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World Religions 3101/3106
2014 – 2015 Course Outline
Mr. L. Gillett
lgillett@lsb.ca
World Religions is a course which studies the various prominent faiths from around the world. It
will present each set of beliefs as a basis for understanding different cultures and people groups
so that students may better understand their own. The year is made up of two single credit
courses, each consisting of four main units of material.
Topics covered in these courses will include:
World Religions 3101
Introduction and Overview
Aboriginal Spirituality
Early Religions: Zoroastrianism, Jainism, Taoism,
Confucianism and Shinto
Hinduism
Buddhism
World Religions 3106
Introduction and Overview
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Sikhism
Religion Today
Textbook:
Evaluation
Exploring World Religions: The Canadian Perspective.
Quizzes:
20%
Assignments:
50%
Classwork
10%
Projects
20%
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