The purpose of this paper is to research and explore the life of a notable individual, organization, or movement of your choosing that is associated with the Christian tradition. The figure/movement may come from any time period of Christian history. Your paper should research, discover, and discuss the figure/movement’s historical context, origins/foundations, developments, ideologies, practices/rituals, influence on society, and significance to the Christian tradition.  As […]

Prompt and PDF for the text provided below. Must write a five page essay about one period about college students invoking social change. For example, you could write about the social change that African-Americans invoked when being the first student of color on campus and use different times that happened to help construct the essay. (If you do choose to go that route please include […]

Indigenous people did not just take change and oppression lightly, they found ways to fight back and negotiate. Two main ways stated in the readings are political action and violence. The Juchitan community played a big role in resisting the actions by the liberal government that they did not like such as the measures taken to privatize land, disrupting their traditional of communal land for […]

Several scholars have called into question the story of the discovery of the Nag Hammadi texts.  Their arguments may have profound consequences for our understanding of these texts.  Read the following articles: Denzey Lewis, Nicola, and Justine Ariel Blount. “Rethinking the Origins of the Nag Hammadi Codices.” JBL 133.2 (2014): 399–419 (PDF (Links to an external site.)) Goodacre, Mark. “How Reliable is the Story of the Nag Hammadi […]

one paragraph with two resources intext citation and reference  Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, select and address one of the following: Option 1: Examine Marx’s writings on communism and socialism and compare them to how they manifested in reality? What worked and what didn’t? What misconceptions do we have about his original intent based on what we see in past or current governments? […]

This task asks you to build on your ability to apply a social issue/concept to a popular music of your choice. By completing the writing task below, you will organize your thinking in order to write P2. In your first paragraph, write a statement that: Explains how one social issue/concept lends a particular meaning to the popular music that you have selected for analysis.  This […]

Please pick and write on ONE of the following four topics: 1.Given your understanding of Jesus’ ministry and themes of preaching, what are the main points of the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12. Also compare it with the shorter version found in Luke 6:20-23, and determine what is Jesus’ main focus in these “blessings” sayings. 2. Choose 3 stories (parables or accounts) from Luke that are […]