Topic: PH 319 EXPOSITION OF MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS

Order Description EQUIRED TEXTBOOKS Anderson, Sir Norman. Christianity and World Religions: The Challenge of Pluralism.Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1984. Corduan, Winfried. Neighboring Faiths: A Christian Introduction to World Religions.DownersGrove: InterVarsity Press, 1998. 1 Please complete all of the following assignments. ASSIGNMENT 1: PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT (20%) Students must write a one-page double-spaced abstract for each required text as described under Abstract Content and Abstract Formatbelow. Compile all papers for this assignment into one file. Abstract Content ?? Begin eachabstract with the bibliographic citation for the text. Please consult the current edition of Kate L. Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations for the citation information needed. The citation serves as the abstract title. ?? Beneath the citation write a one-page double-spaced abstract in normal font that describes in the following order: • Key concepts in the book; • Strengths and weaknesses of the text; and • Issues or concerns raised for you in relationship to life, work, or ministry. Abstract Format The following is an example of the format for each abstract. The body of the abstract should be flush with the left margin with indented paragraphs. Please bold the whole citation to serve as the title, but don't bold the abstract text. Author Surname, First Name. Year. Title of the Book in Italics. City, State: Publisher. The citation for the text serves as the title and appears in bold, single-spaced, flush left for all lines of the citation. The one-page abstract begins below the title but is double-spaced and in normal font. Use one inch margins on all sides of your paper. In the abstract text describe the key concepts in the book, strengths and weaknesses of the text, and issues or concerns raised for you in relationship to life, work, or ministry. 2 ASSIGNMENT 2: PRECIS ASSIGNMENTS (40%) Anderson text. A Precis assignment is just a summary of the contents in the book. Do a Precis for the text in italics above. Do not engage or criticize the content, just provide a summary of the main contents of each chapter in your own words. Use Chapter and Section numbers as subject headers for your paper(s). Compile all precis papers into one file. Your precis papers should be 1,500 words (5-6 pages of double-spaced text).