Category: Religious studies

Below is a list of 10 short answer terms and 3 long answer prompts. You are to answer 4 of the 10 short answer prompts and 1 of the 3 long answer prompts. For each short answer (150-250 words), (1) define the term (4 marks), (2) indicate why this term is important (4 marks), and…

Forever etched in my mind is a picture of my father sharpening his pocketknife on a small whet stone. The stone was about 1-inch wide, ½ inch high, and 6-7 inches long. It always laid in the windowsill of the kitchen. He would moisten the whet stone, sit on the couch, and pull out his…

Length: one page, double-spaced, standard margins. Points: 25 For these essays, I don’t have a particular answer in mind. I want to see how you engage the texts and make applications to our world and our lives. You are graded, not on a “right” answer, but on the thoughtfulness of your response. Your grade on…

Term Paper – Instructions This assignment is not a long paper, but it is not one that can be put together at the last minute. Begin your paper right away! The term paper will consist of an essay about seven-twelve pages long based on one topic related to the Class. I expect the paper to…

OVERVIEW During this project, the student will complete four assignments using the techniques of observation, interpretation, correlation, and application. These are the four components of inductive Bible study outlined in Everyday Bible Study. Among other things, the student will examine a given passage of Scripture, consult various Bible study tools, and employ the structure as…

1. Download and print the Spiritual Growth Assessment from Lifeway by clicking here. 2. Read and Complete the Spiritual Growth Assessment from Sluiceway. This assessment is rather detailed and requires Spiritual Growth Observations from three (3) individuals. Please begin early and DO NOT procrastinate on this project as there are no extensions on the due…

Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, ‘Who do people say I am?’ They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” “What about you?” He asked. “Who do you say I am?’ Peter answered, “You…

Week 3 Print Welcome to Week 3. This week you will study the strategies for growing a missional church. A missionary would certainly fail if he or she was to go to another country and never learn the language, customs, culture, and context of the ministry. Yet, pastors and leaders fail to adapt their methods…

Preparation of eight 1-page responses to questions based on the assigned primary source readings for the week and discussion questions provided. Space limitations prevent extensive quoting from primary sources, but you should indicate where important points supporting your answers are found with parenthetic page, section, or paragraph numbers, as appropriate. Upload a Word document with…

Tillich argues “faith precedes all attempts to derive from something else because these attempts are themselves based on faith.” How does this point of view relate to the idea that it is meaningless to ask if God exists. How does the unsuccessful attempt at describing “God” relate to the limits of symbols and the types…