Sunday, November 28, 2010

Class #12, 12/1/10

**Roster, etc.

**Due tonight:  Packet Islam, Chapter 9.  Since the calendar is so mixed up--my calendar error--I'll let you turn it in on the 8th.

----->The link to the packet is here.

**Which raises the next question--we're already up against the exam period.  We can't meet next week, the 8th as a regular meeting.  We CAN take our exam.  We'll talk about this.  

**Which raises a third reality.  We really need to talk about Islam this week.  Here are  the two short, basic presentations:





**Conclusion:  reminders about next week.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Class #11, 11/17/10

**Roster, etc.

**Due this week:  Reading of Chapter 8, "Word, God, World," on Christianity.

**Scripture exhibits handed around.

**Presentation:



**For Next Week, 11/24:  Be prepared to decide/report whether you will be in class. 

Monday, November 15, 2010

Books for next semester's courses

You can pass the word on this for anyone who seems interested, also.

**Monday nights:

PHIL 3323 Philosophy of Religion

Peterson, et al., editors, Philosophy of Religion:  Selected Readings, 4th edition, 2009.
ISBN# 978-0-19-539359-0

**Wednesday nights:

PHIL 3301 Moral Issues: Personal and Professional

2 texts:

Pojman, Louis P., How Should We Live?  An Introduction to Ethics, 2004, Wadsworth Pub.
ISBN# 978-0534556570

Glover, Jonathan, Humanity:  A Moral History of the Twentieth Century, 2001, Yale U. Press.
ISBN# 978-0300087154

End of Hajj

An album of pictures posted here.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Class #10, 11/3/10

**Roster, etc.

**Reminder:  No class next week.  Next meeting will be on 11/17, and the topic will be Chapter 8, "Word, God, World"--about Christianity.  The packet will be due the following week, 11/24.  Here is the link to the packet.

**For tonight: Judaism (Chapter 7).  Packet due.

Some links:
----->  The Mourner's Kaddish.
----->The Shema, "Hear O Israel"--text
----->----->The Shema--a contemporary musical setting; the images are interesting!

----->And, a brief introduction to the Torah and Judaism.

----->Presentation--



**See you in 2 weeks!