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Purpose/Goal:
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the current conversation concerning pluralism and Christianity. There are some Christians, who favor religious pluralism and other Christian apologists who clearly do not. This assignment will provide students an opportunity to analyze these perspectives and share their ideas and discuss tensions between Christianity and religious pluralism.
Parameters:
For this assignment, you will write a two-page paper in response to the prompt below. The submission must be at least 550 words in length, excluding the title and reference pages. Make sure to follow APA writing style and include at least 3 academic references, cited in current APA format, and please note that your paper must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
Prompt:
Please read the CCCU Interview with John Inazu and watch the videos from the Global Centre for Pluralism and Ronald Nash’s video on religious pluralism as provided below. After reading and watching the videos, please write and submit a two-page analysis on whether you believe Christianity and religious pluralism can co-exist in harmony.
Read: CCCU Interview: Can There Be Harmony in Our Division?
https://www.cccu.org/magazine/can-harmony-division/
View: What Is Pluralism? – Global Centre for Pluralism
John Inazu, as interviewed by Shapri D. LoMaglio Global Centre for Pluralism
https://www.youtube.com/watch/Hs0SndqWgXo
View: Religious Pluralism
One Minute Apologist: Ronald Nash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcRamsHWPwE
This assignment utilizes the SafeAssign originality tool. Upon submission, SafeAssign will generate an originality report that detects plagiarism. This report will be sent to your instructor.
References
1. Dockery, D. S., & Morgan, C. W. (Eds.). (2018). Christian Higher Education: Faith, Teaching, and Learning in the Evangelical Tradition. Crossway
2. American Psychological Association (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (7th Ed). Washington, D.C.: Author.