Category: Religious studies

Short Essay (800 words, not including abstract and references list) The purpose of this assignment is to write an argumentative essay, which means that you must develop a clear and challenging thesis concerning your topic and defend it using argumentation and evidence. The assignment asks you to generate a relatively focused, answerable question. If you…

The visible aspects of a religion are such things as sacred ritual, sacred text, the foundations of cosmogony, rites of passage, sanctified celebrations, and symbolism. In this assignment you will create a PowerPoint in which you pick one religion that you want to delve deeper into with your scholarly research skills. The choice on what…

Here are the reading links http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/worship/worship.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/texts/texts.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/deities/vishnu.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/deities/shiva.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/hinduethics/animal.shtml

Prompt: After reading the Stone chapter on Fundamentalist-Modernist debates and then viewing the first 36.34 minutes of the video, Protestant Spirit, USA (BBC, 1977), please write a response comparing the two main Protestant churches profiled in this section of the video (that is, Conservative Baptist and Liberal Methodist). Though these two Protestant churches are presented…

Please refer to the task sheet, I’ll do the speaking. Note: For point 4, try come up something deeper than simply “Donations” the teacher said it specifically in class, and I’m counting on you to come up with a good idea. It’ll be a letter grade, getting a B is easy for me and this…

Forever etched in my mind is a picture of my father sharpening his pocketknife on a small whet stone. The stone was about 1-inch wide, ½ inch high, and 6-7 inches long. It always laid in the windowsill of the kitchen. He would moisten the whet stone, sit on the couch, and pull out his…

Below is a list of 10 short answer terms and 3 long answer prompts. You are to answer 4 of the 10 short answer prompts and 1 of the 3 long answer prompts. For each short answer (150-250 words), (1) define the term (4 marks), (2) indicate why this term is important (4 marks), and…

Length: one page, double-spaced, standard margins. Points: 25 For these essays, I don’t have a particular answer in mind. I want to see how you engage the texts and make applications to our world and our lives. You are graded, not on a “right” answer, but on the thoughtfulness of your response. Your grade on…

Term Paper – Instructions This assignment is not a long paper, but it is not one that can be put together at the last minute. Begin your paper right away! The term paper will consist of an essay about seven-twelve pages long based on one topic related to the Class. I expect the paper to…

1. Download and print the Spiritual Growth Assessment from Lifeway by clicking here. 2. Read and Complete the Spiritual Growth Assessment from Sluiceway. This assessment is rather detailed and requires Spiritual Growth Observations from three (3) individuals. Please begin early and DO NOT procrastinate on this project as there are no extensions on the due…