Grammar test, I got 14 out of 15, can you beat me?

Before I start grading your essays and online film discussions, let's have a little fun and test your grammar. Can any of you beat me? I got 14 out of 15 on this test.

Take the Grammar Test.

To go take the grammar quiz, click here or go to the following URL:

http://en.what-character-are-you.com/d/en/927/0.html


Please come back and share your results in this blog post!

Prof. Holbrook

Get a certificate or a minor in religious studies

Why study religion?

•  Religious studies can gave one a good grasp on world civilizations and increasingly globalized culture.
• Religious studies can help one clarify one’s ethical and moral views.
•  Religious studies can help provide meaningfulness to life and work.
•  Religious studies can help one identify ways to make the world better
•  Religious studies can give one the motivation to pursue transformation and change.
•  Religious studies can give insight into existence and the cosmos.
•  Religious studies allows one to develop knowledge of multiple disciplines such as history, philosophy, anthropology and psychology.
•  Religious studies can open the door to other significant fields of knowledge.
•  Religious studies helps one appreciate ancient wisdom
•  Religious studies can help one to learn about God
•  Last but not least, religious studies can help one know one’s self

  

                Please share some other reasons. Also please share what you got out of this semester, either on a spiritual, ethical or intellectual level.

Brainfall "goodness vs. evil" test

Here is a fun test to take to measure your ratio of "good vs. evil." Of course, do not take it too seriously ....

How good or evil are you?

I came out 83/17 .... what did you get?


http://www.brainfall.com/quizzes/how-good-evil-are-you/2277t2/

Hell no! You guys were ALL GOOD ... I can testify to that ...

However, a little naughty is sometimes nice ..


<-- like this sign I saw at Starbucks today ...

Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2013: Lawrence Krauss & Peter Rollins - New Religions vs. New Atheism

Published on Nov 6, 2013

Have the new atheists won the battle of ideas by proving that religion isn't true? Scientists and philosophers such as Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Lawrence Krauss have brought a new fire to debates on religion and belief by using the tools of logic and scientific method to dismantle the 'God Hypothesis.' But the response of 'new religion' is that theology cannot necessarily be understood by evidence or facts. As with the belief in equality or the belief that torture is wrong, defending religious belief in this misses the point. According to Peter Rollins, "faith is not placed into danger by being exposed as counter-factual," and to try and defend it in this way is to undermine its very nature. Can these contemporary views of religion open a new front in the atheism vs. religion battle? Or are they just a strategy to co-opt the middle ground for the religious? Join new atheism's most entertaining exponent Lawrence Krauss and postmodern religious firebrand Peter Rollins for a challenging debate.

Chair: Simon Longstaff is Executive Director of St James Ethics Centre, and is co-curator of Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

Lawrence M. Krauss is a renowned cosmologist and science communicator, and is the author of recent bestseller A Universe From Nothing.

Peter Rollins is a leading figure of the postmodern Christianity movement and author of books such as How (Not) to Speak of God and Insurrection. 

Ethics: The Temptation of Boromir

The Lord of the Rings - Boromirs Temptation

Uploaded on May 29, 2010

Boromir was honourable and noble; he believed passionately in the greatness of his kingdom and would have defended its people to the very last. Boromir's great stamina and physical strength, together with a forceful and commanding personality, made him a widely-admired commander in Gondor's army: he was made Captain of the White Tower, and quickly became Captain-General, also bearing the title High Warden of the White Tower. He was also heir apparent to the Stewardship. Boromir led many successful forays against Sauron's forces, prior to his journey north to Rivendell, which brought him great esteem in his father Denethor's eyes.

Theodicy and Tolkien

My fav movie scenes Lord of the rings "There is some good in this world and it's worth fighting for"

Uploaded on Aug 29, 2008

....This is a scene from Lord of the rings 2nd part i.e. The two towers... The Frodo and Samwise are on the seemingly impossible task of destroying the ring...

SOCIAL JUSTICE IN FAITH

Learn how to apply Religious Studies to ethics and justice! Instructor: Professor Jeanette Smith

REL 4937 Faith in Social Justice - Spring 2015 by Joseph Holbrook

Cults: Children Of God: Lost & Found (part 1/7)

by Noah Thompson

Warning, there are some sexually explicit scenes in here. This is another example of a 1970s/80s cult in addition to the Jim Jones "Suicide Cult." 

