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Making Sense in Religious Studies: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing(Making Sense)


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The Making Sense series includes six concise, readable guides to research and writing for use by students at all levels of undergraduate studies. Designed especially for students in religious studies, this volume outlines general principles of style, grammar, and punctuation while also covering issues such as how to conduct academic research in religious studies, how to read religious texts, how to write essays and short assignments, how to document sources, and how to give an oral presentation.

Table of Contents:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; NOTE TO THE STUDENT ; NOTE TO THE INSTRUCTOR ; 1. Introduction to Higher Education and Religious Studies ; 2. Making the Most of Your Time in Higher Education ; 3. Writing and Thinking ; 4. Finding and Using Academic Resources ; 5. Writing Essays ; 6. Writing Book Reviews and Book Reports ; 7. Writing Short Assignments: Chapter Summaries and Article Reviews ; 8. Reading Religious Texts and Writing Interpretive Essays ; 9. Writing Comparative Essays ; 10. Writing with Style ; 11. Tests and Examinations ; 12. Giving an Oral Presentation ; 13. Learning Languages ; 14. Receiving Feedback and Reflecting on Your Studies ; 15. Documenting Your Sources ; 16. Common Errors in Grammar and Usage ; 17. Punctuation ; 18. Misused Words and Phrases ; 19. Afterword ; APPENDIX 1: SAMPLE DOCUMENT: BOOK REVIEW ; APPENDIX 2: SAMPLE DOCUMENT: SHORT ASSIGNMENT ; GLOSSARY ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX

About the Author :
Margot Northey is a specialist in communications and the former dean of the School of Business at Queen's University. Bradford A. Anderson lectures in Religious Studies at Mater Dei Institute of Education, a college of Dublin City University, Ireland. Joel N. Lohr Lohr teaches in the Religious Studies department at Trinity Western University, Langley, Canada.

Review :
a boon for any student of religuious studies. It untangles the processes of research and writing and encourages a methodological yet engaged approach to study. Jennifer Goodyer, Theology


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780195439526
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, Canada
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, Canada
  • Height: 228 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 356 gr
  • ISBN-10: 019543952X
  • Publisher Date: 17 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Making Sense
  • Sub Title: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing
  • Width: 154 mm


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