Christian Writers and the Research Paper

Class Length:

One Semester (Fall 2010)

Description:

As a class we will study and discuss the following books:

John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress (Christian allegory)
Amy Carmichael’s Toward Jerusalem (Christian poetry)
C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters (Christian fiction)
Corrie ten Boom’s The Hiding Place (Christian autobiography/biography)
Max Lucado’s When God Whispers Your Name (Christian nonfiction)

Each student will read a book by an additional Christian writer.  Step by step, a student will gather information, organize research notes, and write a footnoted paper, 5-10 pages in length. We will use A Pocket Style Manual by Diana Hacker to review writing style, word usage, footnotes, and editing.  Students will have opportunities to share research discoveries throughout the semester and to present short summaries of their papers at the end of the semester.

A student’s evaluation will be based upon research assignments, class participation, quizzes, the rough draft of the research paper, and the final draft.

Books:

A Pocket Style Manual (5th edition) by Diana Hacker. ISBN-10: 0-312-45275-6 or ISBN-13: 978-0-312-45275-9.

Students may use library copies of the books that we study together as a class and
use a modern English version of The Pilgrim’s Progress.  Amy Carmichael’s  Toward Jerusalem, a small paperback,is available at Christianbook.com.

Prerequisite: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior

Tutor: Marsha MacLeod