Philosophy 1401:
World Religions
Cal State Hayward, Winter Quarter 2007
Professor Michael Sudduth
Students, welcome to the winter quarter 2007 at Cal State Hayward. This website provides you with essential resources for Philosophy 1401 - World Religions. This site will be your main resource for study questions, handouts, supplemental readings, and information on assignments and exams. The site also has links to the course syllabus. It is crucial that you log on each week to check for updates.
Assignments and Exams (Tentative)
Week 1: Introduction to Eastern Religions
January 8 (M): Introduction to Course
January 10 (W): Ma'Sumian, ch. 1
January 12 (F): Ma'Sumian, ch. 1, Coward, ch. 4
Week 2: Hinduism (Masumian, ch. 1, Coward ch. 4)
January 15 (M): NO CLASS
January 17 (W): CLASS CANCELLED
January 19 (F): Hinduism: Path of Ritual Action
Week 3: Hinduism
January 22 (M): Path of Knowledge
January 24 (W): Path of Devotion
January 26 (F): Reincarnation
Week 4: Buddhism (Masumian ch. 4)
January 29 (M): Reincarnation
January 31 (W): EXAM 1 (Hinduism)
February 2 (F): Buddhism Introduction
Masumian, ch. on Buddhism
Week 5: Buddhism (Coward ch 5)
Feburary 5 (M): Buddhism
February 7 (W): Buddhism
February 9 (F): Essay #1 (in class)
Week 6: In Class Essays
February 12 (M): --------------
February 14 (W): Essay #2 (in class)
February 16 (F): Essay #3 (in class)
Essay #4 (take home due): What is Bardo?
(Essay #4 must be a one-page, typed, double-spaced paper)
Week 7: Exam and Ancient Mesopotamian Religion
February 19 (M): Buddhism and Bardo
February 21: (W): Exam on Buddhism
February 23 (F): Mesopotamian Religion
Week 8: Mesopotamian Religion to Zoroastrianism
February 26 (M): Mesopotamian Religion
February 28 (W): Zoroastrianism
March 1 (F): Essay #5 (In-Class): Describe the development of ideas of the afterlife from Ancient Mesopotamian Religion to Zoroastrianism
Go over Buddhism Exam
Week 9: Judaism
March 5 (M): Judaism, Masumian ch. on Judaism
March 7 (W): Exam #2: Mesopotamian Religion and Zoroastrianism
March 9 (F): Judaism
Week 10: Christianity
March 12 (M): Christianity
March 14 (W) Christianity
March 16 (F): Last Day of Class
Course Notices
for Power Point presentations.
Study Questions for Exam 1 were e-mailed to students on January 14.
Exam #1 (Hinduism) Wed. Jan. 31
