In a 1000-1100 word essay, make an argument about how Christianity relates to pe

In a 1000-1100 word essay, make an argument about how Christianity relates to people’s morals and ethics.
REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF YOUR FINAL ESSAY:
Your essay must include the following elements (in any order/format you prefer):
1. An argument regarding the relationship between 2 examples of a religious tradition and an aspect of the social world (for example, an argument about the relationship between religion and violence)
• Your argument should be briefly stated in a thesis statement in the introduction of your essay and should be re-summarized in your essay’s conclusion (This is a crucial part of the assignment).
• A strong religious studies essay uses concepts of religious studies in charitable and critical analysis to support an argument about how and/or why some phenomenon occurred (refer back to Lincoln and McCutcheon articles on Module 1 if you need a refresher).
A strong argument will have three key parts:
a) A description of the relationship between religion and your chosen aspect of the social world.
For example, your argument could look like one of these statements (X being your chosen
aspect of the social world):
 People have often employed religious practices to respond to X.
 Many aspects of X are derived from religious teachings.
 X is often shaped by people’s religious identities.
 Religious discourse is often employed to justify X.
 Studying religion helps us understand X better by…
 Studying X helps us understand religion better by…
b) An explanation of why and/or how that relationship has taken that form.
For example: What specific characteristics of religion help to explain this relationship? Think here about the qualities of religion we have studied this semester, including religious authority, discourse, practices, community and identity, institutions, adaptation, and tradition. How do these qualities of religion help us understand this relationship?
c) Evidence in support of the argument. As described below, you will use two examples from
our course to support your argument. You will also support this by way of using only the readings or videos in the course (You may not use the slides for this assignment). Only the readings and videos we viewed in class can be used, so make sure you extract as much content from the readings/videos and not the slides. You also have the option of doing some additional research of peer-reviewed article, but this is optional.
2. The use of at least two fundamental concepts of religious studies
• We learned several fundamental concepts of religious studies: adaptation, authority (especially transcendent authority), community, discourse, institution, practices, tradition, and the difference between religious studies and theology. Your essay should refer to at least two of these concepts.
To review these concepts, see the Module 1 Slides as well as the readings by McCutcheon and Lincoln. As noted above, using these concepts will help you build your argument regarding the relationship between religion and an aspect of the social world. Some of these concepts might help you illustrate how religion and this aspect are related.
For example: if your argument is that religion restrains violence, you might talk about religious discourse that prohibits violence or religious practices of peacemaking.
Some of these concepts might help you argue for why religion and this aspect have this particular relationship.
For example, you might talk about how religious discourse that prohibits violence has a special authority compared to political discourse that encourages violence.
3. The use of two examples from our course
An example could be any concept, teaching, practice, group, historical event, debate, or anything else that was referenced in our course. It should be something specific and precise.
For instance: “Judaism” is not an example, but something specific such as Jewish responses to persecution in the Second Temple period, Moses Mendelssohn’s argument regarding Judaism and reason, Jewish discourse on martyrdom, the development of Orthodox Jewish practice in modern Europe, or the use of Sabbath elevators, is.
When discussing an example, be specific and detailed about the example itself and about how that example reflects the particular relationship between religion and the aspect of the social world you are discussing.
When discussing your examples, think about the following questions:
How and/or why did religion and your chosen aspect of the social world relate in this example?
How does this example help to illustrate and support your argument regarding the relationship between religion and your chosen aspect of the social world? The point of these examples is to provide evidence to support your argument.
So, for example, if your argument is that religion restrains violence, you would want to provide examples
of times that religion has restrained violence, of religious discourse discouraging violence, of religious communities engaging in nonviolent political practices, etc.
4. Evidence from at least two course readings (not the lecture slides), with citations provided. Provide page-number citations in parentheses at the end of the sentence. (MLA format)
Remember that citations are needed for any time you paraphrase or reference a specific point from an author—even if you don’t use a direct quote.
Do not copy word-for-word from class slides. This is plagiarism. Put the ideas into your own words. You may use the slides to support your findings, but the point of this assignment is your research.
Do not use any sources other than our course materials, you have the option of using a peer-review article only if I have approved it.
DO NOT USE AI-GENERATED SOFTWARE TO WRITE YOUR PAPER. YOU WILL RECEIVE AN F and face possible academic penalties listed in the syllabus