Instruction
Ames(Rel)
An 8-page paper that compares and contrasts two specific characteristics in two modern religious faiths. ****MLA Style*** 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.
Examples of religious characteristics: Examples of Modern Religious Faiths
***Pick 2 characteristics and 2 religions from the list below.****
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.
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
Daoism
Confucianism
Shinto
Pagan religions (Druidism, Wicca, Asatru) Vodun (Voodoo)
Santera
Mormonism
Rastafarianism
Scientology, etc.
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Sikhism