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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION AND ITS CONNECTION WITH SOCIAL ISSUES
See Huston Smith discuss religions as classical languages of the human spirit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHE59oYEuKc
See Victor Frankl: Ultimate Meaning and Religion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaQH-xACGK4&feature=related
and Victor Frankl Documentary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT7xA3YN57Q&feature=related
See Freud on God http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHjhv6SOjC4&feature=related
Also see The Question of God: Freud /Lewis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymjuxVPBZYc
See Karen Kilby on Rahner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWeqGTaxJFM
and It’s a Graceful Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j82gDXRdzf8
See David Tracy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_fu1bp25Y4
See Joseph Campbell: Myth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgOUxICCHoA
See Carl Jung on Death: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOxlZm2AU4o
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Chapter 2
HINDUISM
See Benares, Ganga Aarto Ceremony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O8BfbtQKg0
See The Story of India : www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPOKyrnjpUA
Listen and watch the chanting of Mantra Pushpam: Vedic Hymns in Sanskrit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yS-Jky997Y
as it explains how water is the basis of the universe
.Experience the Upanishads’ description of God http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTfEXfA7OAs&
feature=related and consider the connection of this ancient scripture in relation to our modern world
.
Visit the Heart of Hinduism Website http://hinduism.iskcon.org/concepts/109.htm,
to learn more about the different path Hindus may take to the ultimate goal of eternal moksha.
Listen to Om Namah Shivaya, an adoration of Shiva
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w46gmDfUaQ0&feature=related
and explore the meaning of this mantra, particularly to Shaivites.
Observe ceremonial worship of a deity using a festal lamp during the Hindu ritual of aarti, Om jai jagdish hare:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BPHl_120gw&feature=relate
Watch the video India: The Dalit Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1l-x7708zY
to learn more about the caste system in India and its impact on the Dalit people.
See YouTube, Hindu Wedding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j42prjIQCdQ
Watch Cremation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFNKdMSl2A0
to learn more about the cremation rituals of modern-day India.
View dwelling places for the gods in the video The Hindu Temple:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yiupwfu_h0k
Notice the art and architecture of the Hindu temples of India.
How to have a Puja at home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbxlh8oRNWU
Participate in the major celebration of Kumbh Mela-India
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqvzEjgYTFA&feature=related
celebrated once every twelve years to bathe to gain immortality.
Learn more about the Hindu environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Maker of India
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcwY04s_mlM
and his grassroots efforts to protect the forests of India.
View The Real Avatar: Saving a Mountain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4tuTFZ3wXQ
What is your reaction to mining on the sacred mountain?
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Learn more of Baba Amte’s unmatchable work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxyPmjtjnnY
and reflect on the causes Amte championed.
Read about the turning point in Baba’s life at http://mss.niya.org/people/baba3_amte.php
and contact the Niya aid foundation directly with your questions.
Watch the interview with Professor Veer Bhadra Mishra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A29-eq78Wsk
about pollution in the river Ganges and social responsibility.
See also The Sacred Balance-Science and Spirituality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qTFzu-ArQk&feature=related
to see how spirituality and science interact.
Watch Mahatma Gandhi-Pilgrim of Peace
www.gandhitopia.org/video/mahatma-gandhi-pilgrim-of
to learn further details on the life and contributions of Gandhi.
Visit the online magazine Hinduism Today: http://www.hinduismtoday.com/
and investigate a current topic of interest.
Watch Arun Gandhi: Lessons from my Grandfather
http://fora.tv/2008/07/18/Arun_Gandhi_Lessons_from_My_Grandfather
to learn more about self-actualization as a process for peace.
Learn more about Shabana Azmi— Women Can Change Politics
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2857245/shabana_azmi_women_can_ change_politics/
as you watch this tribute.
See Anuradha Koirala: http://www.friendsofmaitinepal.org/anuradha-koirala.php
Consider the video Amma’s Darshan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lwTAYeyv9U
to learn more about her healing practice and philosophy.
Listen to the words of Amma singing Everyone in the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oANZHMov05o&feature=PlayList&p=FF3218D44C7AE2E8&playnext=1&playnext_
from=PL&index=5
to hear Amma’s hopes for the world.
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Chapter 3
BUDDHISM
Read Ama’s gripping account of survival in Tibet, The Voice that Remembers.
Visit Ashoka—the eDharma learning center at http://www.dharmanet.org
to enroll in free courses on particular aspects of Buddhist teachings and read recent articles on Buddhism.
Google The Life of Buddha and watch the video to gain further insight into the Buddha’s path to enlightenment.
The Life of Buddha, 50 min - Jul 13, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsEksMEE2Eg
Listen to the following chant and experience living in the moment. See Om Mani Padme Hum on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk6q0zxa4xQ&feature=.
