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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

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