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Revealing® Western Religions
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Copyright © 2001-2006 Thinking Strings, LLC
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Revealing® Western Religions
Version 1.3 Copyright © 2001-2006 Thinking Strings, LLC Table of Contents
Exploring Religion
What is Religion?
Goals: What is Religion?
Religion & Religions
One Reality or Many?
Defining Religion
Theoretical, Practical, Sociological
Religious Specialists
Religious Syncretism
Summary: What is Religion?
Types of ReligionsGoals: Types of ReligionsEastern & Western ReligionsFamilies of ReligionsEthnic & UniversalTheismsThe IneffableAtheism & AgnosticismSummary: Types of ReligionsTry It: Types of ReligionsStudying ReligionGoals: Studying ReligionWhy Is There Religion?FunctionalismTheorists of ReligionWays to Study ReligionBelief & UnbeliefWhy Study Religion?The Religious QuestSummary: Studying ReligionTry It: Studying Religion
JudaismBasic Principles of JudaismGoals: Basic Principles of JudaismMonotheism in JudaismIconoclasm in JudaismThe Chosen PeopleAn Ethnic ReligionThe Sacred in HistoryOrthopraxisJewish Theology13 Principles of FaithSummary: Basic Principles of JudaismTry It: Basic Principles of JudaismCultural Context of JudaismGoals: Cultural ContextA Minority ReligionAnti-SemitismGhettoesJews & BankingBlood LibelThe HolocaustWarsaw GhettoSurvival of the Jewish PeopleSummary: Cultural ContextTry It: Cultural ContextHebrew ScripturesGoals: Hebrew ScripturesHebrew BibleTorahProphets & WritingsTalmudMidrashMishnahGemaraPage from the TalmudStudy, Learning, & DebateSummary: Hebrew ScripturesTry It: Hebrew ScripturesAncient History of JudaismGoals: Ancient History of JudaismA Herding PeopleJudaism & the Creation of the WorldCovenant with AbrahamJacob & His SonsJewish PatriarchsThe ExodusKingdom of IsraelSecond Temple PeriodThe DiasporaSummary: Ancient History of JudaismTry It: Ancient History of JudaismThe Jewish DiasporaGoals: The Jewish DiasporaFrom Temple to SynagogueJudaism Under the Roman EmpireSephardimMatrilinyAshkenazimKabbalahShabbatai TzviHasidimBeginnings of Reform JudaismSummary: The Jewish DiasporaTry It: The Jewish DiasporaJudaism in AmericaGoals: Judaism in AmericaJewish Migration to AmericaReform JudaismOrthodox JudaismConservative JudaismReconstructionist JudaismIntermarriageSummary: Judaism in AmericaTry It: Judaism in AmericaThe State of IsraelGoals: The State of IsraelState of IsraelTheodor HerzlProposed Zionist HomelandsJewish Immigration to PalestineCreation of the State of IsraelState of Israel TodayTensions Within IsraelPopulation of IsraelWestern WallSummary: The State of IsraelTry It: The State of IsraelJewish PracticeGoals: Jewish PracticeJewish PrayerDressing for PrayerSh'maShabbatReading the TorahLaws of KashrutLevels of Jewish ObservanceSummary: Jewish PracticeTry It: Jewish PracticeJewish HolidaysGoals: Jewish HolidaysThe Jewish CalendarHigh Holy DaysMajor Jewish HolidaysPassoverShavuot & SukkotSimchat TorahHanukkahPurimCommemorative HolidaysSummary: Jewish HolidaysTry It: Jewish HolidaysJewish Rites of PassageGoals: Jewish Rites of PassageBrit MilahBaby NamingsBar & Bat MitzvahJewish WeddingsMourningSummary: Jewish Rites of PassageTry It: Jewish Rites of PassageWomen in JudaismGoals: Women in JudaismJudaism as a Male-Dominated ReligionMatriarchs & HeroinesWomen's Role in JudaismNiddahMarriage & Divorce in JudaismWomen RabbisJewish FeminismSummary: Women in JudaismTry It: Women in JudaismChristianityJesusGoals: JesusJesus's Early LifeSocial Context for Jesus's LifeJesus's BirthWhat Jesus TaughtJesus as a JewGod, Jesus's FatherJesus's MinistryJesus's CrucifixionJesus's Resurrection & AscensionSummary: JesusTry It: JesusEarly ChristianityGoals: Early ChristianityJesus Movement as a Jewish SectPaulThe GentilesDoctrine of the AtonementEarly Spread of ChristianitySummary: Early ChristianityTry It: Early ChristianityChristian ScripturesGoals: Christian ScripturesOld TestamentNew TestamentEstablishment of the CanonThe GospelsThe Synoptic GospelsJohnThe Acts of the ApostlesThe EpistlesThe Book of RevelationSummary: Christian ScripturesTry It: Christian ScripturesAfter the Fall of RomeGoals: After the Fall of RomeUnder the Roman EmpireGnosticismThe