Visit the Buddhist Channel http://www.buddhistchannel.tv for current news on Buddhism.
Visit this website to view Story of India:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SihssFt8XGs
Watch the introduction to the film Cry of the Snow Lion at http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7op9g_tibetcry-of-the-snow-lion_music
for a taste of Tibet’s struggles and triumphs.
Watch the video detailing the communist takeover of Cambodia, Return to the Killing Fields:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRpGJ2pPjIM
Visit Ecobuddhism.org for information and slideshows on a Buddhist response to global warming.
See Sulak Sivaraksa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkIerY9LeIE
See Dalai Lama talks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20MnLcOL7Ks
Read and report on Chan’s gripping book, Learning True Love: How I Learned and Practiced Social Change in
Vietnam.
Watch Chan Khong discuss her work in Vietnam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfOgWhCrbOg
Aung San Suu Kyi –
Access the songs Walk On by U2 and Unplayed Piano by Damien Rice for tributes written for Aung San Suu Kyi.
Listen to Aung San Suu Kyi speak at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1ZlLd1fnxU
and discuss her reasons for applying the nonviolent approach to solving problems.
See Karma Lekshe Tsomo and view her addresses : www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbAijRlg0-E g Yen
– Learn more about Cheng Yen and listen to Still Thoughts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26rEbWST-hU
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Chapter 4
JUDAISM
See a dramatization of this event: God on Trial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-oNYd23pQk
Visit the website Jewishhistory.org to view Historian Rabbi Berel Wein’s Five Thousand Years of Jewish History
parts 1–8. Watch video clip No. 2 on Abraham and Sarah to learn more about the establishment of monotheism
and the moral code of the Israelites.
See Passover Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ePd43aon8
Watch Judaism Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkdEr3j5kU&feature=PlayList&p=1F352FDD12D732FE&playnext_from=PL
&index=19
and consider the complexity of the Jewish faith and the unique aspects of Judaism.
Reform Judaism –Learn more about the Movement for Reform Judaism:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwdB3UL5JTM
and consider ways they are reaching out to Jewish youth to engage them in faith practice.
View the Holocaust album at http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/holocaust/index.asp
and reflect on all that was “exterminated” in these camps.
Read a Holocaust survivor story: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007523
Learn more about both the celebration and the origins of Passover as you watch Passover Parts 1–2 :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d49a8tceis&featur%20e=related
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2QZiJp9_3o&feature=related.
Visit the website http://www.Becomingjewish.org
and select from the many 10-minute topics to learn more about Jewish celebrations and feasts.
Watch the trailer to Judith Helfand’s film Everything’s Cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_NqJ59Y3XA
to learn more about her commitment to spreading the word about environmental threats.
See Prof Alon Tal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHICEBGWrcE&feature=PlayList&p=90F839F1D038539D&playnext_from=P
L&index=0
discuss the need for an Israeli political party to deal with the challenges of a changing environment.
See Jerusalem Peacemakers: Hagit Ra’anan:
http://www.Jerusalempeacemakers2008.jerusalempeacemakers.org/hagit/home.html
Learn more about anti-Semitism: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005175
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Chapter 5
Christianity
As you read these quotations from St. Augustine connect them to tenets of the Christian faith as taught by
Jesus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMxnUsWgXqw&feature=related
Listen to Gregorian Chant Benedictions; then read the English translation of this prayer to Mary the Mother of
God. How does experiencing the prayer in song differ from reading it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MbDqc3x97k&feature=related
Observe the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe and connect the architecture to the Christian symbols:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5Z1gxGhRQQ
See Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms. Why do you think Luther answered the way he did when asked to
recant his statements? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5P7QkHCfaI&feature=related
Watch Reformation Overview: Zwingli and consider the emphasis Zwingli placed on the words of the Bible over
the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI2oFvEUfXE
Watch the video Reformation Overview: Calvin to learn more about the development of Calvinism and the
writings of the reformed Christian manual Institutes of the Christian Religion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VvIQP2gg8g&feature=related
Identify the way the Quaker meeting and speaking to the group differs from other Christian worship services in
An Introduction to Quakers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-rdImcwTFw
Consider how the Amish make their daily life a commitment to Christ. Amish: A People of Preservation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXmrxWmbHCU&feature=related
isten to the history of the Council of Trent and determine the reasons why the council took eighteen years to
finish its work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZXq1O_zdl8
As you watch the video St. Paul the Apostle, Rome, Italy consider Paul’s story and the impact his conversion had
on the establishment of Christianity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeEjCgY3-r4
See Desmond Tutu on leadership: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrCeVwwu0Xc
See Hidden Christians: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkw7UeX_p74
Visit the Dorothy Stang Memorial and listen to Sam Clements discuss his meetings with Sister Dorothy to learn
more about her position on her faith and the environment of the Amazon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-PK7uWfnBA and watch his film
They Killed Sister Dorothy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVaqqPURp1U
See Cesar Chavez: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj4ya_Gyq80
Watch Dr. King’s final speech and note the number of biblical references he uses to make his points:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs
Listen to Archbishop Desmond Tutu on leadership: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrCeVwwu0Xc
Meet Peggy and Art Gish and learn more about their work for civil rights and peace:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Eezf5AsWrk&NR=1
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See Let’s Drop the Bomb: Gumbleton on Nuclear Disarmament: http://vimeo.com/11559690
Consider Sr. Joan’s observations on gender justice from her talk at the International Gender Justice Dialogue
http://vimeo.com/11123980 and her presentation on the importance of interreligious forums at the Council
for a Parliament of the World’s Religions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcxKZdJOxB4
Consider the points in Bishop Barbara Harris’ sermon on the role of Mary in the Christian faith:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tO0H9wxNPA
View Roman Catholic Womenpriests Bishop Patricia Fresen’s homily:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJQFDNMnAO8&feature=related.
