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COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: Major Philippine Religions
Course Code: MPR 201
This course is a study of the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church and other major religious groups in the Philippines. Students will study workable approaches in
Course Description: witnessing to people who are members of false cults or who are under their influence
Course Credit: 3 Units
Course Prerequisite: None
At the end of the course the students should be able to:
1. Articulate and live out central doctrines of the faith
2. Be acquainted with the history of Philippine religions and cults
Course Learning Outcomes: 3. Understand the basic tenets of Philippine religions and cults
4. Examine and compare basic knowledge of Philippine religions and cults to help more effectively present the gospel to anyone from these groups
5. Be more confident to present the gospel to people belonging to these religious groups

II. COURSE CONTENT

Learning Outcomes Topic Student Learning Activities Assessment
At the end of the lesson, the Meaning and relevance of
student must be able to: religion; distinction of religion
- Articulate and live out central and denomination; distinction Essay why is there a
doctrines of the faith of denomination and sect;  Recorded Discussion distinction for a
distinction of church and cult;  40 minutes Zoom Meeting church/denomination or
- Differentiate the doctrines of and introduction of the major sect and how come there
the denominations of Christianity Philippine religions: Roman are cult
Catholicism; Christianity religions/denominations.
- Examine and compare basic (Protestant, Evangelical,
knowledge of Philippine Baptist, Methodist,
religions and cults Lutheranism); Islam (Sunni;
Shia; Sufis); Buddhism;
Animism; and Cults.
- Be acquainted with the history Roman Catholic  Reporting
of Philippine religions - History
- Understand the basic tenets of - Doctrines and Practices
Philippine religions Islam  Reporting
- History
- Doctrines and Practices
Seventh Day Adventist  Reporting
- History
- Doctrines and Practices
Animism  Reporting Table chart completion
- History summary on the history,
- Doctrines and Practices doctrines, belefs and
practices of the different
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 religions
- Be acquainted with the history Jehovah’s Witness  Recorded Discussion Essay: Explain what are
of Philippine religions - History  40 minutes Zoom Meeting the basis of the JW that
- Understand the basic tenets of - Doctrines and Practices they are only the to be
Philippine religions saved on the coming of
the Lord Jesus Christ
Aglipayan  Recorded Discussion Explain a brief history of
- History  40 minutes Zoom Meeting the Aglipayan church, its
- Doctrines and Practices doctrines and
beliefs/practices
The Mormons (The Latter Day  Recorded Discussion Essay: Explain why they
Saints)  40 minutes Zoom Meeting are called Mormons,
- History identify and explain the
- Doctrines and Practices different beliefs and
practices
Ang Dating Daan (Member  Recorded Discussion Identify and explain the
Church of God International)  40 minutes Zoom Meeting different beliefs and
- History practices of the Ang
- Doctrines and Practices Dating Daan
Iglesiani Cristo  Recorded Discussion Compare and contrast the
- History  40 minutes Zoom Meeting different religions when it
- Doctrines and Practices comes to their doctrines,
beliefs and practices and
explain how to lead them
in a right direction that
they need to take for them
not to be lost
- Be acquainted with the history PMCC 4th Watch (Pentecostal  Reporting Identify and explain the
of Philippine religions Missionaries Church of Christ)  40 minutes Zoom Meeting different beliefs and
- Understand the basic tenets of - History practices of the
Philippine religions - Doctrines and Practices Pentecostal Missionaries
Church of Christ
Rizalista  Reporting Identify and explain the
- History  40 minutes Zoom Meeting different beliefs and
- Doctrines and Practices practices of the Rizalista.
Explian why they worship
Rizal as their god
The Kingdom of Jesus Christ,  Reporting Identify and explain the
The Name Above Every Name,  40 minutes Zoom Meeting different beliefs and
Inc(“Oneness“) – Apollo practices of the Kingdom
Quiboloy of Jesus Christ
Restorationism
- History

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Anglican  Reporting Identify and explain the
- History  40 minutes Zoom Meeting different beliefs and
- Doctrines and Practices practices of the Anglican
or Episcopal
- Be more confident to present Approaches in Witnessing  Reporting Explain how to witness
the gospel to people belonging to - Handling Common Objections  40 minutes Zoom Meeting people who are part of
these religious groupsand cults - How to Witness to People non-christian religion
Who Are Part of a Non- especially the people who
- To help the students to be more
Christian Religion are part of a cult
effective in presenting the gospel
- How to Witness to People
to anyone from these religious
Who Are Part of a Cult
groups and cults