Individual Tutoring for World Religion

This class will be done from a historic and secular perspective looking at each religion's beliefs in a respectful manner.     We will focus more on the commonalities than the differences regarding the religions we discuss.  Some of the religions that we will discuss will include but are not limited to the following: Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Sikhism, and Atheism. Because this is a younger age student I will work to include many pictures and activities beyond lecture to help each student have both auditory and visual interaction with the course material.  I find that children need to see the festivals, countries, people, temples, mosques, and many other visuals to better understand each religion.  

This class is an introduction to Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, and Judaism.  We may also discuss Confucianism, Sikhism, and Atheism.   As we go through the lessons I will assess how the class is understanding the 5 major religions and if they seem to understand the basic differences in these religions we will add more into the mix.  I do not want to overwhelm any of the students with too much information at once and I want to promote understanding of each individual faith.  We will discuss where each faith began and the basic tenets of each faith that we will build on throughout the class.  We will also talk about where the majority of followers live today.  How are different societies influenced by each religion?  

Week 1-- General overview of the different religions.  

Week 2-- How different religions view God and if/when/how they connect with him.  Are they monotheistic or polytheistic?  What is God like in each religion?  

Week 3-- Are there any holy books, poems or songs that followers use in their understanding and worship?  Who wrote these books, songs or verses?  How are they used today?   Where does each religion worship?  Do they have a specific place of worship?   Is worship mainly done personally in the home or in a specific building or place?  

Week 4-- What are the holy days associated with and celebrated in each faith?  How are these festivals, holidays and holy days celebrated?    Is there food involved?  If so, what types of food?   We will wrap up our course by discussing what the students learned in the course and what they found most interesting.