Instruction
The following three questions will be on the exam. Choose one for a 50-60 minute essay of at least 400 words.
1. Give your definition of the word religion and support it using examples of how it makes clear at least five different religious traditions. In what circumstances would your definition be more helpful than others, and ion what circumstances would it be less helpful than others?
2. Religion seems to be a consistent feature of all human societies. Many scholars believe this is because religions serve certain inherent human needs. Describe at least two basic human needs and show how each of them are fulfilled by at least four different religious traditions.
3. Salvation is major theme in many of the world’s great religions. Compare and contrast the way Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity explain salvation and relate these ideas to the central narratives of each tradition.
Choose one of them that you feel it is easy to write in an easy form of ideas and words