write words that describe the actions that you see in the picture. 3. Write words that describe the relationships between people that you see in the picture.
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Objects Used in Tibetan Rituals
1. At this station are several objects. Some may look familiar. Gently pick up each object and examine it. SOME OF THE OBJECTS ARE FRAGILE. PLEASE HANDLE THEM CAREFULLY. 2. Write the following information about each object.
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Biography of Prophet Muhammad (6 of 6)
A documentary portraying the life of Muhammad, the development of Islam, and common misunderstandings of the faith.
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Biography of Prophet Muhammad (5 of 6)
A documentary portraying the life of Muhammad, the development of Islam, and common misunderstandings of the faith.
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Biography of Prophet Muhammad (4 of 6)
A documentary portraying the life of Muhammad, the development of Islam, and common misunderstandings of the faith.
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Biography of Prophet Muhammad (3 of 6)
A documentary portraying the life of Muhammad, the development of Islam, and common misunderstandings of the faith.
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Biography of Prophet Muhammad (2 of 6)
A documentary portraying the life of Muhammad, the development of Islam, and common misunderstandings of the faith.
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Mysteries of the Church: The Crusades
A documentary chronicling the events of the Crusades and their lasting impact.
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Mysteries of the Church: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
A cinematographically excellent documentary explaining in colloquial and relatable language the foundations, similarities and differences of Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
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Mysteries of the Church: Christian Denominations
A cinematographically excellent documentary explaining in colloquial and relatable language the history of the development of many Christian denominations.
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Gandhi - The Philosophy of Nonviolence
A description of Gandhi's understanding of the use of nonviolence.
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Biography of Prophet Muhammad (1 of 6)
A documentary portraying the life of Muhammad, the development of Islam, and common misunderstandings of the faith.
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The History of Islam Part - 16
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 15
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 14
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 13
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 12
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 11
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 10
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 9
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 8
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 7
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 6
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 5
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 4
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 3
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam Part - 2
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
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The History of Islam - Part 1
A documentary portraying the exhaustive history, development and impact of Islam on global affairs, politics, technology and culture.
