| 科目群/ベンチマーク |
Adv |
| 授業の形態 |
This course will consist mainly of teacher-facilitated class discussion of selected topics and reading materials.
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| 時間割 |
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概要 |
宿題(予習・復習等) |
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| 1 |
- Introduction: What is Religion? What is positive peace? Quotations from The Sermon on the Mount.
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- Read selections from The Sermon on the Mount provided by the instructor; answer the study questions; work on Poster Project.
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| 2 |
- The ethics of war: ‘Just War Theory’ and Christian tradition.
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- Read excerpts on ‘Just War Theory’ provided by the instructor; answer the study questions; work on Poster Project.
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| 3 |
- Poster Project: Religions and Violence， Religions and Peace.
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- Read excerpts on ‘Just War Theory’ provided by the instructor; answer the study questions.
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- Conclusion of ‘Just War Theory’; discussion of research paper topics.
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- Read the Summary of Ellul’s ‘The Law of Violence’ provided by the instructor; answer the study questions; choose a research topic.
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- Jacques Ellul and Christian Pacifism: ‘The law of violence’; discussion of thesis statements.
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- Prepare group presentation on a ‘law of violence’; conduct research and write research questions.
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| 6 |
- Conclusion of discussion of Ellul; Introduction to Gandhi; review of methods of writing and researching.
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- Read introduction to Gandhi’s life provided by the instructor; create a timeline of Gandhi’s life; conduct research and work on an outline and a thesis statement.
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- Nonviolence as a spiritual way of life: Gandhi’s Satyagraha; excerpts from the film “Gandhi”; rough outlines and tentative thesis statements are due.
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- Read summary of Satyagraha provided by the Instructor; answer the study questions on ‘Satyagraha’ and the film ‘Gandhi’; continue work on research papers.
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| 8 |
- Conclusion of Gandhi; Introduction to Thich Nhat Hanh: “Being Peace.”
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- Begin reading ‘Being Peace’; answer the study questions provided by the instructor; continue work on research papers.
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| 9 |
- Continued discussion and reading of “Being Peace.”
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- Continue reading ‘Being Peace’; answer the study questions provided by the instructor; continue work on research papers.
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| 10 |
- Continued discussion and reading of “Being Peace”; discussion of Class presentation assignments; rough drafts， including outlines， are due.
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- Continue reading ‘Being Peace’; answer the study questions provided by the instructor; continue work on research papers.
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| 11 |
- Continued discussion and reading of “Being Peace.”
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- Continue reading ‘Being Peace’; answer the study questions provided by the instructor; prepare class presentation.
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| 12 |
- Class activity: Walking Meditation. Continued discussion and reading of “Being Peace.”
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- Continue reading ‘Being Peace’; answer the study questions provided by the instructor; prepare class presentation.
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| 13 |
- Class Presentations; Final drafts are due.
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| 準備学習 |
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| 教科書 |
Nhat Hanh， Thich (1987). Being Peace. Berkely: Parallax. Both the 1987 and the 1996 editions are acceptable.
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| 参考文献 |
Students will spend approximately 2 hours per week (one hour for each class) on class preparation (homework and answering study questions). Completing the research paper and the final presentation will require additional out-of-class time.
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| 成績評価方法・基準 |
40% class work (including homework， the class notebook and the poster project)， 40% final paper (outline 5%， rough draft 10%， final draft 25%)， and 20% for the presentation.
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