What is the spiritual practice?

Guidelines: Post spiritual practice reflection papers through the “Spritual Practice” tab for the appropriate week.Each spiritual practice paper is worth a possible ten points. Approximate paper length is 450-800 words. Full credit is given to papers that address all components of the assignment, regardless of length. THE ASSIGNMENT IS: Choose the spiritual practice of either Hope OR Vision. Each spiritual practice paper is worth a possible ten points. 1. Describe one spiritual practice chosen from the two practices assigned. (5 points) – What is the spiritual practice? – How did you practice it? What was your experience in practice? Why/why not is this practice for you? 2. Write about two resources from the spiritual practices website (latest content section) that add to your knowledge of this spiritual practice. (2.5 points each). Describe each resource and indicate the resource’s helpfulness in understanding this practice. Sources to use: The Problem of Evil 1. Read: a. Chapter 7 (pgs 101-116), The Sacred Quest b. “Journeying from Evil to Heroism” Phillip Zimbardo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-philip-zimbardo/journeying-from-evil-heroism_b_2832434.html?utm_hp_ref=tedweekends&ir=TED%20Weekends c. The Many Faces of Evil” by Marina Nemat http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marina-nemat/the-many-faces-of-evil_b_2831585.html d. “Life Oversimplified” by Sam Sommers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-sommers/life-oversimplified_b_2830159.html 2. Watch a. “The Psychology of Evil” http://www.ted.com/talks/philip_zimbardo_on_the_psychology_of_evil b. “Science can Answer Moral Questions” http://www.ted.com/talks/sam_harris_science_can_show_what_s_right Religion and Morality 1. Read: a. Chapter 8 (pgs 117-130), The Sacred Quest b. “Morality and Religion” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality_and_religion c. “Religion Doesn’t Make People More Moral” http://www.livescience.com/47799-morality-religion-political-beliefs.html d. “Religion and Morality”http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/religion-morality/ e. “Moral Behavior and Animals” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/10/animal-morality-research_n_1859579.html 2. Watch a. “Frans de Waal: Morality without Religion”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEQuIDqY6Cc b. “Religion vs Morality” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DjmoM1OlpI c. Sam Harris “The Link Between Religion and Morality” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aARStlRf01w d. Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of Moral Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgtWWx7Bf44 d. “What Drives our Desire to Act Morally? http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_zak_trust_morality_and_oxytocin