Assignment:
What to Know for the Essays: These topics will be your essay questions. Keep in mind that all essay questions must be at least four sentences, but keep it short too - if it is ten sentences or more than it is too long! You will choose three out of the following four questions to answer.
1. Describe three key facts about the beliefs any one of the following religions:
Indigenous Religions
Hinduism
Theravada Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism
Shinto
Confucianism
Daoism
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Sikhism
A major New Religious Movement
2. Give an overview of the history of one of the major religions listed above from its beginnings to the present day.
3. Describe how one of the major religions above deals with one of the following social issues:
Science
The Environment
War
Women
Sexual Identity
4. Describe some of the major issues in the 21st Century for one of these major faiths:
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam