Present a short formal analysis of deChant’s Primer. Students were assigned Chapter 3 entitled, Secularization.
The paper must do the following:
Offer a brief sketch (summary/overview) of the reading, including note of topic, major sections, and subsections.
Specify the primary focus of the chapter and how it is addressed. Think about this as the question the author is trying to answer, problem to be solved, issue to clarified.
Identify at least three key terms and concepts (other than religion) used by the author, note their meaning, and explain how author uses them to develop the Chapter.
Specify the author’s most important points (at least two) and explain why they are important.
Explain what the author is saying about religion and secularization.
There are various ways you can tackle this assignment. If you know a lot about something, or consider yourself an expert on something, you can speak about that. You can also choose a topic that you are interested in and inform your audience about that. You are encouraged to draw upon your own knowledge and experience for this topic as that will make the speech-writing process easier.
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