Any topic (writer’s choice)

You will need to answer these questions very thoroughly. Each question should be separate so a different paragraph for each question.

They are listed below. Let me know if you have any questions:

1. In your judgment, what is the best way to make sense of the issue of God and human suffering? Compare your answer with that of one of the characters from Night (or of the novel as a whole) and with that of either A Grief Observed or Lament for a Son.

Be sure to compare your answer with the answer of one of the characters from Night (or with that of the novel as a whole); and that of either Grief or Lament.

2. The Rogers State University Bulletin describes this course as A comparative study of traditions, scriptures, theologies, major figures, and practices of world religions through an investigation of cross-themes and contrasts (p. 206). What are the advantages of such an approach, and what are the limitations? In your judgment, what is the best way to learn about a religious tradition?

3.We have studied a number of religious traditions this semester. Other than your own religious tradition (if any), what religion did you find most appealing this semester? What, in particular, interested you about that tradition? How does that tradition differ from whatever tradition you are most familiar with? Explain, and be specific. ( pick Hinduism ) I am christian

4. If you read the Quran, you must read it with the eye of the Muslim; if you read the Bible, you must read it with the eye of the Christian; if you read the Gita you must read it with the eye of a Hindu. -Mahatma Gandhi
Do you agree? How does the academic study of religion relate to one’s individual religious beliefs? Must a person believe in order to understand a particular religious tradition? Why or why not?