A Guide to Writing Academic Essays in Religious Studies
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:13th Mar '08
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The difference between religious studies and the study of religion is a difficult area for students and instructors to navigate. This indispensable guide on how to write academic essays pertaining to religion seeks to ease the transition for students in this subject. The books covers topics such as developing a thesis, rewriting and proofreading, and theoretical and methodological assumptions.
Explains students about writing research essays pertaining to religion. This book includes topics such as theoretical and methodological assumptions, how to locate appropriate scholarly literature, types of research essays, developing a thesis, the essentials of essay form and content, rewriting and proofreading, and documentation.One of the greatest challenges for instructors in religious studies is the task of explaining why, in colleges and universities, the truth claims of religions are not accepted or even investigated, but instead a disinterested, secular approach is taken. Most instructors prefer not to address the issue directly, leaving their students to work out for themselves the difference between religious studies and the study of religion. Those who remain confused inevitably submit essays that reveal more about their religious upbringing than their ability to analyze a phenomenon objectively. A Guide to Writing Academic Essays in Religious Studies eases the transition for undergraduate students by explaining what they need to know about writing research essays pertaining to religion. Topics include methodological and theoretical presuppositions of religious studies, types of research essays, locating appropriate scholarly literature, developing a thesis, the essentials of essay form and content, quotations, forms of documentation, avoiding plagiarism, gender-inclusive language, layout, style, conciseness, rewriting and proofreading, approaching ancient texts, and how to recognize and avoid bad scholarship. This guide is indispensable for students new to religious studies.
"Brown's A Guide to Writing Academic Essays in Religious Studies is not only a readable and reliable guide that one can put into the hands of undergraduates; his concluding chapter on the Hallmarks of Bad Scholarship could be read with profit by all those who are concerned to avoid a litany of mistakes in argumentation. Brown is equally attentive to the mechanics of research, drafting and polishing prose, matters of style and format, bibliography and footnotes, punctuation and quotation, and the ultimate goal of producing careful, well-documented, and compelling essays. This is a book for every library and should appear on every syllabus." J.S. Kloppenborg, Professor and Chair, Department & Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, Canada
This concise, readable guidebook is designed primarily for undergraduate students. Brown begins with a clear explanation of an academic essay by outlining the methods and presuppositions of religious studies. These initial pages out to be required reading for all students in introductory classes... Ideal as a text for introductory religious studies classes, Brown's book accomplishes much in a few pages. -- Religious Studies Review
ISBN: 9780826498885
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 154g
120 pages