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HU271
Supplemental Readings
- Religious Pluralism
- The Academic Study of Religion
- Mere Christianity: The Rival Conceptions of God
- Body Ritual Among the Nacirema
- The World's Religions: Seven Dimensions of Religions
- Psychology of Religion in the USA
- The Problem of Evil (Peter Kreeft)
- Dualism Types
- The Future of Religion: Ninian Smart Interview
Handouts
- Seven Questions for Formulating a Worldview
- The Privileged Planet (synopsis)
- Religious Pluralism Chart
- The Buddhist Wheel of Life (worksheet)
- The Human Condition Questionnaire (worksheet)
PPT Notes in PDF
Philosophical Issues
- Defining Religion
- What is a Worldview?
- Philosophical Arguments for the Existence of God
- Psychology & Religion
- Problem of Evil and Pain
- Epistemology Basics
Major World Religions
Macromedia Flash Presentations
Islam
Buddhism
- Buddhist Wheel of Life (and Death)
Charts
- Model of the Self
- The Big Religion Chart
- Comparative Religions Chart
- Population of the World According to Religion
- World Religions Index
- Religions of the World
- Major World Religions
- The Old Testament Story
- Chronological Chart of Israel's History
- The Canons of the Old Testament
Documentaries
- The Privileged Planet (script)
- The Privileged Planet (web link)
- Expelled the Movie (Trailer)
Links
Sacred Texts
- The Bible
- The Bhagavad Gita
- The Agamas
- Ramayana & Maha-Bharata
- The Koran
- The Hadith ("ahadith" is the Arabic plural)
- The Tanakh
- The Talmud
- The Adi Granth
- Buddhist Writings
- Writings of Confucius
Symbols
- Buddhist Wheel of Life (view of the world)
- Buddhist Mandala (meditation device)
- Lotus in Buddhism
- Wheel of Dhamma
Research
- Virtual Religion Index
- All About GOD
- Philosophy of Religion
- Sources for Study of Religions
- Consultants on Religious Tolerance
- The Pluralism Project
- Statistics
- Christian Theology
- Christian Classics
- World Wide Study Bible
- World Christian Database
- Concise Dictionary of Religion
- Encyclopedia of Religion
- Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Comparative Religion
- Online Journal of Christian Theology & Philosophy