Assignments and readings will be done on a topic relevant to course material.

Assignments and readings will be done on a topic relevant to course material. The student will write biblical findings and conclusions in the form of a research paper (with proper documentation of biblical research) on one of the topics below. The details regarding form for these, along with the due date, will be discussed in class. Topics may be selected from the following list or other topics with prior approval of the instructor. This paper may serve as an educational artifact for this class. Specific instructions are given in “Let’s Talk about the Paper,” included at the end of this syllabus.

What does the Bible say about:

(a) Marriage and the family: the Biblical Ideal & Modern Practice

(b) Occupation & Ethical Consistency

(c) ModernFormsofEntertainment&BiblicalPurity

(d) Modern Temptations & Biblical Standards

(e) Social Relationships & Christian Example

(f) Freedom and Government & Christian Duty to Authority

(g) American Individualism & Personal Spiritual Responsibility

 link will help facilitate proper understanding of the expectations of this format: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/. (Kate L. Turabian style will suffice. It can be accessed at the following website: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.htm l). There will be no exceptions.

Font size

12 pt. Times New Roman font only One inch margins

Double spacing only

Length of paper

8-10 pages of text – no more, no less (not including cover page, works cited page, etc.)

Form of paper

Expanded 5-paragraph essay style

See the attached explanation of a “5-paragraph essay”

Sources

Number of sources – sufficient to establish significant representation. Quality of sources – should represent a mixture of respected religious, secular and professional research (credible sources as opposed to ‘popular magazines’ or internet quotes).

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