Making Sense in Religious Studies
A Student's Guide to Research and Writing
2nd Edition
Published on 16. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-0-19-901034-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Making Sense series offers clear, concise guides to research and writing for students at all levels of undergraduate study. 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.
Revisions to the second edition of Making Sense in Religious Studies; A Student's Guide to Research and Writing include a re-ordering of chapters to better match the writing and learning process. It includes comprehensive coverage of new developments in technology-based research and writing. The sections on MLA, APA, and Chicago style have been revised to be completely up to date.
an oral presentation.
Revisions to the second edition of Making Sense in Religious Studies; A Student's Guide to Research and Writing include a re-ordering of chapters to better match the writing and learning process. It includes comprehensive coverage of new developments in technology-based research and writing. The sections on MLA, APA, and Chicago style have been revised to be completely up to date.
More details
Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
4 figures
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
346 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-901034-9 (9780199010349)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
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 is the University Multifaith Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at Pacific University in Sacramento, California.
Bradford A. Anderson lectures in Religious Studies at Mater Dei Institute of Education, a college of Dublin City University, Ireland.
Joel N. Lohr is the University Multifaith Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at Pacific University in Sacramento, California.
Content
Acknowledgements ; A Note to the Student ; A Note to the Instructor ; 1. Making the Most of Your Time in Higher Education ; 2. Getting to Know Religious Studies ; 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. Learning Languages ; 10. Writing Comparative Essays ; 11. Writing with Style ; 12. Tests and Examinations ; 13. Giving an Oral Presentation ; 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 Book Review ; Appendix 2: Sample Chapter Summary and Evaluation ; Glossary ; Bibliography ; Index