Description
We recently finished studying our first religious tradition – Hinduism. For this journal assignment, I would like you to reflect on this religious tradition and what you learned about it and from it.
The purpose of this assignment is to
help you reflect on what you learned about Hinduism
To achieve the objective(s),
Review the dimensions of Hinduism
Review the reading material for Hinduism
See the directions and rubric for more details
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 Hinduism, 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.
