Assignment:
Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure to read the questions carefully and answer them completely.
Part 1
1) What does the author mean by "strangeness"?
2) How were early Buddhistimmigrants treated in the United States? (providea specific example)
Part 2
1) How do Buddhists adapt their practices to the American environment?
2) What Buddhist tradition seems to exert the greatest influence in the ‘60s? Describe that influence.
Part 3
1) What struggles did the convert-Buddhist community face in the ‘80s?
2) On what does the future of ethnic-AsianBuddhism in the US depend?
Part 4
1) What does our author mean saying Hindus are "Hindus in particular"?
2) What does the term "missionary Hinduism" describe?
Part 5
1) Describe how Hinduism is a home-based tradition.
2) How do parents pass down their traditions?
Part 6
1) Describe Guru Nanak's concept of God and the twin principles through which God governs the universe.
2) What is the Sikh relationship to the Punjab?
Part 7
1) Describe the discrimination Sikhs face when they began to settle in the West Coast.
2) What activities are offered at the Richmond Hills Gurdwara?
Albanese Part 8
1) What is the "Course in Miracles" and how does it represent a shift in spirituality?
2) Describe (with examples) the two types of New Age rituals.
3) What is "dominion theology"? What are its advocates responding to and what are their goals?