Format Instructions:
Please include all answers within one file or Word Doc.
Please choose a total of 3 prompts to answer from the list below. Each chosen prompt should be answered with 1 short essay, therefore your assignment should have a total of 3 short essays.
Each (regular) answer will be graded out of 20 points, for a total of 60 points.
Each response needs to be at least 1.5 pages double-spaced [minimum], you can write more if you would like.
Each response needs 4 references/in-text citations (specific instructions are below)
There will be a total of 4.5 double-spaced pages with written responses at a minimum.
There will be a total of 12 references at minimum.
All direct quotations should be kept as brief as possible, none should exceed 2 lines.
Format: 12-pt font and 1-inch margins, include a title for each essay, and paragraphs should be orderly/organized.
There will be 1 extra-credit question available to you of this test. It will be worth 10 points and require at least 2 references. Your answer need not be as long as your other answers (aim for at least 7-8 sentences).
Reference Instructions:
ALL references will be exclusively from our class texts, readings, and lectures ONLY.
Please use the following format/s:
If the author is known: (Author, page #)
For texts from the World’s Wisdom: (WW, pg. #)
If the author is not known: (Title, pg. #)
For myths on Canvas: (Title)
For Lecture Slideshows: (Slideshow title, slide #)
BOOKS:
God is Not One
The World’s Wisdom
Anatomy of the Sacred
1. Please compare and contrast one or two elements [philosophy/theology, beliefs, practice, etc.] of Buddhism and Hinduism. Are they similar/different? If so, how? You can focus upon Prothero’s views in
God is Not One , or develop your own ideas. And please utilize primary texts from The World’s Wisdom as part of your answer. [For this answer please include at least 2 references to
God is Not One or the lecture materials, and at least 2 references to the relevant texts from the World’s Wisdom].
2. Please compare and contrast one or two elements [philosophy/theology, beliefs, practice, etc.] of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Are they similar/different? If so, how? You can focus upon Prothero’s views in
God is Not One , or develop your own ideas. And please utilize primary texts (Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Quran, etc.) from The World’s Wisdom as part of your answer. [For this answer please include at least 2 references to
God is Not One or the lecture materials, and at least 2 references to the relevant texts from The World’s Wisdom].
3. Please compare and contrast the biographies (life stories) of the Buddha and Jesus using the archetype of the hero’s journey (diagram included below as well as on the respective slideshows). Be sure to utilize specific elements of the hero’s journey in your analysis: Challenges/Temptations, Death/Rebirth, Transformation, Atonement, etc. [Please include at least 4 references to
God is Not One , The World’s Wisdom, or other course materials (slideshows, etc.)].
