SESSION 1
Our Own Religious History
Each of us brings to this course our
history of experiences with religious belief and practice. I invite you to read
mine. You will find there an account of the issues and struggles I have faced and
which undoubtedly influenced me in the design of this course. I invite you to write
a brief account of your own religious development from earliest childhood until now.
If we can understand better where we are coming from, we will understand better our
responses today to issues posed in this course.
Read: My
Religious Development
Write an account of yours, and post it to "I. Our Own Religious History"
in the class Discussion Board..
- Introductions. Definitions.
- Class members' experiences with abusive religion.
- In class we will view excerpts from the video, "Fanny and Alexander"
Cp. director Ingman Bergman's autobiography, The Magic
Lantern.pp. 7-10.