Dimensions of Religions: Customized Version of Thomas Shoemaker's Engagement: A New Approach to World Religions Designed Specifcally for Alan Todd at Coastal Carolina University

1. INTRODUCTION
A. Nyambe Moves Away
B. A New Approach
C. What is Religion
D. Crossing Religious Frontiers
E. Three Reasons to Do What You’re Doing
F. The Idea of “God”
G. Seven Major Traditions?
H. Sacred Story Considered

2. HINDUISM
A. Sacred Story: Brahma Rapes His Other Half
B. Why Hindusim
C. Tradition Overview
D. The Hindu Idea of “God”
E. Living Life, Creating Karma
F. The Case System
G. Rebirth is Simply Reality
H. The Caste System Today
I. Hindu Scripture: Hearing and Remembering
J. The Four Noble Pursuits
K. The First Path to Liberation: Knowledge
L. The Second Path to Liberation: Devotion
M. The Third Path to Liberation: Duty
N. The Fourth Path to Liberation: Yoga
O. Is Tantra the Fifth Path?
P. Beyond India
Q. The Least You Should Know
R. Sacred Story Considered
S. … and That’s Not All

3. BUDDHISM
A. Sacred Story: The Monkeys Water the Trees
B. Why Buddhism?
C. Tradition Overview
D. Siddhartha Gautama
E. Why Not Hinduism?
F. Four Noble Truths
G. "I" Is the Problem
H. The One of It All
I. Compassion as Release
J. Achieving Compassion on the Eightfold Path
K. Meditation
L. The Three Jewels
M. Theravada and Mahayana
N. Buddhism Comes to Japan
O. American Buddhism
P. The Least You Should Know
Q. Story Considered
R. ... and That's Not All 4.

CHINESE RELIGIONS
A. Sacred Story: Pangu Creates the World
B. Why Daoism? Why Confucianism?
C. A Waking Giant
D. Four Thousand Years in 250 Words
E. Engaging Traditions
F. A Chinese Worldview?
G. Chinese Myth
H. “Ancestor Honor”
I. The I Ching
J. Confucianism
K. Daoism
L. The Chinese Year
M. China and the Buddhists
N. Communism and Religion
O. Falun Gong (Falun Dafa)
P. The Least You Should Know
Q. Story Considered
R. … and That’s Not All

5. JUDAISM
A. Sacred Story: The Many
B. Why Judaism?
C. Tradition Overview
D. The Narrative Framework 
E. One Temple, Many Judaisms
F. Diaspora
G. Talmudic Thinking, Counter-intuitive Religion
H. One Torah, Many Judaisms
I. Living the Life of a Religious Jew
J. The Holocaust and Its Impact
K. Repairing the World
L. The Least You Should Know
M. Sacred Story Considered
N. … and That’s Not All

6. CHRISTIANITY 
A. Sacred Story: The Death of Saint Peter
B. Tradition Overview
C. A Different Problem: A Better World
D. The Jesus of History
E. Many Christianities, Part 1
F. The Jesus of Faith
G. Christian Ritual
H. Many Christianities: Part 2
I. Christianity and the Modern World
J. The Least You Should Know
K. Story Considered
L. … and That’s Not All

7. ISLAM
A. Sacred Story: Smuggling
B. Why Islam?
C. Tradition Overview
D. The God of Abraham
E. The Qur'an
F. Familiar Names in the Qur'an
G. Muhammad
H. The Five Pillars
I. Jihad
J. The Articles of Faith
K. The Muslim Ethical Process
L. Islam and Women
M. The Muslim Routine
N. Varieties of Islam
O. Islam and the Modern World
P. The Least You Should Know
Q. Story Considered
R. ... and That's Not All