Final Thoughts

I must say that the books we read were very interesting. Two I very much enjoyed. I was very impressed with My Name is Asher Lev and Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was such a strong faith connection in both of those novels. They were very good choices for this type of course. I say a strong connection between these books and continue to find ways to use them in my classroom. Besides the group writing, I thought the variety of writing was very good. It keep me thinking and allowed me to look at the novels in different ways. The blogs were good to read and respond to. The connections between the religions and the novels were good. Although the Jewish faith and Christianity are predominate in our world, I would have liked to read something that explored a religion that is less explored. I would not replace Asher Lev or UTC, but I would replace A Wrinkle in Time and The Power and the Glory. The Life of Pi is a good book that combines three religions, Hinduism, Muslim and Christianity. It is very long and can sometimes go on and on, but great for realizing the power and presents of god. I was very happy to be exposed to new literature that explored religious perspectives and would love to know the titles of other books that were not possible to include in the limitations of this class. The blogs and discussion boards were very effective in expressing ideas. I learned so much from everyone. Again, this would have been a great group to discuss the books with in person. I would say that this course met all the objectives from the syllabus.
Thanks to everyone for a great class!!!!!!!!