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The Study Of Religion
Tuesday EveningNovember 13th, 2007
7 PM – 8:30 PM
Henry M. Jackson High School
Mill Creek, WA
Presented by Charles Richter
Graduate Student
Comparative Religion & Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Washington
An
introduction to the academic study of religion at the college level.
The primary goal is to encourage high school students to recognize the
impact of religion on world events, and think critically about the
intersections of religion and other aspects of society.
Sponsored By
Henry M. Jackson High School PTSA
www.JHSPTSA.org
Please direct questions to Maddie Korver, Jackson HS PTSA President, at president@jhsptsa.org
Poster
Audience
Students, parents, teachers, and community members are welcome to attend.
Students, parents, teachers, and community members are welcome to attend.
Suggested Morning
Announcement
Tuesday, November 13th, the
JHS PTSA is sponsoring "The Study of Religion" evening event. The
presenter is a grad student from the University of Washington.
Students, parents, teachers and community members are invited..
Directions to Henry
M. Jackson High School
Northbound
& Southbound: From I-5, take exit 186 and head east on 128th
Street. Turn right at 16th Avenue SE (just past the entrance to
Safeway). Turn right on to the Bothell-Everett Highway and then take a
left at Dumas (136th St. SE).
Relevant Links
Henry
M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of
Washington
http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/advise/undergradstudy.html
Religion Department, University of Puget Sound
http://www.ups.edu/x3015.xml
The Study of Religion, Western Washington University
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~lbrlstds/minorrel.html
Religious Studies, Washington State University
http://academics.wsu.edu/fields/study.asp?ID=GEN_R
Religion Department, Whitman College
http://www.whitman.edu/religion/
Religious Studies, Yale University
http://www.yale.edu/religiousstudies/
The Pluralism Project, Harvard University
http://www.pluralism.org/affiliates/teacher/index.php
http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/advise/undergradstudy.html
Religion Department, University of Puget Sound
http://www.ups.edu/x3015.xml
The Study of Religion, Western Washington University
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~lbrlstds/minorrel.html
Religious Studies, Washington State University
http://academics.wsu.edu/fields/study.asp?ID=GEN_R
Religion Department, Whitman College
http://www.whitman.edu/religion/
Religious Studies, Yale University
http://www.yale.edu/religiousstudies/
The Pluralism Project, Harvard University
http://www.pluralism.org/affiliates/teacher/index.php
Recap
A
summary article, repeated here, was published in the Jan/Feb 2008 Wolf Tracks
Newsletter.
On Tuesday, November 13, 2007, the Jackson High School PTSA sponsored “The Study of Religion” evening event. Charles Richter, a graduate student from the University of Washington, gave the presentation. It was a chance for Jackson students and parents to experience a college-level program on an important and interesting subject. One of the main points in the talk was how religion is often off-limits for rational discussions, even though religion plays a major, if not defining, role in the lives of so many people around the world now and throughout history.
The upcoming presidential election was discussed. It is interesting to notice how the candidates and the major political parties in general interject their faith into the debate. There was a recent poll that showed that one religious group in the United States has essentially zero percent chance of having one of its members elected to the presidency: that group is atheists.
Among the many aspects of religion, Mr. Richter showed a media clip that gives a view (in 90 seconds) of the spread of religion from 5,000 years ago to today, accessible at
http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html
The history clip includes the births of Krishna, Abraham, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad.
Mr. Richter conveyed his enthusiasm for the study of religion, especially in a pluralistic society such as ours. He encouraged students to consider enrolling in a comparative religion course in college. He pointed out that it is often not polite to discuss religion and politics—in his department’s courses, though, you get to do both!
On Tuesday, November 13, 2007, the Jackson High School PTSA sponsored “The Study of Religion” evening event. Charles Richter, a graduate student from the University of Washington, gave the presentation. It was a chance for Jackson students and parents to experience a college-level program on an important and interesting subject. One of the main points in the talk was how religion is often off-limits for rational discussions, even though religion plays a major, if not defining, role in the lives of so many people around the world now and throughout history.
The upcoming presidential election was discussed. It is interesting to notice how the candidates and the major political parties in general interject their faith into the debate. There was a recent poll that showed that one religious group in the United States has essentially zero percent chance of having one of its members elected to the presidency: that group is atheists.
Among the many aspects of religion, Mr. Richter showed a media clip that gives a view (in 90 seconds) of the spread of religion from 5,000 years ago to today, accessible at
http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html
The history clip includes the births of Krishna, Abraham, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad.
Mr. Richter conveyed his enthusiasm for the study of religion, especially in a pluralistic society such as ours. He encouraged students to consider enrolling in a comparative religion course in college. He pointed out that it is often not polite to discuss religion and politics—in his department’s courses, though, you get to do both!
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