APA format. Scholar authors only. The religious tradition is Christianity. Please fill out all parts on the attach worksheet from week 2 to week 4.
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Kurtz, L. R. (2016). Gods in the global village: The world’s religions in sociological perspective (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Chapter 1, “Religious Life in the Global Village”“Three Pillars of Analysis: Beliefs, Rituals, and Institutions” (pp. 23–30)
Chapter 2, “A Sociological Tour: Turning East”“Hinduism, or Sanatana Dharma” (pp. 53–62)
“Buddhism” (pp. 69–74)
“Taoism” (pp. 80–83)
Chapter 3, “The Tour: Western Religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam”“Judaism” (pp. 93–99)
“Christianity” (pp. 101–106)
“Islam” (pp. 110–116)
Chapter 4, “Indigenous Religions”“The Veneration of Ancestors” (pp. 140–141)
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Light Planet. (2015). Mormon temples virtual tour. Retrieved from http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/temples/tour.html
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Final Project Worksheet
In Week 5, you will submit your Final Project. In Weeks 2 through 4 of the course, you will plan ahead for your Final Project by completing this worksheet.
Respond by typing directly into the boxes provided below. Please keep this worksheet, because you will refer to it throughout the term.
For the Final Project, you will complete a 1,500- to 2,000-word paper that looks deeply at the question of why it is important to consider religion and spirituality when learning about yours and others’ cultures.
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Week 2 Milestone: Religious Tradition
As you have read, all religious traditions share three basic characteristics from which we may analyze the religion and compare it to other religions. For your Final Project, you will focus on a single pillar of analysis from which you will engage in a deeper study of a religious tradition.
For this worksheet activity, select the religious tradition you wish to focus on. Feel free to select a tradition from this week’s readings or select a different tradition that interests you. Identify the tradition in the writing space below. Finally, include a 100- to 150-word short response sharing why you selected this tradition.
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My chosen religious tradition is: Christianity
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I selected this religious tradition because (100–150 words):
Include one reference to an academically relevant source, either from our classroom, the Walden Library, or Google Scholar, that speaks to your interest in the issue.
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Week 3 Milestone: Pillars of Analysis
As you have read, all religious traditions share three basic characteristics from which we may analyze the religion and compare it to other religions. For your Final Project, you will focus on a single pillar of analysis from which you will engage in a deeper study of a religious tradition.
For this worksheet activity, select the pillar of analysis you wish to focus on. Identify the pillar of analysis in the writing space below. Finally, include a 100- to 150-word short response sharing why you selected this pillar of analysis. What about this pillar is especially interesting to you? Do you feel that you personally relate to it more than the others? If so, why?
Three Pillars of Analysis
· Beliefs
· Rituals
· Institutions
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My chosen pillar of analysis is:
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I selected this pillar of analysis because (100–150 words):
Include one reference to an academically relevant source, either from our classroom, the Walden Library, or Google Scholar, that speaks to your interest in the issue.
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Week 4 Milestone: The Religious Approach to Social Issues
As you have read, all religious traditions share three basic characteristics from which we may analyze the religion and compare it to other religions. For your Final Project, you will focus on a single pillar of analysis from which you will engage in a deeper study of a religious tradition.
For this worksheet activity, you will consider a contemporary social issue from the perspective of your selected religious tradition within the context of your selected pillar of analysis. Some suggested social issues for you to consider are listed here. However, feel free to select a social issue that is of interest to you even if it is not shown in the list.
Suggested social issues:
· Climate change
· Unequal distribution of wealth
· Capital punishment
In the writing space below, identify the social issue you chose to explore. Then, write a 100- to 150-word paragraph in which you analyze your selected religious tradition’s worldview as it relates to your chosen social issue. Be sure to explore the following ideas:
· Why is this social issue of particular importance to adherents of your chosen religious tradition?
· What actions have adherents of your religious tradition taken to effect change related to the social issue?
· In what ways have these actions affected people both within and outside the selected religion’s sacred canopy?
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My chosen social issue is:
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Submit your 100- to 150-word paragraph here. Be sure to include at least two references to an academically relevant source, either from our classroom, the Walden Library, or Google Scholar, that supports your exploration of this social issue.
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