Version 1: Major topics are: the study of World Religions as World View analysis; other methods: history of religions, phenomenology, cultural anthropology, theological analysis; beliefs, sacred texts, history, and practices of: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Methods of instruction include: assignments prior to class which students are responsible for presenting to the whole class for exposition and then a general discussion of the analysis of the text, as well as its relationship to lived experience. The faculty member guides the discussion, as necessary, as well as evaluates student's progress. There are also numerous short written assignments as well as a final examination. NOTE: For the graduate level recommendation, the student must already possess a baccalaureate degree and submit a 15-20 page graduate level paper at the completion of the course. Version 2: Major topics are: the study of World Religions as World View analysis; other methods: history of religions, phenomenology, cultural anthropology, theological analysis; beliefs, sacred texts, history, and practices of: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Methods of instruction include: assignments prior to class which students are responsible for presenting to the whole class for exposition and then a general discussion of the analysis of the text, as well as its relationship to lived experience. The faculty member guides the discussion, as necessary, as well as evaluates student's progress. There are also numerous short written assignments as well as a final examination. NOTE: For the graduate level recommendation, the student must already possess a baccalaureate degree and submit a 15-20 page graduate level paper at the completion of the course.