Published on Jul 10, 2009

After a highly unconventional childhood in Children of God, a cult that mixed religion with sex, filmmaker Noah Thomson escaped to begin a normal life. But after experiencing years of sexual abuse and neglect, Thomson and other former members of the organization may never know what "normal" is. The documentary follows Thomson as he searches for others who have tried to start a new life outside the cult - and searches for answers about his own lost childhood.

Jim Jones Jonestown Nightmare in Paradise.

Published on Feb 17, 2013 Jim Jones Jonestown Nightmare in Paradise. In the Jungle , jim jones make his one People Temple, 1978 jim jones take the lives of almost a 1000 people and his own life


 


Questions for discussion: How does this video illustrate the concepts from the chapter on religious communities? Charismatic leaders? Founded religions? Why do you think people would be attracted to join a suicide cult?

Week 5 - Sacred Ritual

SACRED RITUAL - lecture for Week 5

Chapter 8, The Indo-Europeans: The Vedic gods

Mircea Eliade, chapter 8 narrated in Spanish

Today's Lecture on Spiritual Energy

This weeks lecture:

 We had some good conversation about numinous experiences the students have had. A couple of them got rather emotional ... one almost cried. It is obvious how these experiences have impacted them.

Why study religion?

1a Introduction to the Study of Religions - Why study religion?

This is a very good overview ....

This weeks lecture ...

Why study Religion? Let me count the ways ...

China and the Neolithic Period

China Neolithic Era Banpo and Longshan

Uploaded on Aug 14, 2011

www.kenney-mencher.com

An analysis of the timelines concerning the history and art created during the Neolithic Period in China. Primarily at Banpo and Longshan The entire course ($25) with additional texts
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The discovering of Agriculture in the Neolithic Period

La revolución neolítica

Published on Jun 6, 2013

3.12 minutos  - Agricultura y ganadería. Las nuevas técnicas. Creencias y arte en el Neolítico.

Tonight's online class on the Origins of Religion

Ch1 Comportamiento mágico-religioso de los paleantrópidos

Ch1 Comportamiento Mágico-religioso de Los Paleantrópidos by Joseph Holbrook

Ape Man: Adventures In Human Evolution - Episode 1: Human

BBC Documentary Available in both English and Spanish

Evolución Humana y la Religión - A good BBC Documentary (Spanish)

Evolución Humana. Pinturas Rupestres y Chamanismo

Entrevista de 21 minutos con ex-Franciscana Alicia Luenga

Chamanismo

Que es el CHAMANISMO?

Que es Chamanismo?

 

La cueva de Lascaux, Viaje virtual

La cueva de Lascaux, Francia. Viaje virtual Cueva de Lascaux La cueva de Lascaux es un sistema de cuevas en Dordoña (Francia) en donde se ha descubierto grandes referencias del arte rupestre y paleolítico. Historia[editar] La cueva fue descubierta el 12 de septiembre de 1940 por cuatro adolescentes: Marcel Ravidat, Jacques Marsal, Georges Agnel, y Simon Coencas, acompañados de Robot, el perro de Marcel. El acceso público se facilitó tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Hacia 1955, el dióxido de carbono producido por los 1.200 visitantes que la cueva recibía al día dañó la misma visiblemente. La cueva fue cerrada al público en 1963, para así preservar el arte. Después del cierre, las pinturas fueron restauradas a su estado original y actualmente se está realizando un seguimiento diario.

El Toro Celeste en la epopaya de Gilgamesh

" El Toro Celeste, la muerte de Enkidu y el descenso a los infiernos"

La Religion in la Pre-Historia

La religion en el prehistoria from DanielChCamacho

Religion - Definition and Approaches, part 1

Uploaded on Feb 17, 2011

This is the first of two introductory lessons that seeks to define what religion is and how we should approach it.

Crash Course on Judaism to Christianity

Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: 

Crash Course World History #11

Published on Apr 5, 2012

In which John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the development of monotheism, right up to Paul and how Christianity stormed the Roman Empire in just a few hundred years. Along the way, John will cover Abram/Abraham, the Covenant, the Roman Occupation of Judea, and the birth, life, death and legacy of Jesus of Nazareth. No flame wars! Let's keep the commentary civil.

National Geographic - Human Origins

El origen del hombre - National Geographic - Español parte 1 de 5

Origen de las religiones

Ana María Prieto Hernández·
Video sobre el origin de las religiones, realizado con fines dictacticos