Teaching Assistant: Michael Caligiuri, a Ph. D. student, is available to meet with students, especially with regards to computer questions and the Thanatography Project.
Room 261, St. Paul's College--Phone: 474-7055
E-mail: mike_cal@hotmail.com

Course Time & Location:
Regular Session, 2002-2003: TERM 1, SLOT 7 (Mon, Wed, and Fri from 12:30-1:20 pm)
St. Paul's College, Room 100 (Jensen Theatre): September 6-December 4, 2002

Course Objective:
Is there life after death, and, if so, what is it like? This is one of the fundamental questions that none of us escapes. Accordingly, this course will investigate various theories and images of death, dying, and the afterlife. It will centre around a sympathetic and comparative exploration of the ways various world religions (past and present) have answered this question and the rituals they offer to embody their answers in daily life. PowerPoint lectures, video tapes, and WebCT (a suite of tools developed to deliver Web-based course materials) will help to facilitate an understanding of different concepts of death and the future.

Textbooks:
Johnson, Christopher Jay and Marsha G. McGee, eds. How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife (Second Edition). Philadelphia: The Charles Press, 1998.
Workbook containing ALL PowerPoint Presentations is available [$12 from Professor]

Requirements:

1. 1^st WebCT Survey and Quiz. Complete the "Start of Class WebCT Survey" and the "Start of Class Course Content Quiz" (these are part of research that Michael and I are doing to measure the effectiveness of computer enhanced learning). They are NOT GRADED but each is worth 1% of course grade). These must be completed on or before Monday, September 16, 2002.

2. Read the assigned readings (ideally in advance of the lectures). The course outline specifies the required readings for each topic. If not from the textbook, copies of the assigned readings are available on WebCT or on two hour reserve in the St. Paul's College library. Two copies of the textbook and workbooks are also available on two hour reserve. The PowerPoint Lectures (including pictures) shown in class will be posted to the Class WebCT Site following each topic.

3. Attend lectures. Because of the large number of students, class will centre around PowerPoint lectures given by the instructor and occasional videotape excerpts from films on death. Class attendance is monitored periodically and is strongly recommended. You might be asking yourself, "But why?" There are several reasons. First, hearing a second presentation of information you have already read is practically guaranteed to help you learn the material (especially important for multiple choice type exams). Second, although most of the information covered will be in the textbook or assigned readings, class lectures will offer examples and clarification of what is in the text, including an opportunity for you to ask questions about what you have read. Third, class lectures will include material that is NOT in the textbook or assigned readings, but will nonetheless appear on the "multiple choice" sections of exams. Finally, note the University's policy on Attendance at Class (University of Manitoba Undergraduate Calendar: 2002-2003, Section 6.1 (p. 28)--"Regular attendance is expected of all students in all courses. An instructor may initiate procedures to debar a student from attending classes and from final examinations and/or from receiving credit where un-excused absences exceed those permitted by the faculty or school regulations." In the Faculty of Arts that is three hours of scheduled classes in any one term.

4. Make WebCT Bulletin Board Postings.
NOTE: Make sure you are using Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer versions 4.0+ when accessing WebCT.

(a) No later than Friday, September 13, students are asked to post a brief biographical sketch in the Biographies section of the Bulletin Board on the course WebCT site. This is your electronic space to construct and publish an online identity for this course. Introduce yourself to the class using words, images and links to sites of interest on the World Wide Web. Define your program of study and your plans for the future. Include why you enrolled in 020.141, your involvement (or lack thereof) with religion, and interest (or lack thereof) in spirituality.

(b) At least 11 more times during the term (i.e., a total of 12 times), students are to make a course related posting in the Main section of the Bulletin Board. You may post comments about the course content, raise a question about course content, or seek clarification of some course topic. You may share a personal encounter you have had with death, respond to the religions studied, summarize something you have read or a film you have seen, or review Web Sites related to course topics. Feel free, of course, to "reply" to postings by other class members. You may also ask questions about, or post comments on, the Thanatography Project in the Thanatography section of the Bulletin Board. You will receive 3/4 of a point for each appropriate and substantive posting (total of 9); one additional point will be awarded at the discretion of the instructor. Four postings (including your Bio) must be made no later than Friday, October 4, four no later than Friday, November 1, and four no later than Wednesday, December 4.

5. Complete the Thanatography Project (Due on Friday, October 11, 2002).

The Thanatography assignment involves the following.

1. A "workshop" class on Friday, September 20, 2002, during which you meet with four other assigned members of the class to share something (as much as you are comfortable with) of your experiences with death and your views about what happens after death.

2. Your Thanatography is to be a chronological reflection on your personal experiences with death, how these have affected you, and what you personally believe happens after death (minimum 6 pages, double-spaced - maximum 8 pages, double-spaced).

NOTE: Except with prior permission of the instructor, or in the case of documented illness or some other such serious reason, an assignment handed in after the due date will have one point deducted for each day it is late. (CONSULT THE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON THE COURSE WEBCT SITE UNDER "THANATOGRAPHY PROJECT")

6. Mid-Term Examination (Monday, October 21, 2002).
The exam will consist of 75 "multiple choice" questions covering course material taken up to and including Friday, October 18. Attendance at lectures, good notes, and a grasp of the required reading assignments will make this examination easy.

7. 2^nd WebCT Survey and Quiz. Complete the "End of Class WebCT Survey" and the "End of Class Course Content Quiz" (these are part of research that Michael and I are doing to measure the effectiveness of computer enhanced learning). They are NOT GRADED but each is worth 1% of course grade). These must be completed no earlier than Monday, November 25 and no later than Wednesday, December 4, 2002.

