1. Compare the main elements of Buddhist ethics to those of Confucian ethics.
2. Contrast the Hindu belief that everything which exists is Brahman with the Buddhist belief that everything is empty of inherent existence. Explain the source of these beliefs. Explain the meaning of these beliefs for everyday life. Note there are 3 parts to this question.
3. Explain the main historical events of one country we have studied in working on the Arab Spring. Go from the year 1900 to December 2015. Include the part played by Islam in the history of your country. Examples Saudi Arabia, Egypt and so on.
4. Martin Luther in reading the letter of Saint Paul to the Romans came to the conclusion that all people are justified by faith not by good works. What does this mean and how does this position challenge ideas and practices of the Catholic church of his time.
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Clifford Geertz famously defined religion as : “A religion is a system of symbols which acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods in men by formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and clothing those conceptions with such an aura of factuality that the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic.”
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