Religion of the EmpireAugustineWrestling Over Christian DoctrineThe Byzantine EmpireFirst Schism in ChristianityCatholicism & Eastern OrthodoxyChristian MonasticismSummary: After the Fall of RomeTry It: After the Fall of RomeMedieval ChristianityGoals: Medieval ChristianityMedieval MonasticismThe Virgin MaryChristian PilgrimageThe CrusadesThe InquisitionThe Muslim TriumphCultural Impact of the CrusadesThomas AquinasOn the Eve of ReformationSummary: Medieval ChristianityTry It: Medieval ChristianityThe Protestant ReformationGoals: Protestant ReformationMartin LutherLuther's TheologyThe Lutheran ChurchJohn CalvinDouble PredestinationHenry VIII, King of EnglandThe Radical ReformationWitchcraft PersecutionsThe Catholic ReformationSummary: Protestant ReformationTry It: Protestant ReformationChristian PracticesGoals: Christian PracticesDiversity of Christian PracticesSacramentsBaptismEucharistConfirmation & ReconciliationMarriage & Holy OrdersUnctionChristian PrayerChristian Art & MusicSummary: Christian PracticesTry It: Christian PracticesChristian HolidaysGoals: Christian HolidaysThe Liturgical YearAdventChristmasLentEasterAscensionPentecostSaints' DaysThe Assumption of MarySummary: Christian HolidaysTry It: Christian HolidaysChristianity in the 21st CenturyGoals: Into the 21st CenturyChristian DenominationsRevivalismNew Christian DenominationsRoman Catholicism in AmericaReligious Pluralism in AmericaThe Ecumenical ImpulsePentecostalismGlobal ChristianityThe Future of ChristianitySummary: Into the 21st CenturyTry It: Into the 21st CenturyIslamThe Life of MohammedGoals: Life of MohammedReligion in Ancient ArabiaMohammed's Early lifeThe First RevelationMohammed & the MeccansNight JourneyHijrahIslam Under MohammedMohammed's FamilySummary: Life of MohammedTry It: Life of MohammedIslamic TextsGoals: Islamic TextsQuranBiblical Figures in the QuranArabic & the QuranSignificance of the QuranQuranic RecitationQuranic CalligraphyThe HadithShariaIslamic PhilosophySummary: Islamic TextsTry It: Islamic TextsMajor Tenets of IslamGoals: Major Tenets of IslamIslamic MonotheismNo Original SinNo Value Placed on CelibacyAfterlife in IslamIslam & JudaismIslam & ChristianityThe ProphetPeople of the BookAngels, Spirits, & JinnSummary: Major Tenets of IslamTry It: Major Tenets of IslamIslamic Religious PracticesGoals: Islamic Religious PracticesFive Pillars of IslamTestimonyPrayerCharityFastingIslamic PilgrimageJihadDietary RestrictionsIslamic Rites of PassageSummary: Islamic Religious PracticesTry It: Islamic Religious PracticesHistory of IslamGoals: History of IslamEarly ExpansionThe CaliphateUmayyad DynastyThe Sunni/Shia SplitShia IslamAbbasid DynastyLater Islamic EmpiresEnd of the Islamic EmpiresSummary: History of IslamTry It: History of IslamSufismGoals: SufismIslamic MysticismRabia al-AdawiyyaControversies Over SufismSufi OrdersSufi PracticesRumiSufism TodaySummary: SufismTry It: SufismIslamic ResurgenceGoals: Islamic ResurgenceIslam & the Modern WorldIslamic States in the 20th CenturyModern TurkeyModern IranOther Islamic StatesIslamic RevivalismIslamic ReformSummary: Islamic ResurgenceTry It: Islamic ResurgenceIslam Around the WorldGoals: Islam Around the WorldIslam in AsiaIslam in AfricaIslam in EuropeIslam in AmericaAfrican-American IslamSummary: Islam Around the WorldTry It: Islam Around the WorldWomen & IslamGoals: Women & IslamRole of Women in IslamWomen & the ProphetWomen in the QuranWomen in the HadithThe VeilIslamic FeminismSummary: Women & IslamTry It: Women & IslamReligious PluralismThe World's ReligionsGoals: The World's ReligionsMaking Meaningful ComparisonsUniversal & Ethnic ReligionsOrthopraxis & OrthodoxySacred TimeFounders, Prophets, & TeachersSex, Life, & DeathOne God or Many?Summary: The World's ReligionsTry It: The World's ReligionsNew Religious MovementsGoals: New Religious MovementsReligious ChangeMillennial MovementsUniversalist ReligionsNature ReligionsNew Age ReligionsSummary: New Religious MovementsTry It: New Religious MovementsReligion in the 21st CenturyGoals: The 21st CenturyThe Secularization ThesisFundamentalismInterreligious DialogueWomen's Religious LeadershipReligion in Popular CultureLooking ForwardSummary: The 21st CenturyTry It: The 21st Century
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