RELS 3345 WORLD RELIGIONS DISCUSSION BOARD EXERCISE – MODULE ONE – WEEK ONE

RELS 3345 WORLD RELIGIONS

 

DISCUSSION BOARD EXERCISE – MODULE ONE – WEEK ONE

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

1. Read Chapter One “Toward a Definition of Religion” in The Sacred Quest: An invitation to the Study of Religion, Lawrence Cunningham, 6th Ed

 

2. Choose from one the two questions/exercises found below and post your response to the DBE question on the Discussion Board Remember to write out the question/exercise, including its number, in your response.

 

3. Your DBE responses should be a minimum of 600 words each and must be accurate and detailed, on topic, thoughtful, and advance the discussion. Remember to proof your work; all postings should be written in college-level English. This means that your writing must be grammatically correct (spelling, punctuation, capitalization and correct sentence structure) and citations must be formatted appropriately and include a bibliography.

 

4. All claims, assertions, opinions, and conclusions are required to be supported by relevant research. Students may use either Turabian or MLA style for their responses and for citing. A properly prepared and grammatically correct response is worth up to 25 total points.

 

 

 

MOD1/WK1 DISCUSSION BOARD EXERCISE QUESTIONS

 

1. Write an essay which explains why creating one universal definition of religion is so difficult.

 

2. Write an essay which discusses the relationship between religion and morality. Are they mutually inclusive?

 

Remember to cite your sources. Otherwise it’s considered plagiarism