Part 2: In-depth Studies

In-depth study 1: Buddhism

1. Rituals

• Lifetime rituals/rites of passage

• Worship

• Festivals

• Gender and ritual

• Society and ritual

2. Sacred texts

• Composition

• Collation

• Development

• Interpretation

• Language

3. Doctrines/beliefs

• Where the doctrines came from

• Statements of belief

• Eschatology

• Cosmogony and cosmology

• Authority

• Schools of thought

4. Religious experience

• Group/individual experience

• Conversion

• Meditation/worship/prayer

• Gender and religious experience

5. Ethics and moral conduct

• Interpretation/authority

• Ethical practice and legal issues

In-depth study 2: Christianity

1. Rituals

• Lifetime rituals/rites of passage

• Worship

• Festivals/holy days

• Gender and ritual

2. Sacred texts

• Key texts

• Composition

• Collation

• Development

• Interpretation

• Language

3. Doctrines/beliefs

• Where the doctrines came from

• Statements of belief

• Eschatology

• Cosmogony and cosmology

• Authority

• Schools of thought

4. Religious experience

• Group/individual experience

• Conversion

• Meditation/worship/ prayer

• Gender and religious experience

5. Ethics and moral conduct

• Interpretation/authority

• Ethical practice and legal issues

In-depth study 3: Hinduism

1. Rituals

• Lifetime rituals/rites of passage

• Worship

• Festivals

• Gender and ritual

• Society and ritual

2: Sacred texts

• Key texts

• Composition

• Collation and development

• Interpretation

• Language

3: Doctrines/ beliefs

• Where the doctrines came from

• Statements of belief

• Eschatology

• Cosmogony and cosmology

• Authority

• Schools of thought

4: Religious experience

• Group/individual experience

• Conversion

• Gender and religious experience

5: Ethics and moral conduct

• Approaches to teaching

• Ethical practice and legal issues

In-depth study 4: Islam

1: Rituals

• Lifetime rituals/rites of passage

• Worship

• Festivals: Sunni and Shia

• Festivals: Shia

• Gender and ritual

• Society and ritual

2: Sacred texts

• Key texts

• Composition of the Qur’an

• Collation of the Qur’an

• Development

• Interpretation

• Language

3: Doctrines/ beliefs

• Where the doctrines came from

• Statements of belief

• Eschatology

• Cosmogony and cosmology

• Authority

• Schools of law

4: Religious experience

• Group/individual experience

• Conversion

• Meditation/worship/ prayer

• Gender and religious experience

5: Ethics and moral conduct

• Interpretation/authority

• Ethical practice and legal issues

In-depth study 5: Judaism

1: Rituals

• Lifetime rituals/rites of passage

• Worship

• Festivals

• Gender and ritual

2: Sacred texts

• Key texts

• Composition

• Collation

• Development

• Interpretation

• Language

3: Doctrines/ beliefs

• Where the doctrines came from

• Statements of belief

• Eschatology

• Cosmogony and cosmology

• Authority

• Schools of thought

4: Religious experience

• Group/individual experience

• Conversion

• Gender and religious experience

5: Ethics and moral conduct

• Interpretation/authority

• Ethical practice and legal issues

In-depth study 6: Sikhism

1: Rituals

• Lifetime rituals/rites of passage

• Worship

• Festivals

• Gender and ritual

• Society and ritual

2: Sacred texts

• Composition

• Collation

• Development

• Language

3: Doctrines/ beliefs

• Where the doctrines came from

• Statements of belief

• Eschatology

• Cosmology

• Authority

4: Religious experience

• Group/individual experience

• Conversion

• Reaffirmation

• Meditation/worship/prayer

• Gender and religious experience

5: Ethics and moral conduct

• Interpretation/authority

• Ethical practice and legal issues