Name: ___________________________________________
Write a 1,400 (minimum) to 1,500 (maximum) word essay that defines and explains, through your or other observable human experience, the theological conceptsa.)religiousfaith, b.) theology, c.) belief, and d.) spirituality.
1. Use only the articles and book chapters by Fairbanks (“The Faith Revelation Dynamic”),McBrien (“Faith, Theology, Belief”) and Guinan (Christian Spirituality). You may also use your class lectures to base the response to this question (no internet or dictionary sources are permitted).
2. The essay must be typed and double spaced.
3. Give your essay an original title.It should also have an introductory paragraph and a concluding paragraph.
4. The body of the essay should define each of the terms as articulated by the approved sources and explained using observable human experience (preferably your own). Before you submit the essay, please edit your work for content, clarity of argument, and grammar. Grading will be based on the rubrics outlined below.Please review the university policy on plagiarism. Remember that quotes should be in quotation marks and the author cited. Paraphrased material must also be cited. Please be consistent with whatever method of citation that you choose.
5. You must submit a hard copy as well as an electronic copy of the paper (uploaded to Blackboard’s “Safe-assign”) on the due date.
Grading Rubric
20-18 Pts. (A) 17-16 Pts. (B) 15-14 Pts. (C) 13-12 Pts. (D) 11-0 Pts. (F) Grade.Religious Faith(20%) A)Excellent transition from the previous section. B)Definition of the term(s) demonstrates comprehensive understanding of sources.C) The experiential examples demonstrate complete command of the theological term. A)Good transition from the previous section. B)Definition of the term(s) demonstrates a solid understanding of sources.C) The experiential examples demonstrate a good understanding of the theological term. A)Adequate transition from the previous section. B)Definition of the term(s) demonstrates an adequate understanding of sources.C) The experiential examples demonstrate an adequate understanding of the theological term. A)Less than adequate transition from the previous section. B)Definition of the term(s) demonstrates a less than adequate understanding of sources.C) The experiential examples demonstrate a less than adequate understanding of the theological term. A)Poor transition from the previous section. B)Definition of the term(s) demonstrates little understanding of sources.C) The experiential examples demonstrate little to no understanding of the theological term. Theology(20%) As above. As above. As above. As above. As above.
Belief(20%) As above. As above. As above.. As above. As above.
Spirituality(20%) As above. As above. As above. As above. As above.
Overall Essay(20%) ●Exceptional writing style characterized by a variety of sentence structures, the use of proper English grammar, punctuation and spelling. ●Excellent introductory and concluding paragraphs. ●Excellent organization characterized by fluent expression, ideas clearly stated, succinct, well-organized, logical sequencing, and cohesive.D) Within word-count specifications ●Good writing style characterized by correct sentence structures, minimal errors in English grammar, punctuation and spelling. ●Good introductory and concluding paragraphs. ●Good organization; relatively fluent expression; ideas cogently stated and well to loosely organized; logical but somewhat incomplete sequencing.D) Within word-count specifications ●Adequate writing style characterized by acceptable sentence structures, some errors in English grammar, punctuation and spelling. ●Adequate introductory and concluding paragraphs. ●Somewhat choppy loosely organized, but main ideas stand out, logical but incomplete sequencing.D) Within word-count specifications ●Poor writing style characterized by poor sentence structures, more than a few errors in English grammar, punctuation and spelling. ●Poor introductory and concluding paragraphs. ●Extremely choppy loosely organized and ideas are confusing or disconnected, lacks logical sequencing and development.●D) Within 50 words of the specifications ●Very poor writing style characterized by improper sentence structures and many errors in English grammar, punctuation and spelling. ●Very poor introductory and concluding paragraphs. ●Does not communicate, no organization OR not enough to evaluate.●Less than 4 pagesD) Less than 1400 or more than 1650 words Please staple this sheet to the front of your essay. Final Grade: