1 / 30

Religion , Spirituality & Health

Religion , Spirituality & Health. Rels 120: September 2013 to April 2014. Invitation to World Religions by Brodd , Little, Nystrom, Platzner , Shek & Stiles (OUP, 2013) Available at the Campus Book Store. Course Objectives :.

oriana
Télécharger la présentation

Religion , Spirituality & Health

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Religion, Spirituality & Health Rels 120:September 2013 to April 2014

  2. Invitation to World Religions by Brodd, Little, Nystrom, Platzner, Shek & Stiles(OUP, 2013) Available at the Campus Book Store. rels 120 - appleby

  3. Course Objectives: This course provides an introduction to religious traditions and their expression in our global context of pluralism and multiculturalism. This course takes a thematic perspective on forms of spirituality and conceptions of illness, health, healing and well-being. rels 120 - appleby

  4. At the conclusion of this course: • students will be able to define and differentiate among the terms religion, spirituality, and health. • students will be able to demonstrate religious literacy with respect to the following religious traditions – Indigenous religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. • students will be able to demonstrate literacy with regard to spirituality and specific spiritual traditions. • students will be able to demonstrate literacy in conceptions of human health and well-being. rels 120 - appleby

  5. Student Evaluation, 1st TERM Attendance = 10% • No missed classes = 10/10; 1 to 4 missed = 8/10; 5 to 8 missed = 6/10; 9 to 12 missed = 4/10; 13 or more = 0/10 Country Report OR Community Report = 10% of term mark (1 per term) • Due on date scheduled for class presentation Unit Portfolios for Hinduism (8 Oct), Buddhism (29 Oct), and Chinese Traditions (26 Nov) = 40% of term mark EXAM= 40% of term mark rels 120 - appleby

  6. Student Evaluation 2nd TERM Video Report on NFB film The Gift of Diabetes = 10% of term mark; DUE 4 March Country Report OR Community Report = 10% of term mark (1 per term) • Due on date scheduled for class presentation Unit Portfolios for Judaism (11 Feb); Christianity (11 March); Islam (1 April) = 40% of term mark EXAM= 40% of term mark rels 120 - appleby

  7. Unit Portfolios3 in 1st term; 3 in 2nd term Each Portfolio will have 4 short items – 2 to 3 pages for each item: • A personal spiritual assessment (individual) and specific spiritual practice (small group); • Reflections on a key element of spirituality within the religious tradition; • A visual portrayal and discussion of the relationships among spirituality, illness, healing and wholeness in the tradition; and, • A factual religious tradition in-class quiz. rels 120 - appleby

  8. Religious Communities Reports Each student will be responsible for preparing one Global Country Report, and one Canadian Religious Community Profile Report You may choose your religious tradition for each report by signing up on the sheet in class. Each student will do one report in the 1st term and the other report in the 2nd term. All reports will be presented orally to the class and submitted in a written format on the date of your presentation. Each Report is worth 10% of your term mark Students are encouraged to work with a partner rels 120 - appleby

  9. 2nd Term Video Report For our UNIT on Indigenous Religions in North America, your assignment will involve readings, a film which will be shown in class, and a video report on the film. Video Report on NFB film The Gift of Diabetes = 10% of 2nd term mark rels 120 - appleby

  10. 1st TERM class schedule: • 6 to 13 sep, UNIT 1: Course Introduction (IWT Ch. 1) • 17 sep to 7 oct, UNIT 2: Hinduism (IWT Ch. 4) • 8 to 29 oct, UNIT 3: Buddhism (IWT Ch. 5) • 1 to 26 nov, UNIT 4: Confucianism & Daoism (IWT Ch. 8) Due dates and QUIZZES on 8 oct (Hinduism), 1 nov (Buddhism) and 26 nov (Conf & Taoism) rels 120 - appleby

  11. 2nd TERM Class Schedule • 7 to 17 jan, UNIT 5: Indigenous Religions of North America (IWR Ch. 2) • 18 jan to 7 feb, UNIT 6: Judaism (IWR Ch. 10) • 11 feb to 7 mar, UNIT 7: Christianity (IWR Ch. 11) • 11 to 28 mar, UNIT 8: Islam (IWR Ch. 12) Due dates and QUIZZES on 21 jan (video report), Judaism (11 feb), Christianity (11 march), Islam (1 april) rels 120 - appleby

  12. Common ground In your group of 4-5 people: • What do we have in common? • For example, maybe you all have pets, or maybe you are all from Alberta • Try to find 4 things that you have in common • Then brainstorm and see how many more things you have in common Share your 4 things with others in the class rels 120 - appleby

  13. New in the town of Antigonish? Jot down an answer to each question, then share with your group • Best place to live? • Best store for clothes? • Best place to eat? • Great place to walk or bike? • Quietest place on campus to study? • Be sure to check out . . . ? rels 120 - appleby

  14. Terminology – what do they mean? • Religion • Spirituality • Health rels 120 - appleby

  15. “Cultivating Your Spiritual Health,” Access to Health (12thed) by Rebecca J. Donatelle, p. 60 http://wps.aw.com/bc_donatelle_access_12/176/45272/11589718.cw/index.html Lia’sfavouritespot on campus… • When you are stressed, where do you go? Who do you wish to see? What activity might you undertake? • What energizes you? rels 120 - appleby

  16. Spiritual well-being “By spiritual well-being we mean a sense of good health about the essence, the essential self, of one’s self as a human being and as a unique individual.” “Spiritual well-being is not so much a state as a process of growth and development” John Swinton, 2001 rels 120 - appleby

  17. Dimensions of Health • Physical • Social • Intellectual • Emotional • Spiritual • Environmental http://wps.aw.com/bc_donatelle_access_13/225/57660/14761109.cw/index.html rels 120 - appleby

  18. http://media.pearsoncmg.com/bc/bc_donatelle_access_12/behavior_change/behavior_change.htmhttp://media.pearsoncmg.com/bc/bc_donatelle_access_12/behavior_change/behavior_change.htm • http://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/_cc_640x480/bc/streaming/bc_donatelle_access_13/videotutors/spiritual_health.m4v rels 120 - appleby

  19. rels 120 - appleby

  20. rels 120 - appleby

  21. rels 120 - appleby

  22. rels 120 - appleby

  23. rels 120 - appleby

  24. rels 120 - appleby

  25. rels 120 - appleby

  26. rels 120 - appleby

  27. rels 120 - appleby

  28. Developing your spirituality Spirituality consists of four dimensions: • Physical • Emotional • Social • Intellectual Do you already feel strong in one or more of these dimensions? Which dimension would you like to strengthen this term? rels 120 - appleby

  29. The Meditation Society of Australia, http://meditation.org.au/index.asp?mobilecheck=true Am I living my highest and deepest vision of myself? Am I settling for what is easiest, what my parents or my friends want rather than living the highest dreams that I have for myself? rels 120 - appleby

  30. For next class: Read Invitation to World Religions Ch. 1, pages 3 to 25 rels 120 - appleby

More Related