DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
The student will complete two discussions in this course. The student will post one thread of at least 400 words. There are two parts to each prompt, so approximately half of the 400 words should be dedicated to each part. The student must then post two replies of at least 200 words. For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least one scholarly citation for each prompt part. Be sure to avoid extended quotes. These citations must be in current Turabian format. Each reply must incorporate at least one scholarly citation in current Turabian format, also while avoiding extended quotes. Acceptable sources include the textbooks and the Bible.
This course utilizes the Post-First feature in all Discussions. This means you will only be able to read and interact with your classmates’ threads after you have submitted your thread in response to the provided prompt.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please choose for this discussion one of these two options (you may choose a specific branch of the option, but sufficient research must be done in order to demonstrate that you have addressed aspects specific to that option). If you chose one of these for your self-selected argument (the long paper), you must choose a different world religion.
• Islam
• Judaism
This prompt is in two parts:
1. Critique or evaluate an aspect of the worldview of a world religion. This is not an apologetic argument for Christianity but rather a critique of some aspect of the self-selected world religion’s worldview. It does not need to be as extended as the critique(s) provided in the long paper in this course.
2. After critiquing the world religion, construct a short argument defending Christianity against an aspect of that world religion. You do not need to be comprehensive but your argument must be coherent. You may bring up additional arguments in replies to classmates. Be sure to use scripture and your textbooks as applicable, but you may need to do some research beyond what is provided in the textbook.
You must use a paragraph format and not a bullet point format for this discussion.
IN YOUR REPLY
In your replies, you must:
• Emphasize why you agree or disagree with your classmates’ threads.
• Articulate important ideas in your classmates’ threads (that are not in your thread) that are related to the ideas presented in the prompt.
• Expand on the main points being made in your classmates’ threads.
Your intent is to give a well-thought-out reply that furthers the conversation and adds substance to the discussion