BIB 3340 (LUOA), RLGN 340 (LUO): Global Religious Movements

11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 11/12/2025

Course Description

This course examines modern religious movements, with focus upon the major world religions. Particular attention is given to the historical development, beliefs, and practices of the major world religions as well as a comparative analysis of various religious beliefs.

Rationale

In this global age, the student will encounter adherents of other religious movements. This course is designed to inform the student of the beliefs of these religions and to equip him/her to respond as a follower of Jesus Christ.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the selected prompt. The thread must be between 250 – 500 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. Claims in the thread must be well-supported with material from the Wilson textbook and the Scriptures, in current Turabian format. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be between 150 – 300 words. (CLOs: B, C, D)

Gospel Communication Project Assignments (4)

The student will develop a gospel response for a follower of a global religion unaffiliated with a Christian tradition, such as Catholicism or Messianic Judaism, by completing a series of 4 assignments. (CLOs: A, B, D, E)

Gospel Communication Project: Interview Questions Assignment

The student will propose 5 – 10 open-ended questions to be used when he/she interviews a follower of a global religion other than Christianity or a Christianity tradition.

Gospel Communication Project: Response Bibliography Assignment

The student will submit a bibliography of at least 3 outside scholarly sources specializing in the religion of the interviewee and the 2 textbooks that he/she plans to use in the response for the Gospel Communication Project: Response Bibliography Assignment. The bibliography should follow current Turabian format.

Gospel Communication Project: Interview Paper Assignment

The student will interview a follower of a global religion other than Christianity and report on the interview in a 5 – 7 page paper, not including the cover page or appendices. The assignment should follow current Turabian formatting. No outside sources should be used for the assignment. The paper should include the following sections: an introduction, the religious story of the interviewee, insights that relate to developing a strategy for communicating the gospel, and a conclusion. The interview questions and notes on the interview must be included within the appendices of the paper.

Gospel Communication Project: Response Paper Assignment

The student will compose a gospel response to the the student’s interviewee with a 5 – 7 page paper in current Turabian format. The student will utilize Microsoft CoPilot to create an AI-produced gospel response. The student will then evaluate how this response correlates with the insights into the interviewee’s point of view and will finalize a plan for communicating the gospel to the interviewee. The paper should include a cover page, bibliography, introduction, and conclusion. The paper should be supported with at least 3 outside sources in addition to the 2 course textbooks.  

Quizzes (4)

Each quiz will cover the Learn material for 2 modules: weeks. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 50 multiple-choice questions, and have a 1 hour and 15 minutes time limit. The student will have the option to take each quiz twice; if the quiz is attempted a second time, the highest quiz score will be used for grading. (CLOs: A, B, C)