1000-1250 words in length, typewritten and double-spaced. Due in class on Thursday, October 9. Late papers will be marked down in grade according to degree of lateness.
Please answer this question: how do you define a “world religion”? For that matter, how would you define religion? Discuss what makes a religion count as a world religion, and address why we use this term. How did this term originate?
Think of the three religions introduced in the first half of this term—Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Does the term “world religion” seem adequate to describe them or is it misleading in any way?