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Essay Instructions: The topic is: How does John Calvin connect the person and the work of Christ?

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Essay Instructions: 1. Martin Luther was a traditionaally trained Catholic theologian, yet he decided to turn away from the Catholic Church. What were the major influences on his theology and what were the issues that convinced him to break with the Catholic Church? Disduss his theological beliefs and how they differed from the Catholic Church.

2. Discuss the theology of the Reformed Church of Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin. How does it compare to the theology of Luther?

Essay Instructions: *Western Civilization, 7th edition, Jackson J. Spielvogel - required textbook for this essay. you should get information from only this textbook.

Requirements
1) 12 point font, double spaced, one inch margins
2) include a descriptive title
3) you must cite all sources used. For the primary sources which i'm going to provide you, use either quotes or paraphrases and include an in-text citation (Document 4.1, 55). For historical background, use an in-test citation (Spielvogel, 222). You should use only information from Spielvogel for historical background. A bibliography is not required

Essay should include the following information:
1) an introduction with a thesis statement. Your thesis statement should make some sort of historical argument about the impact of the texts (ie..."these texts demonstrate ________ about the nature of ________) or something to that effect. Your argument may have more than one focus
2) historical background about the topic and authors of the document. You may use your textbook for this portion, but you must cite the information used in text.
3) an analysis of the primary texts. This means that you should reiterate your historical argument or arguments and then use examples from the primary sources to prove your argument. Use the questions provided in the topic descriptions as a guide.
4) a conclusion that sums up your findings and reiterates your thesis / argument
5) keep in mind that your analytical task here is to create an argument and support it with evidence. Therefore the questions you address in your paper will depend upon that argument

Topic: Turning Points in Christianity
Initially buoyed by conversion of Constantine in the 4th century, by the 5th century AD Christianity had become the dominant religion of Western Civilization. As with all institutions, it continually evolved while remaining true to certain key principles and beliefs. Select four of the following documents (primary sources) listed below and prepare an essay discussing the key turning points in the history of Christianity. After providing appropriate historical background, address some or all of the following questions: What issues were important to Christians at specific times in history? What struggles to you see between the church and state? How have the powers of the papacy evolved over time? How does the church deal with the issue of toleration? Do you find examples of intolerance and superstition? Do you see any significant similarities or differences to contemporary Christianity?
Primary sources list - 4.1 St. Augustine, City of God
4.2 The Conversion of Clovis
5.1 Gregory VII, Dictatus Papae
7.1 Martin Luther, Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation
7.2 John Calvin, The Institutes of the Christian Religion

Essay Instructions: I want a 10 page, double spaced research paper, following the standards in Turabian 6th edition, on the topic of "REVELATION" discussed by both Donald Bloesch and John Calvin. This research paper must clearly state the thesis, antithesis,and synthesis: 1) a comparison of Donald Bloesch and John Calvin on "REVELATION", i.e.,a discussion of how and why they appear to agree or disagree about the topic on "REVELATION" (thesis); 2) a well-crafted, well-researched, well-documented objection to or qualification of their individual teachings on "REVELATION"(antithesis);3) and a critical theological evaluation of the objection to or qualification of their teachings on "REVELATION" particular point or theme (synthesis).

NB: Donald Bloesch discusses the topic on REVELATION in his book titled "HOLY SCRIPTURE"