What is the relationship between religious concern of human problems to the ideas of deity and cosmogony? Identify a religious tradition under discussion in this chapter that provides the clearest explanation to human problems to you. Why?
Compare and Contrast the Christian and the Buddhist diagnosis for The Human Problem. What remedies for human suffering are offered by each set of teachings?
After reading Chapter 10, how do you define “the human problem?” Which cause and cure of the flaws of human existence works for you?
Explain your choice and give an example (Alienation, separation, anxiety, childhood trauma come to mind as causes. In your view, does human suffering come from psychological sources or is it from disconnect from contact with the sacred?)
Why is the African American Religious experience a good topic to pair with The Human Problem? How did African Americans end up becoming experts on human entrapment and how white Christians justified their social condition? Give a couple of examples of African American critiques of and wariness of mainstream American Christianity and how the liberation stories in the Hebrew bible inspired slaves to embrace Christian faith. What are the major contributions of African American religions to mainstream culture?
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