field-trip-assignment
A field trip is made by students to study something at first hand. For this class you may choose:
- your own field trip to explore a service in a particular tradition other that your own,
- to experience an a museum exhibit that reflects the art of a tradition
- lecture that debates an issue in the philosophy of religion
- an experience of one of the traditions, e.g., yoga, nature journey, chanting, meditation, Shabbat service, Catholic Mass
- join with others in the class (or from your life) to experience something together
Some possibilities in the L.A. area include:
- The Bhagavad Gita Museum (Hinduism)
- The Museum of Tolerance (Judaism)
- Norton Simon Museum (they often have Buddhist and Hindu art exhibits) (Pasadena)
- Hsi Lai Buddhist Temple, Hacienda Heights Link to Temple (Links to an external site.)
- Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine (Hinduism) (Los Angeles and Encinitas)
- Agape International Spiritual Center (New Thought) (Culver City)
- Quaker Service in Los Angeles (Links to an external site.)
- Siddha Yoga Meditation Center (Santa Monica) (Links to an external site.)
- Tadasana Festival on the Beach (Santa Monica) April 20-22
- The Goddess Temple of Orange County (Irvine) (Links to an external site.)
- Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society (Links to an external site.) (Santa Monica)
- Skirball Museum: Women Hold Up Half the Sky
- American Indian Cultural Center (Links to an external site.) – Haramokngna
After your visit, go to the discussion thread and post 500-750 words about your experience of your field trip including the following:
- Point 1: Description of your field trip visit and why you choose it
- Point 2: How the field trip related to the content of philosophy of religion
- Point 3: The impact of your visit on you personally or how it relates to a contemporary issue
