Faith as the Foundation towards Self-Identity
Prompt:
What is faith? What does it mean to have faith, and what does it mean to lack it? What is the connection between faith and self identity? Make and defend a claim about the nature and significance of faith for human life. The process of articulating your own definition of faith should begin with a basic definition that gradually gets refined and more sophisticated as you consider multiple examples and possible counter examples. You may freely draw on any of the philosophers we have discussed on faith. Once you arrive at your own fully articulated theory of faith, analyze the faith (or lack thereof) in Ta-nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me. It may very well be the case that Coates' book helps you further refine and articulate a theory of faith; or, you may find that Coates' book helps you insofar as it is an example of what it looks like to lack faith.
Formatting Instructions:
Times New Roman 12pt. font, double spaced, 1” margins 5-6 pages (4 full pages and then half of the 5th page is NOT a 5 page paper).
DO NOT WASTE SPACE on the first page with your name, the date, my name, the class name…etc.
Your paper should have a title. It should be the first line of the first page, centered. The title should not be “Writing Assignment” or “Philosophy Paper”.
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