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== = **Socratic Seminar: World Religions**= ==

Overview: This is a unit where student will be introduced to world’s major religions. This unit is intended to help students develop a framework that will help them appreciate the diversity and unity of humanity.

Essential Questions:

•	What are the central beliefs, practices, texts, and traditions of the major religions? •	What is the demography of the world’s major religions? •	If religions have so much in common, why is there so much religious conflict in the world? •	What are some common elements found in all major religions? •	What are some elements that are unique to one religion? •	What are the similarities and differences between western and eastern religions?

Judaism Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism