1st part: Ask two people you know for their definition of religion. Then post your definition as well as the definitions of the two people you interviewed. What is the strength or weakness of each of these three definitions? (For example, are they too broad or too narrow?) (100 words)
2nd part: Pick a religion, preferably not your own. Then write two paragraphs. For the first paragraph, suppose you are studying that religion as a religious studies major. What would you ask about it? For the second paragraph, suppose you are a theologian defending that religion. What would you say about it? The goal of this assignment is to show that you know the difference between a religious studies major and a theologian.
Limit your answer to one or two sentences for each question. Here is an example. Suppose you are looking at Islam. In the first paragraph, religious studies student might ask what the meaning of the Ramadan fast is to Moslems. In the second paragraph, a Moslem theologian might argue why keep the Ramadan fast. (175 words)