What justification do you find within the Christian religion for the women’s ordination initiative?
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Chapter 6
Islam
View Biography of Prophet Muhammad (Saw) 1 of 6 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZCbToxL6Bs
and 2 of 6 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIVixCAGcyk for additional background.
Listen to Beautiful Qur’an Recitation by Tawfeeg As Sayegh at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCvraPVZM9Af
At The Koran website browse the electronic translation of the Islamic living word of God to discover favorite
verses: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/koran/browse.html
View Hadith: A Beautiful Hadith http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bXsYOFJDcE
and Recitation of Hadith Beautiful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTHH3NfOMpw
to experience the poetry of the Hadith and learn more about the words and deeds of Muhammad.
Watch the video Learn How to Pray (Salat) at
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2902594/learn_how_to_pray_salat/
to hear the prayers and observe the actions of the supplicant.
View the video entitled: What is Ramadan? An Explanation by Yusuf Islam at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta8j1z5LkJo
to learn more about meanings of this practice.
(Hajj) – See a hajj and watch the story of an American Muslim’s spiritual
pilgrimage, Inside Mecca: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFQHgdmJqjo
Watch the videos Empire of Faith: Parts 1 and 2 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX3UHNhQ1Zk
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1PxJomypQE
for greater depth on the spread of Islam.
Consider the comments of Ramadan Tariq: Knowledge of Present Realities at
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x95ztg_ramadan-tariq-knowledge-of-present_webcam
to hear a modern scholar discuss the role of Islam in the world today.
See Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences and its statement to the United Nations at the 2009
Climate Change Summit at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwIOpk_f8S0&feature=related
for more on how Muslims apply their faith to their environment.
Watch Yuyun Ismawati’s video 2009 Goldman Prize for Islands & Island Nations where she describes her waste
management work in Bali: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpNLPFv-QY4.
Listen to Dr. Fazlun Khalid’s talk, Muslims and the Environment Crisis 1-3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCKUoXmOQp4
and identify connections between his mission and the Islamic fait
Watch a moving video and listen to the song Try Not to Cry, a commentary on the impact of conflict in Palestine on
the children. Free Palestine - Sami Yusuf: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpUC45vugdY
Watch CNN Being Muslim in America http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JPDLkzwN3A
for a discussion of terrorism and how the term is applied in the United States.
Learn why the 2008 Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk was bestowed upon Anwar al-Bunni
of Syria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q484_7lPA2A
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See Shirin Ebadi: Iran Awakening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmW_lyDvaIE
and Conversations with History: Shirin Ebadi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDBa44vI-vU
to learn more about her work for peace.
See Young Muslims for Peace Foster Peace not War and their letter to President Obama:
http://payvand.com/news/09/feb/1149.html
View the video Federation of Muslim Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZyAhL8n7yQ
for news from the Federations in various countries.
Read Nadia, Captive of Hope by Fay Afaf Kanafani, a classic memoir of a Muslim woman’s experience in the
Middle East.
Watch the video Tariq Ramadan on Islamic Feminism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do--YdH-888
and reflect on what it means to be a Muslim woman today.
See Muslim Women’s League http://www.mwlusa.org for discussions on many Muslim women’s issues.
See Entrevista a Nawal al-Sadaawi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmttyRj3NVE&feature=fvw
for insights into this unique personality.
Watch the video: Amina Wadud: Bringing Women’s Voices to Sacred Text
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luyjABV1nYw
See Lily Munir: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXFoJfHPLso
Contact Muslim youth worldwide at http://mideastyouth.com
and share thoughts, view videos and podcasts, read articles, and participate in projects.