PICK 1 OUT OF THESE 5 TOPICS!!! (ONLY 1)
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the phenomenological method in studying religion? How can we supplement by other approaches to the study of religion?
Why do we need hermeneutics or interpretation to understand the scripture? What are the resources available today to an intelligent reader of the scripture?
Why is theodicy or the problem of suffering is a difficult question to answer for religious people? What are some answers offered by religious scholars?
Evaluate Kent Richter’s “Truth, Beauty, and Goodness approach to studying religion? Give reasons for your position.
Compare and contrast the formation of scripture in two major religions. (one from the East like Sikhism or Buddhism, and another from the West like Christianity or Islam
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