This should be emailed to the instructor in time for it to be read and returned. For Portland students, this means no later than Friday for a Monday class and for Bangor Students it means no later than Monday for the Wednesday class. A student may prepare a careful text study either of the one of the seminar texts or of another text, selected after consultation with the instructor. This paper will be written in standard academic format with notes and references and no more than 13 pages, excluding bibliography or notes. In general, a student who feels their skills in reading texts are already well developed will select the second option, while students who have less experience in theological or historical materials will select the first option.
Some students are particular interested in studying Christian art or music.
You may use any such document for your textual study. Part of our revised curriculum is a renewed emphasis on students developing their own learning goals and on the development of a portfolio of work that demonstrates their growth and development. In this course, students may negotiate an alternative to one assignment. These alternatives may be either projects that feature the use of class material in the practice of ministry or research projects that require particular depth in the use of library and other resources. All alternative projects need to be approved within two weeks of the beginning of class.