For this assignment you will write a 3 – 4 page essay. Use a standard format as follows: Standard font (such as Times New Roman or similar), 10-12 point type, double spaced, one-inch margins, and page numbersInclude your name in the Header or at the top of the first page.Cover sheets are not necessary.Deviation from these specifications will receive a grade reduction. Thesis statements, proper grammar, formatting, punctuation, style, and syntax will be part of your grade. Save your document as a Word document (.docx) or in .pdf format, upload to Blackboard and submit your writing assignment. Essay Content Requirements:Consider the course materials from Modules 1 – 4. Modules 1 and 2 introduced you to the study of religions. Module 3 provided you with primary sources (from Christianity and Buddhism) and technical terms that are applicable to most religions. (Please review material from Modules 1 – 3.) Module 4 provides you with the occasion to review and draw together all that you’ve learned. The sermons and parables from religious traditions (primary texts) provide direct evidence for the values and concepts of the traditions. Please watch Love and Happiness (plumvillageonline, published on June 9, 2018, https://youtu.be/QtPqonJJp_o) presented by a modern Buddhist, Thich Nhat Hanh, expressing ancient Buddhist ideas and interpreting them in a contemporary setting. Our speaker is a Buddhist Monk. He uses stories and illustrations to interpret the traditional Buddhist ideas in a way understandable to a modern audience. (In the video, please listen for the Buddhist teaching of love; there are four elements.) Pick 1 of the following 3 theses and defend it based on discussions, readings, and other assignments you have completed in this course including this module. Reviewing your discussion posts and replies should help you get started with this assignment. You do not have to take the same position/approach as you have done in your discussions, but they should help you write this essay. Theses options (select 1): Insider approaches are exclusively the best way to understand religious concepts (definitions, scriptures, modern interpretations).Outsider approaches are exclusively the best way to understand religious concepts (definitions, scriptures, modern interpretations).Both Insider and Outsider approaches provide different but complementary understanding of religious primary and secondary texts and ideas.Use any materials form the class to support your argument. Prove your thesis by giving evidence for why it is true. You may include some consideration of why the other theses may be false or inadequate. Include an introduction and conclusion. The best papers always include both examples and development and reasoning of how those examples make your points. Often, 1 example is too few, but 10 examples is often too many. Pick 3 – 4 examples to support your thesis and then provide reasoning for how and why they prove your point. You must use 2 of the course sources (readings or video lectures) to help you make your argument. If you use any sources from outside the course materials, you must provide a full citation in MLA format as an endnote/footnote or in a works cited page. When you quote from class sources, you do not need a full citation, but you should include the author or other identifying reference (such as, in the video on Otto’s definition of religion). If you have any questions, please let me know.
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