This semester you have studied the major religions of the world as well as some minor religions. Some of the ideas you had about what religious people believe or do may have been illustrated or clarified. Other ideas may have been disproved or cast aside. No doubt, you have discovered the difficulties of defining religion.
Out of your readings and studying offer and defend a definition of Religion. Include the following:
1. Develop a well-rounded definition of religion. The definition should be as comprehensive as possible and should evidence that you read and comprehended the assigned materials.
2. After you have written a definition, analyze it with specific examples from the breadth of world religions that we have studied. Include the following:
a. Explain why you included and/or excluded what you did?
b. What are the strengths of your definition?
c. What are the weaknesses of your definition? (What does it leave out?)
3. Now that you have analyzed your definition, how might you tweak it to make it stronger?
