Unit Content
Outcomes
Students should be able to:
- Describe the historical development, practices, institutions and cultural expressions of a number of world religious traditions;
- Summarise and analyse beliefs and practices common to Australian indigenous religions;
- Justify the value of understanding world religions in contemporary multicultural societies.
- Critique Christian approaches to world religions, focusing on their effectiveness;
- Explain theoretical issues in defining and describing living world religions;
- Critically integrate knowledge of world religious traditions within social and vocational settings.
Subject Content
- Introduction: the characteristics and functions of religion in society
- Judaism
- Animism
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- Islam
- Other Asian Religions (Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto)
- Religious practices in contemporary Australian society, particular Australian Indigenous religions.
- Fundamentalist and Radical Movements in the Major World Religions and New Religious Movements
- Religion and Religions in a 21st Century World
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Face to Face (on site)
- E-Learning (online)
- Intensive
- Mixed/blended
- Distance/independent learning (untimetabled)
Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.
Assessment Methods
- Forum Postings 20% (2500 words)
- Interview Report 30% (1500 words)
- Major Essay 50% (2500 words)
Prescribed Text
- Primary readings provided
