Complete the given essay.

Research Paper Instructions

Submit an 1800 word paper. To meet the minimum word requirement, note that an abstract, cover page, table of contents, and bibliography do not count toward the minimum page requirement.

The paper is to be done in Microsoft Word (12 font). Either APA or MLA is acceptable. The paper doesn't need to have an abstract or table of contents, but does need a cover page and bibliography.

Possible Research Topics
Pick only one topic

Native American Traditions

• Native American Art: Exploring a Religious Tradition Through Images
• Native American Religious Traditions and Christianity: Conflict and Compromise

Hinduism

• The Bhagavad-Gita: The Sacred text of Hinduism
• Karma and Rebirth: Two Fundamental Doctrines of Hinduism
• Hinduism in America: Beginning and Growth

Buddhism

• Buddhism and Suffering
• Zen and the Doctrine of Emptiness
• The Popularization of Zen in America
• The Significance of Bodhisattva

Jainism

• Jainism: There Goals of their Quest for Purity

Daoism and Confucianism

• Exploring the Lives of Confucius and Laozi

Shinto

• The Three Central Aspects of Shinto

Judaism

• The Role of the Torah in Judaism
• The Holocaust and the Jewish Religion
• The Religious Dimension of the Synagogue: Design and Function

Christianity

• African Religions and there Emphasis on Christianity
• Women in the Catholic Church
• The Historical Development of the Papacy
• Jonathon Edwards: Puritan and Spokesman
• An Analysis of the Fundamentalist/Modernist Controversy

Islam

• The Life of Muhammad
• The Quran: Sacred Scripture of Islam
• Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam: Religious Alternatives in the African American Community
• Mecca: The Holy City of Islam

Sikhism

• A Description of the Defining Characteristics of Sikhism.