Essay Assignment: Christianity
Instructions:
A synthesis essay requires you to bring together various sources such as the textbook, discussion boards, course articles, the Bible, and other sources to answer questions. Your essays require analysis and historical facts. Do not just go to an internet site and regurgitate information. The prompts are based on major discussions from the first half of the course. Because it is understood that you will use the textbook, material from the textbook does not need to be cited. Paraphrase material from the textbook. The essays require analysis, so do not just paraphrase whole passages from the textbook. If you use information from the course links or articles please cite your sources. These links may provide you with specific examples to illustrate major ideas from the textbook. If you use information from the discussion boards please cite the sources provided by the poster unless they cite the textbook. The discussion boards will be open during the week the exam is posted.
Essay I:
Choose ONE of the following early Christian leaders and thinkers Saint Augustine or Saint Jerome. Choose what you consider to be the three most important accomplishments of the saint are. In your essay argue which of the three accomplishments is most important and explain the reasons for your choice. There is no one correct answer for this question.
Essay II:
Explain the contributions monks made to the growth of Christianity in the first few hundred years. Choose the three most important contributions of monasticism and argue which contribution is the most important of the three and explain the reasons for your choice. There is no one correct answer for this question.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.