World Religions - DSST Prep Recommendations

Overall suggestion: make flashcards for the key points from each article you read and review them regularly along with the other flashcards. I recommend that you plan to spend at least 15 minutes each weekday reviewing your flashcards.

Week 1

Review these flashcards on understanding religion.

Pick some sections of this website to read.

Week 2

Review these flashcards on religions of antiquity.

Read this article on Classical Greece.

Make flashcards from your study guide and review them. Also, keep these flashcards so that you can use them to review before you take the DSST exam.

Weeks 3-5

Review these flashcards on Hinduism.

Read this article on Hinduism.

Read some of these articles on Hinduism.

Weeks 6-7

Review these flashcards on Jainism.

Read this article on Jainism.

Weeks 8-9

Review these flashcards on Buddhism.

Read some of these articles on Buddhism.

Weeks 10-11

Review these flashcards on Sikhism. Read some of these articles on Sikhism.

Weeks 12-13

Review these flashcards on Chinese Religions. Read some of these articles on Confucianism. 

Read some of these articles on Daoism. 

Week 14

Review these flashcards on Japanese Religions. Read some of these articles on Shintoism.

Review all of your flashcards from the fall semester.

Weeks 15-17

Review these flashcards on Judaism. Read some of these articles on Judaism. 

Weeks 18-21

Review these flashcards on Christianity. Read some of these articles on Christianity. 

Week 22

Read this article on Mormonism.
Read this article on Jehovah's Witnesses.

Weeks 23-25

Review these flashcards on Islam. Read this article on Islam.

Review all the flashcards you have made for the entire school year.

Week 26

Review these flashcards on indigenous religions. Read this article on indigenous religions. Review all the flashcards you have made for the entire school year.

Weeks 27-28

Read this article on atheism. Read this article on agnosticism. Read this article on secular humanism. Review all the flashcards you have made for the entire school year.