Paper Requirements:
- Write a 1,250- to 1,500-word research paper (using 12-point, Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins on all sides). Be sure to write the total word count at the end of the paper. Please note: The words in the cover sheet, footnotes, and bibliography are not counted in the total world count.
- Use at 6 scholarly sources. Your textbook can count. You may use scholarly websites, but also use at least 2 scholarly articles and/or books. Be careful to choose scholarly sources; do not use Wikipedia, blogs, or opinioned websites. You can find scholarly articles through the Jerry Falwell Library. If you need help finding scholarly books, you can use books.google.com. If you are uncertain whether a source is scholarly, feel free to send an email with the source information to your instructor; he or she will let you know.
- Include a cover sheet, use current Turabian reference style, either footnotes or in-text (parenthetical) notes, and place your bibliography as the last page. You can find a sample short paper using Turabian here: Course Content => Course Guides and Assignment Instructions => Additional Information => Sample Essay Using Turabian Formating.
TOPIC:
- Write an overview of all five different Protestant reform movements: Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, Anabaptists (You will focus on the Anabaptist movement that began in Zurich.), John Calvin, and English (Henry VIII and his 3 children). In this overview, include the following for each reform:
- Identify the main person or people involved, and briefly describe major events/situations that occurred in the reform movement.
- Describe the main theological points that are unique to that reform movement.
- Note: You have not covered the English Reformation movement yet, and so will need to research it so that you can include it. It is described in chapter 7 of the textbook.
