Instruction
Ant(REL)
An 8-page paper that compares and contrasts two specific characteristics in two modern religious faiths. For example, one could compare/contrast (1) ideas of the afterlife and (2) the nature of morality in Judaism and Hinduism. This is not comparing the two religions in general. It is comparing and contrasting two specific characteristics of two different religions. You will also need to personally interview at least one (1) person from each of the representative religions to be included in your essay. You need not provide a verbatim of the interview, but you do need to provide excepts in the essay to support or disprove your thesis statement.
Examples of Modern Religious Faiths
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
Daoism
Confucianism
Shinto
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Sikhism, etc.
Examples of religious characteristics:
Rituals of atonement/purification
Nature of the Divine/Supreme Reality
Nature of the afterlife/transcendent reality
Beliefs in eschatology
Practice of prayer/spiritual meditation
Places of worship
Nature of morality/life goals
Moral instructions
Uses of scripture in worship
Dietary or fasting practices/rituals
etc.