Religious Experience Topics
Critical thinking requires sensitivity to different cultural perspectives, listening to the opinions of other cultures, and reflecting thoughtfully and objectively on the values of other cultures.
Our Objectives for this activity:
Analyze and interpret a historical work of art, literature, philosophy, or religion.
Examines the relevance of appropriate contexts when examining ideas.
Effectively analyzes one's own and other's assumptions.
Demonstrate a comprehensive synthesis or analysis of issues, ideas, artifacts, or events.
HUM1020 Religious Experience:
These videos do not reflect the entire faith and practices. I tried to find the most extreme versions of their rituals to push our boundaries.
An (S) symbol will indicate material added by students. If you have one you would like me to add, message me or add it to any of your initial posts or replies.
Africa
Togo: Mysterious World of West African Voodoo (video, 5 mins) Rated-R: animal sacrifice
Apache
Wisdom Keepers of the Apache Tribes (Video, 2 mins)
Atheist
How Can You Be A Happy Atheist?! (video, 4 mins) (S)
Buddhism
Sokushinbutsu: Monk dying (video, 2 mins)
Shaolin Monks (Video, 6 mins)
The Living Mummies of Japan - Sokushinbutsu Monks (Video, 6 mins) Rated-R: malnourished bodies. A rare sect of Japanese monks hoping to reach a higher realm through starvation.
Catholic
Catholic V Christian (Video) (S)
Ethiopia
Saint Moses, the Black Monk (Video, 6 mins) (S)
Evangelical
Raw Anointing of the Spirit (video, 3 mins)
Kids speaking in Tongues at Church (YouTube, 1 min) (S)
Hinduism / sanātana dharma
Who are Shiva and Shakti? (video, 5 mins) (S)
Indonesia, South Sulawesi
The Living Dead: How The Toraja People Of Indonesia Honor Their Deceased (video, 4 mins) Rated R: for blood and animal sacrifice
National Geographic explores how Torajan (website) Indonesia's Toraja people keep their dead relatives in their homes, treating them as if they were alive until they can be given expensive, elaborate funerals.
Judaism
My First Experience at the Chabad House (video, 13 mins) (S)
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses Explained in 2 Minutes (Video) (S)
Misc
What Is the Most Spiritual Experience You've Had? (video, 3 mins) (S)
Jim Carrey Spiritual Experience (video 3 mins) (S)
Orthodox (Georgian)
Baby baptism in Georgia (video, 1 mins)
Pentecostal Apostolic
Congregation speaks in tongues when led by the Holy Spirit (Video, 3 mins)
Republic of Ghana
Personalized Ghana Burial Rituals (video, 3 mins)
Republic of the Philippines
Living on top of Tombs: Manilla, Philippines (YouTube, 21 mins)
The Igorots, the indigenous peoples of the Northern Philippines (Website)
Satanic Temple
The Head of a Satanic Temple Explains Free Will Satanism (Video, 5 mins)
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You'll see a lot from these videos, from mummies to extreme baby baptisms.
As you reflect, open your mind to these questions:
What do you think of the human religious experience, i.e., is it helpful, is it hurtful, etc?
Also, have you ever had a sublime religious experience, or are you just hoping for the best?
Or, perhaps you need to know what the future holds, or are you confident about what is to follow?