Explain how the themes of conflict and violence complicate common, stereotyped understandings of Buddhism and Christianity? Why doesn’t it make sense to say religion is “inherently” violent or peaceful?
Above is the essay prompt. You are only allowed to use the sources linked and youtube videos to complete the paper. Buddhism and Christianity are the only religions you are allowed to use for examples.
The following were guidelines for completing the paper:
Papers should begin with a succinct introduction paragraph that presents a clearly defined central idea or thesis. Get right to the point. I don’t want papers that begin with overly general sentences like “Since the dawn of time, religion has…” and then meander to their point. Use the introduction to give me a sense of how your paper will proceed, and then proceed accordingly. The body of the paper should provide adequate support for the paper’s central idea clearly and logically, utilizing standard conventions appropriate for study in English.
After the introductory paragraph, the paper should then discuss and reflect more generally on the theme of the prompt you’ve chosen. The general thematic issues you raise here should be reflected in the later specific paragraphs devoted to the particular religions.
After your theme paragraph devote a few paragraphs to each of the particular religions mentioned in the prompt you’ve chosen. Your discussion of each religion should be guided by the issues you raised in your general thematic paragraph. Think of the different themes in the above prompts as the individual topics for your paper and the individual religions as specific examples that allow you to think through these topics.
Conclude the paper by offering comparisons between the two religions as you’ve related them to the larger theme of the prompt.
When citing sources, provide the author’s name, article name, then page number. An example of this would be (Candidia, “The Myth of Persecution, 3). Citing videos will go similarly using the video title then the time stamp.
The following youtube videos can also be used as sources:
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