Develop a well-rounded definition of religion. The definition should be as comprehensive as possible and should evidence that you read and comprehended the assigned materials.
- Analyze your definition.
a. Explain why you included and/or excluded what you did?
b. What are the strengths of your definition?
c. What are the weaknesses of your definition? (What does it leave out?) - Now that you have analyzed your definition, how might you tweak it to make it stronger?
This essay requires specific examples for support of your definition gathered from across the religions of the world. The examples you use will demonstrate your grasp of world religions. Using a breadth of examples from across the religions we studied will demonstrate greater mastery of the material and will yield a higher grade.