8. Final Examination (Scheduled by the University in the Examination Period--December 6-December 19, 2002). It will consist of 36 "multiple choice" questions covering course material taken AFTER the Mid-Term, as well as short "essay" questions covering broad topics from the entire course (choices). Attendance at lectures, good notes, and a grasp of the required reading assignments will make this examination easy.

BONUS POINTS (2%)

Students can receive up to two “bonus points” by completing the following.

(a) attend at least one of the following lectures (your choice!):

• Sol Kanee Lecture (Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice)

Wednesday, October 9, 2002 (daytime). Inaugural Lecturer: Prince El Hassan of Jordan (on a topic relating to the role of the Abrahamic religions in the promotion of Peace and Justice in the Middle East)
• Fr. John Hanley, S.J., Memorial Lecture Series

Sunday/Monday, October 20 & 21, 2002. Sr. Mary C. Boys, S.N.J.M. on “Questions that touch on the Heart of our Faith: Judaism as a New ‘Catechism’ for Christians”
Lecture I: “What might Judaism teach us about Christianity?”
Sunday, October 20, 2002 at 7:00 p.m., Jensen Theatre, Room 100, SPC
Lecture II: “Why do we need Jesus? Isn’t God enough?”
Monday, October 21, 2002 at 1:30 p.m., Hanley Hall, SPC
Lecture III: “For Christianity to be true, need Judaism be false?”
Monday, October 21, 2002 at 7:00 p.m., Jensen Theatre, Room 100, SPC
• Jesuit Lecture Series

November 18, 2002 (David Burell), Time, Place, TBA
• University (of Manitoba) Affiliation Lecture

March, 2003. Person, Date, Time, Place, TBA

Course Evaluation:
 

WebCT Surveys/Quizes	04%
Thanatography Project	25%
WebCT Postings	10%
Mid-Term Examination	25%
Final Examination	36%
BONUS POINTS	02%

The following Department of Religion grading scheme will be used in the course (Final Grades Subject to Departmental Review):
 

Incomplete Term Work: See page 25 of the University of Manitoba Undergraduate Calendar: 2002-2003 for the regulations. Please note that you must "apply to the instructor prior to the end of lectures for an incomplete grade and time extension for work completion" (4.1.2).

Academic Integrity: Acquaint yourself with the University's policy on Plagiarism and Cheating (7.1), on p. 28 and Personation at Examination (4.2.8) on p. 27 of the University of Manitoba Undergraduate Calendar: 2002-2003).

I. OVERVIEW
a) INTRODUCTION TO TOPIC OF DEATH AND THE FUTURE
b) A LOOK AHEAD

II. EASTERN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
a) HINDUISM
Reading: Christopher Jay Johnson and Marsha G. McGee, eds.  How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife Second Edition (Philadelphia: The Charles Press, 1998), pp. 109-131.
b) BUDDHISM
Reading: Christopher Jay Johnson and Marsha G. McGee, eds.  How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife Second Edition (Philadelphia: The Charles Press, 1998), pp. 47-63.
c) TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD
Reading: “A Conversation With An Old Man,” by Lama Gungtang Konchok Dronme. [Excerpted from Glenn H. Mullin, ed. and trans. Living in the Face of Death: The Tibetan Tradition ( Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1998), pp. 91-100.] (WebCT SITE)

III. ANCIENT WESTERN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
a) GILGAMESH EPIC
Reading: “The Epic of Gilgamesh” (WebCT SITE)
b) ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIGION
Egyptian Creation Myths and Gods
“Egyptian Book of the Dead”
Reading: Creation Mythology/Gods/’Souls’ and the “Osiris Legend” (WebCT SITE)
c) ZOROASTRIANISM
Reading: Christopher Jay Johnson and Marsha G. McGee, eds.  How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife Second Edition (Philadelphia: The Charles Press, 1998), pp. 246-263.
d) DEATH AND AFTERLIFE IN ANCIENT GREECE
Two “Eyewitness” Accounts of Death and Afterlife/Odysseus & Er
Death of Socrates
Reading: Excerpt’s from Homer’s Odyssey, Plato’s Republic, and Plato’s Phaedo. (WebCT SITE)

IV. JUDAISM
Reading: Christopher Jay Johnson and Marsha G. McGee, eds.  How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife Second Edition (Philadelphia: The Charles Press, 1998), pp. 145-159.

V. MITHRAISM
Reading: “Mithraism” (WebCT SITE)

VI. CHRISTIANITY
a) CHRISTIAN CHURCH HISTORY
Reading: “Christian Church History” (WebCT SITE)
b) ROMAN CATHOLICISM
Reading: Christopher Jay Johnson and Marsha G. McGee, eds.  How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife Second Edition (Philadelphia: The Charles Press, 1998), pp. 193-204.
c) SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISM
Reading: Christopher Jay Johnson and Marsha G. McGee, eds.  How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife Second Edition (Philadelphia: The Charles Press, 1998), pp. 205-215.
d) CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
Reading: Christopher Jay Johnson and Marsha G. McGee, eds.  How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife Second Edition (Philadelphia: The Charles Press, 1998), pp. 90-108.

VII. ISLAM
Reading: Christopher Jay Johnson and Marsha G. McGee, eds.  How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife Second Edition (Philadelphia: The Charles Press, 1998), pp. 132-144.

VIII. BAHA’I
Reading: Christopher Jay Johnson and Marsha G. McGee, eds.  How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife Second Edition (Philadelphia: The Charles Press, 1998), pp. 14-30.

IX. MODERN PSYCHOLOGY ON DEATH AND THE FUTURE
CARL JUNG (ANSWER TO JOB)
Reading: “Carl Jung: Biographical Sketch,” “Book of Job,” and “Carl Jung’s Answer to Job” (WebCT SITE)

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