John Hick’s pluralistic hypothesis Discussion

John Hick’s pluralistic hypothesis Discussion

Write a 1200-1500 word paper in which you critically analyze the perspective of the Dalai Lama from the vantage point of John Hick’s pluralistic hypothesis.

Dalai Lama, “Buddhism, Christianity, and the Prospects for World Religion”

Hick, “Religious Pluralism and Ultimate Reality”

You need not agree with Hick’s position and you may role play if you choose, but your paper must take up and defend a clear thesis and the paper must include substantial engagement and specific references to both the Dalai Lama interview and the article by Hick.

Your paper must:  Defend a thesis and should proceed according to the following format: Thesis, Argument, Objection(s), Response(s), and Conclusion.  Include citations to the primary required class readings. These and any additional sources must be properly cited using MLA format.  Fall within the following length requirements: 1200-1500 words.  Use a standard 10-12 pt. font and be double-spaced. Information on MLA Citation style can be found here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01…

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.