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Activity 1 : : Activity 2 : : Activity 3 : : Activity 4

Activity 3:  Key People, Concepts,  and Questions

As you work through MindEdge Module 4 and complete the reading, pay particular attention to the following people, concepts, terms, and questions.

  • The Divine Command Theory
  • The Theory of Natural Law
  • Hinduism
    • India
    • Bhagavad-Gita
    • Vishnu
    • Krishna
    • Shiva
    • Ramayana
    • Caste system
    • Varna
    • Vedas
    • Karma
    • Artha
    • Kama
    • Dharma
    • Moksha
  • Classical Chinese - Confucianism
    • China
    • Five Great Relationships
  • Classical Chinese - Daoism
    • Dao “The Way”
    • Dao de Jing (Tao Te Ching)
  • Jainism
    • Ahimsa
  • Buddhism
    • Siddhartha – India
    • The Buddha
    • The Four Noble truths
    • Mahayana sutras
    • Eight Fold Path
    • Nirvana
    • Meditation
    • Enlightenment
    • Reincarnation
  • Gandhianism
    • Mahatma Gandhi
    • Practical Wisdom and passive restraint
  • Monotheistic
  • Scripture
  • Judaism
    • Torah,
    • Kabbalah
    • Halakhah
  • Christianity
    • The Ten Commandments
    • Golden Rule
    • Richard Niebuhr and his Christ In Culture Theory
  • Islam
    • Prophet Muhammad (d. 632)
    • Qur’an
    • Five Pillars
    • Sharia
    • Shi’a tradition
    • Sunni tradition
 
Key Questions:
 
  • Do you understand and can you articulate your understanding of the major religious traditions?
  • Can you recognize the key dilemmas presented in the Divine Command Theory?
  • Identify the ethical elements included in eastern philosophy (religion) and social structures.
  • Specify the ethical elements included in monotheistic religious structures.
  • Recognize the dilemmas created by applying religious teachings – scriptural and traditional – to contemporary social issues.
 
You may want to use flash cards or make notes for easier review in preparation for the competency assessment.
Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. sguy. (2007, February 27). Module 4 - Religion and Moral Behavior in Society - Activity 3. Retrieved March 19, 2010, from Western Governors University Web site: http://ocw.wgu.edu/liberal-arts/ethics-part-1-and-ethics-part-2-after-12-3-2007/a43.html. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Creative Commons License