Category: Religion

Spiritual Assessment Reflection Assignment Instructions
Complete the Spiritual Assessment Scale (SAS) in O’Brien (p. 55-56).
Once complete, write a two page paper discussing the learnings from the spiritual self-assessment results.
Please be sure to answer the questions below.
When ready, click on the title to submit your paper.
Within the SAS categories of personal faith, religious practice, and spiritual contentment,
What did not surprise you?
What did surprise you?
How can you use this self-assessment to cultivate your spiritual well-being?
Click on the assignment title to submit your work. You can also view your assignment rubric by clicking on the portal and clicking View Rubric at the top. Please use the rubric to inform your work on the assignment. You can submit a draft of your work as many times as you need in order to check your SafeAssign originality report.

In this assignment you will write a 2-3-page paper in which you explain the difference between national Israel and the church.
Based upon the readings and lectures from unit 5, write a paper in which you:
Explain the difference between national Israel and the church.
Describe the relationship that God had with Israel
Describe the special relationship that the church has with God.
In a “reflection” section, describe what the church means to you in your personal life. How has the church been a blessing to you and your family, your ministry, and personal life?
Submit your assignment.
-The first page should be a title page that includes the title of your paper, your name, and the school name on three different lines. (This does not count as one of the three pages.)
-The entire paper should be double-spaced
.All Scriptures Kjv please
-Have 1” margins on all sides.
-Include page numbers.
-Properly cite resources in a “References” page.

In this assignment you will write a 2-3-page paper in which you explain the difference between national Israel and the church.
Based upon the readings and lectures from unit 5, write a paper in which you:
Explain the difference between national Israel and the church.
Describe the relationship that God had with Israel
Describe the special relationship that the church has with God.
In a “reflection” section, describe what the church means to you in your personal life. How has the church been a blessing to you and your family, your ministry, and personal life?
Submit your assignment.
-The first page should be a title page that includes the title of your paper, your name, and the school name on three different lines. (This does not count as one of the three pages.)
-The entire paper should be double-spaced
.All Scriptures Kjv please
-Have 1” margins on all sides.
-Include page numbers.
-Properly cite resources in a “References” page.

Instructions
For your Hinduism journal, I would like for you to answer the following questions:
1. What were your expectations of this religion? Before we started studying Judaism, did you have any previous knowledge or experience with this religion?
2. What were the most interesting things you learned about this religious tradition?
3. Was there anything about this religion that really surprised you? Or that defied your expectations?
4. What is one thing that you appreciate or respect about this religion? This could be an attitude, a practice, a belief, a ritual, etc.
5. Which of the two readings did you find the most interesting? Why? What did you learn about the religion from the reading? Was there anything that you agreed or disagreed with in the reading?
6. What would you like to learn more about in this religion? Or what questions do you still have about this religion?
Your journal should be at least 500 words long and contain at least two direct quotations from the readings (one from each reading) along with the page number (if available). There are no right or wrong answers for this assignment. You will be graded on the completeness of your journal and whether you followed the assignment instructions. The journal is not due until we finish studying Hinduism, but you are welcome to start working on it as we are learning about it.

Instructions
For your Hinduism journal, I would like for you to answer the following questions:
1. What were your expectations of this religion? Before we started studying Judaism, did you have any previous knowledge or experience with this religion?
2. What were the most interesting things you learned about this religious tradition?
3. Was there anything about this religion that really surprised you? Or that defied your expectations?
4. What is one thing that you appreciate or respect about this religion? This could be an attitude, a practice, a belief, a ritual, etc.
5. Which of the two readings did you find the most interesting? Why? What did you learn about the religion from the reading? Was there anything that you agreed or disagreed with in the reading?
6. What would you like to learn more about in this religion? Or what questions do you still have about this religion?
Your journal should be at least 500 words long and contain at least two direct quotations from the readings (one from each reading) along with the page number (if available). There are no right or wrong answers for this assignment. You will be graded on the completeness of your journal and whether you followed the assignment instructions.

