BOOK REVIEW
(PAPER OPTION II) FOR PROFESSOR DALE CANNON
MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE BOOK REVIEW
SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS FOR THE REVIEW ESSAY
TEAMMATE CRITICAL REVIEW OF PAPER DRAFT
RESPONSIBILITY FOR COURSE CONTENT DURING WORK ON PAPER
The assignment consists in a thoughtful and thorough review in accordance with the guidelines given below of a single book from among those on library reserve under the heading, "Sources on Interreligious Dialogue." To write a good review, you will, of course, have to read the book through and with care to answer the questions given below.
It is permissable for teammates to choose the same book to review. However, they should write two separate reviews, following the guidelines which follow.
The assignment is due either Feb 1, Feb 22, or Mar 15 (at Noon), depending on which date you sign up for by Jan 8.
MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE BOOK REVIEW
The main objective of this project is to have you empathetically enter into a genuine interreligious dialogue between two or more of the three traditions we are studying and critically reflect on its genuineness, depth and effectiveness. It should represent your best efforts to bring out and make plain what it means and feels like to be a participant in the dialogue, making accessible for your reader the religious experience of the insiders to the dialogue represented in the book. You should take pains to come to realize what a genuine meeting of minds and hearts in interreligious dialogue involves and how significant and rare an achievement it is.
SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS FOR THE REVIEW ESSAY
Your review essay must
EXAMPLE PAPERS
At least one paper illustrating the book review assignment is available for your review on the R201 library reserve.
PAPER TOPIC CHOICE
Your choice of Paper Option II and the title of the book you will be reviewing must be submitted in writing to me for review and approval not later than two weeks before it is due (Jan 15 for the first set of papers, Feb 8 for the second set, and Mar 1 for the third set). The book on interreligious dialogue which you choose must be relevant to material covered in the section of the course in which it is due. Thus a book on interreligious dialogue relating to Hinduism can be chosen only for the first set of papers, one relating to Buddhism for the second set of papers, etc. You will receive feedback from me on your choice at the next class session.
TEAMMATE CRITICAL REVIEW OF PAPER DRAFT
FORM OF FINAL PAPER
Failure to meet these minimum expectations will result in a substantially lower grade than you otherwise might deserve, and perhaps no credit for your work at all.
POSSIBILITY OF RE-WRITE
See me individually if you wish to receive feedback during its development. In any case, re-writes for an improvement of the paper and an improvement of the grade are encouraged (though simply making minor spelling and grammatical corrections will likely not improve your grade significantly. Papers due March 15, to be eligible for a re-write, must be turned in by Mon. March 8.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR COURSE CONTENT DURING WORK ON PAPER
Please note that not taking one of the examinations for credit does not relieve you of responsibility for mastering the course content for that section of the course (e.g., completing the assigned reading). Your paper (whichever option you choose) is expected to reflect mastery of that content so far as the content is at all relevant to your paper. In any case mastery of that content will put you in a more secure position to evaluate your sources critically. Your not having to take the exam is for the purpose of freeing you to focus more effectively on your paper.
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