Students are to create a Word document and answer the following set of issues in a well-researched, referenced, and thoughtful paper.

 

Option 1:    Religion has been a major way that people around the world and across time have tried to understand themselves and the world around them.  Some people feel that religion is more, or less, important than ever before.  Religion has always had political ramifications.  In this paper, reflect upon religion as a social institution and talk about where you think it is headed and why.

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Option 2:  Religion could be something that binds people together.  Often it is something that instead tears people, or cultures, apart.  Why is this the case?  What themes are constants in all faiths?  What are the major differences in various religions?  Can religion be a transformative factor in the world today, and if you think so, in what ways?

 

The papers should be approximately 4-5 double spaced pages. Make sure to include references you used