Instructions
For your Hinduism journal, I would like for you to answer the following questions:
1. What were your expectations of this religion? Before we started studying Judaism, did you have any previous knowledge or experience with this religion?
2. What were the most interesting things you learned about this religious tradition?
3. Was there anything about this religion that really surprised you? Or that defied your expectations?
4. What is one thing that you appreciate or respect about this religion? This could be an attitude, a practice, a belief, a ritual, etc.
5. Which of the two readings did you find the most interesting? Why? What did you learn about the religion from the reading? Was there anything that you agreed or disagreed with in the reading?
6. What would you like to learn more about in this religion? Or what questions do you still have about this religion?
Your journal should be at least 500 words long and contain at least two direct quotations from the readings (one from each reading) along with the page number (if available). There are no right or wrong answers for this assignment. You will be graded on the completeness of your journal and whether you followed the assignment instructions.

Extra-Credit Overview
In this module, I have compiled the many zoom conversations that I have had with local religious leaders over the past several years. Before the pandemic, I always took my students on field-trips to local houses of worship. I love doing these field-trips because I remember how strong of an impact it made on me to be a guest in someone else’s sacred space.
But when the pandemic hit, this was not possible. I wanted to give my students some sort of opportunity to interact with the religions we were studying on a more personal level, so I started asking religious leaders if they would give us a “virtual field-trip” or just a virtual conversation with them about their tradition. The result is the long list of videos in this module!
These ended up creating wonderful artifacts that I can offer to you and I continue to host virtual conversations with religious leaders when that is just easier for all of us to do. So now you have another way to earn extra-credit and learn more about the religions of the world!
Instructions
If you want to earn extra-credit by watching one or more of the following video conversations, you must:
1) watch one of the videos in this module. Choose whatever looks interesting to you and watch (or listen to) the whole thing (they are each about an hour long)
2) Write a 250 word summary/reaction of the video. Your summary could include information on the following:
What did you learn from the discussion?
What was the most surprising thing you heard during the conversation?
Was there anything you heard that struck you as particularly beautiful or disturbing?
Were there any questions that you still had after the conversation was over?
What did you enjoy about the conversation?
How do you think the talk could have been improved?
3) include one direct quote that the speaker said in the interview

Extra-Credit Overview
In this module, I have compiled the many zoom conversations that I have had with local religious leaders over the past several years. Before the pandemic, I always took my students on field-trips to local houses of worship. I love doing these field-trips because I remember how strong of an impact it made on me to be a guest in someone else’s sacred space.
But when the pandemic hit, this was not possible. I wanted to give my students some sort of opportunity to interact with the religions we were studying on a more personal level, so I started asking religious leaders if they would give us a “virtual field-trip” or just a virtual conversation with them about their tradition. The result is the long list of videos in this module!
These ended up creating wonderful artifacts that I can offer to you and I continue to host virtual conversations with religious leaders when that is just easier for all of us to do. So now you have another way to earn extra-credit and learn more about the religions of the world!
Instructions
If you want to earn extra-credit by watching one or more of the following video conversations, you must:
1) watch one of the videos in this module. Choose whatever looks interesting to you and watch (or listen to) the whole thing (they are each about an hour long)
2) Write a 250 word summary/reaction of the video. Your summary could include information on the following:
What did you learn from the discussion?
What was the most surprising thing you heard during the conversation?
Was there anything you heard that struck you as particularly beautiful or disturbing?
Were there any questions that you still had after the conversation was over?
What did you enjoy about the conversation?
How do you think the talk could have been improved?
3) include one direct quote that the speaker said in the interview

What is your perspective of Jesus Christ?
Please use the books that we have read in class such as the Bible, Early Christian Writings, and Pope John Paul II The Redeemer of Man as well as any other additional resources.
Notes to keep in mind: 1) The purpose of the paper is to answer the question, in your own best judgment, what is your
perspective on Jesus Christ from what you have read of the Old and New Testaments as well as the meaning of the overall trajectory of the history of reflection on Jesus Christ.
2) The purpose is also to encourage you to make an intellectual decision and defend that decision on the primary sources
Early Christian writings- https://fbcclassroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Early-Christian-Writings-The-Apostolic-Fathers-by-Maxwell-Staniforth-Andrew-Louth.pdf
Pope John Paul the redeemer-
https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_04031979_redemptor-hominis.pdf

Should Schools Teach Religion. The Topic of this paper is individual to each student and the topic will be given to each student in class. This term paper will be 2500 words double spaced in Chicago Style. Font will be in Times New Roman size 12. You must provide a minimum of 4 sources for your work. No use of AI please since the school will detect with their software. Divide your essay into appropriate subheadings…..must have an introduction, body and conclusion just like a normal essay.