Module Overview

Module 5 Contains the following content- all original by author or contained in the Lumen textbook.

Textbook Reading: Section 10: Christianity: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldreligion/chapter/christianity-introduction/

Discussion for Module #5: Christianity

For this discussion forum use quotes and examples from the textbook reading.

For this discussion, please answer the following question: “In your opinion, what is the main or core belief that led to the popularity of Christianity?  Why did so many people convert to and join this faith?”

You must submit a post answering this question.  You can answer all the questions above or just focus on one aspect of the reading.  But you must use quotes from the reading to illustrate your answer.  Your first post must be at least 200 words long.

You will not be able to see other student’s posts until you submit your own.  After you submit your own post you are required to respond to at least one other student.  In this response you should either agree or disagree with the post you are replying to.  You should provide quotes from the reading that were not used in the post you are replying to to either back up that student’s point or disagree with them.  Replies to other students must be at least 100 words long.

HU 172 Discussion prompts by John McLean are licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Short Essay for Module #5

For Module #5 write a short essay answering this question:  “What period in the history of the Catholic Church do you think had the biggest impact on its development into the faith is today and why?”

Short essays must be at least 500 words in length and include at least one quote from the textbook reading for the chapter to receive full credit. Essays are due by midnight on the due date for the module.

HU 172 Short Essays by John McLean are licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Quiz: All questions are original.  The course map links to the quiz.