Draft: a single Chicago-style document with:
● 200-300 word abstract with an
● underlined hypothesis,
● an outline, and
● a working bibliography.
a (paper between 1500 and 1750 words or equivalent) in length (not including footnotes) following
Turabian/Chicago formatting style. This project includes a process component (ie. proposal, peer review,
editing, etc). Students will write a synthetic analytical paper that:
● Advances a thesis related to one of the course themes;Course Themese Are- (1) How Christian
faith and practice, gender, and ideologies of sex have been mutually constructed/constructive; 2)
How ideas about gender, religiosity, and sexuality have changed over time and in different
contexts; and 3) How these concepts have informed (and continue to inform) social debates and
challenges.)
● Cites and uses at least 8 sources from the course; ( Use any from the links below)
Novak “Christianity”
https://religion.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mccutchintrohandout.pdf
https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/psico/article/download/3703/2967
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AxGE802QJwDFmjLnRbcFY4S2vLLWaR58/view
https://ehne.fr/en/encyclopedia/themes/europe-europeans-and-world/colonial-encounters/valladoli
d-debate
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13bVdusCrRZd07aq0WYzb-jHKB0GUzGSf/view
bortion/
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/20/a-texas-teen-agers-abortion-odyssey
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/10/abortion-history-right-white-evangelical-1970
s-00031480
https://slate.com/podcasts/slow-burn/s7/roe-v-wade
● Cites and uses at least 2 peer reviewed, scholarly sources from outside the course; and Is
grounded in an evidence-based, scholarly approach/method. (Can use your own two sources.)
Help questions(don’t have to use)
● What the heck is Christianity anyway? What are the major branches? What are the core beliefs
and practices?
● How might the historical development of Christianity have impacted its varied understandings of
gender and justice?
