| DATE | THEME | TOPICS | NAMES |
| 09/18 | 3 visions of human nature and religion |
1) Mencius' view of human nature and religion 2) Mo Tzu's view of human nature and religion 3) Hsun Tzu's view of human nature and religion |
1) 2) 3) |
| 11/01 | The Confucian world view | 4) The Confucianism of Cheng Hao 5) The Confucianism of Chang Yi 6) The Confucianism of Hsu Chi 8))The Confucianism of Wang Yang Ming |
4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) |
| 11/13 | Challenges to Taoism and Confucianism | 10) Marxism and Confucianism 11) Marxism and Taoism 12) Feminism and Confucianism 13) Feminism and Taosim 14) Capitalism and Confucianism 15) Capitalism and Taoism 16) Religion and State in Japan |
10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) |
| 12/06 | Issues in contemporary Japanese religions | 17) Role of women in Shintoism 18) The role of new Religions in Japan 19) Shinto-identity 20) Shintoism goes to the movies |
17) 18) 19) 20) |
| FINAL | Special topics | 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) |
21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) |