What are your thoughts about the perspectives on religious diversity offered by Swami Tyagananda and Stephen Prothero? Are you more persuaded by Swami Tyagananda’s argument that all religions are true and that they are all answering the same basic questions?

After watching the video clip of Swami Tyagananda and reading the “Introduction” in our textbook God Is Not One.

1) What are your thoughts about the perspectives on religious diversity offered by Swami Tyagananda and Stephen Prothero? Are you more persuaded by Swami Tyagananda’s argument that all religions are true and that they are all answering the same basic questions? Or do you find Prothero’s argument that religions have important differences because they are different answers to different questions to be more convincing?

2) Swami Tyagananda claims that learning about different religions can deepen our own faith commitments and help us learn more about ourselves and our own religious traditions. Do you agree with his perspective? Why or why not?

Sources:

Introduction of Book: Stages of Faith Development PDF
Ninian Smart – Seven Dimensions of Religon PDF

Summarize that religion’s impact on American society. Describe whether or not the religion reflects a Christian worldview. Explain why.

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Revise your Topic 5 essay outline from instructor feedback.

Create an essay of 1,000-1,250 words on American-born religions. Choose one American-born religion to analyze. Include the following:

Provide a sociohistorical analysis of that religion.
Use the sociology of religion paradigm to analyze the American-born religion.
Summarize that religion’s impact on American society.
Describe whether or not the religion reflects a Christian worldview. Explain why.

Describe how the former is utilized in the latter with a distinct emphasis on the outcome as to how they relate to people’s individual and/or corporate religious experiences.

Combining the aspects of Religious Symbolism with Religious Ritual, describe how the former is utilized in the latter with a distinct emphasis on the outcome as to how they relate to people’s individual and/or corporate religious experiences.

Instructions
The minimum length requirement of 750 words  with double-spaced MLA or APA formatted pages along with at least two outside sources cited within the paper, plus a works cited page.

Describe how the former  is utilized in the latter  with a distinct emphasis on the outcome as to how they relate to people’s individual and/or corporate religious experiences.

Combining the aspects of Religious Symbolism with Religious Ritual, describe how the former  is utilized in the latter  with a distinct emphasis on the outcome as to how they relate to people’s individual and/or corporate religious experiences.

Instructions
The minimum length requirement of 750 words with double-spaced MLA or APA formatted pages along with at least two outside sources cited within the paper, plus a works cited page.

Describe how church growth can be advanced through Exaltation, Edification, and Evangelism. Explain the social, cultural, economic, historical, or religious, faith-based factors that could influence the topic.

Advancing Church Growth through Exaltation, Edification, and Evangelism (Ephesians 4:11-13)

1.1 Create an annotated outline with works cited for each key heading and sub-heading.
1.2 Maintain an updated works cited and references page(s) as part of your back-matter.
1.3 Start the essay on a separate page. Using the outline structure, write the essay narrative.

In a 4 page essay, describe how church growth can be advanced through Exaltation, Edification, and Evangelism. Explain the social, cultural, economic, historical, or religious, faith-based factors that could influence the topic. What social or cultural transformation(s) could be achieved through an action research project? Address the interdisciplinarity aspects of the project.

How and why would Luke have edited Mark 14:3-9 contrasted with Luke 7:36-50?How and why would Luke have edited Mark 3:31-35 contrasted with Luke 8:19-21?

Explain how and why Luke may have edited Mark’s Gospel. Use the following two sets of passages to support your claim.

According to course materials :

1. How and why would Luke have edited Mark 14:3-9 contrasted with Luke 7:36-50?

2. How and why would Luke have edited Mark 3:31-35 contrasted with Luke 8:19-21?

Be sure to distinguish between paraphrase and direct quotes. Type a 350-750 word paper using MLA formatting.

Resources for this paper:

See the ebook via SLU library: The Gospels by Barton and Muddiman =, pp. 153-154.

See the ebook via SLU library: The Gospels by Barton and Muddiman=, p. 257.

Explain the notion of Hindu enlightenment , and how Atman and Brahman relate to enlightenment.

Journal Reflection 1

For this Journal Reflection assignment, you should:

(a) Discuss the Hindu concepts of Atman and Brahman.

Then (b) Explain the notion of Hindu enlightenment , and how Atman and Brahman relate to enlightenment.

Finally, (c) find two different examples from everyday life that help illustrate how an understanding of these three Hindu notions would change the way people act or behave.