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In your readings Kline 2013, page 10 and Sushil and Thusby 2018, page 8-9, The authors discuss the tension that can exist with having personal religious beliefs in the academic study of religion? Is an objective study even desireable? Grapple with this question and make direct reference to that reading in your answer.
Written responses should be between 300 words (minimum) to 500 words (maximum) in length. This should be cited with CHICAGO MANUAL OF STLYE 17 TH EDITION (https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citatio…)
Discussion responses and participation will be scored as a mark out of ten, according to the
following rubric:
A = 8 to 10 Response and participation demonstrate critical thought or reflection on the discussion question, clear interaction with assigned course material including citations, and strong evidence of proofreading;
B = 7 to 8 Response and participation demonstrate critical thought or reflection on the discussion question, clear interaction with assigned material and include citations, but contains some spelling and grammar error
C = 6 to 7 Response and participation contain some reflection on the discussion question but makes little use of assigned course materials and citations are incomplete.
D = 5 to 6 Response and participation display very minor engagement with discussion questions and assigned course material without proper attention to spelling and grammar, and citations are incomplete.
F= 0 No submissions, no citations, and/or no participation
Kline, Scott T., 2013. “The Study of Religion.” In World Religions: Canadian Perspectives: Eastern Traditions, edited by Doris R. Jakobsh, 1-29. Nelson Education.
Mittal, Sushil and Gene Thursby. 2018. “Introduction.” In Religions of India, An Introduction, edited by Sushil Mittal and Gene Thursby, 1- 10. New York: Routledge.
