Category: Religious studies

The reading reflection, journal assignment will be completed as three separate submissions based on the selected chapters of worship the ultimate priority by John MacArthur there is a template provided and consist of five sections with heading. Need 2 citation and 2 biblical scriiptures
See attached

Research Topic: Religious Belief and Mental Health: Exploring the Impact of Religious Practices on Psychological well being Research Question: To what extent do religious practices and participation in religious communities influence individuals’ mental health and well-being. Independent variables: Frequency of Religious Practice (prayer, meditation, attending religious services) level of participation in religious communities (volunteering, social activities) Dependent Variables: Levels of stress and anxiety psychological well-being Demographic variables (religion, age, gender, ethnicity)

Students will produce an original research paper of no less than 5 pages (at least 1500 words) on an appropriate topic relating to Catholic Social Thought. The paper will include a bibliography, or Works Cited page, and students will reference all quotes and all non-original concepts in the paper (using MLA or Chicago Manual of Style). The topic of the paper is something you choose from either the issues that have arisen in the class, like homelessness, poverty, war/ violence, etc., or it can be an analysis of an offical Church document we’ve studied (or one we haven’t studied from the lists in the books and lectures), or it can focus on the principles, themes and theory of Catholic social thought, like human dignity, option for the poor, common good, etc. If you choose to review an official Church document of Catholic social thought, be sure to include a discussion of the historical context, themes covered, issues addressed, and its unique contribution to this body of literature. Excessive grammar, spelling and punctuation errors that detract from the clarity of the presentation will lower the grade for this assignment. All papers must be submitted through D2L

Two ascriiption from the old Testament that will point or unfold in the NT and Two ascriiption for m the New Testament
Old testament: Exodus 4:22, and Jeremiah 31:9 New testament: Galatians 4:4-5John 1:12-13 PS see notes from the instruction. The proposal scriiptures need to support my theme,even if i chose to use other scriiptures but I must stay focus on the theme which is adoption and not Son ship which are closely related
Please check the files to see the instructions

Two ascriiption from the old Testament that will point or unfold in the NT and Two ascriiption for m the New Testament
Old testament: Exodus 4:22, and Jeremiah 31:9 New testament: Galatians 4:4-5John 1:12-13 PS see notes from the instruction. The proposal scriiptures need to support my theme,even if i chose to use other scriiptures but I must stay focus on the theme which is adoption and not Son ship which are closely related
Please check the files to see the instructions

Choose ONE of the essay topics below.
1. Both Durkheim and James address audiences who worry that their respective investigations disparage or discredit religion. Explain the source of the worry in each case, the way each author responds to it, and the general significance of the worries and responses for the study of religion.
2. Both Weber and Freud discuss long-term historical processes which have resulted in the unique conditions of modern human existence. Explain each process and the conditions of life that it produces, and then explain how, according to Weber and Freud respectively, a scholar of religion (in the one case, a sociologist of religion, in the other case, a psychologist of religion) stands within and towards those conditions of modern existence.
3. Both Wittgenstein and Benedict address a basic problem in the study of religion: how to understand people who think and live differently from oneself. Explain first the methods, questions, arguments which each author advances in recommending a sympathetic understanding of others, and then the lessons which we can or should learn about others and/or ourselves by these means.
Your essay should be approximately 1000-1200 words (but you have some leeway in both directions; quality is far more important than quantity) and should be uploaded as a PDF file to Quercus by 11:59pm on November 18, 2023 . Please double-space and use a 12-point, easy-to-read font.
This assignment is meant to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate the skills and knowledge central to our course. Hence, your paper’s quality (and so its mark) depends on how well it demonstrates the following:
1. An ability to explain the general issue and its significance to a reader who is relying on your explanation to get clear about the issue
2. A thoughtful understanding of the texts that you are analyzing
3. Well-organized thoughts
4. Engaging prose
Citations can be done in any standard format; it is your decision. Whichever format you choose, you should apply it consistently and make sure it is as easy as possible for your reader to look up the source of your quotations and paraphrases. This is not a research paper, so there’s no expectation that you will use any sources other than the primary ones discussed in class. If you do use other sources, please cite them. There is no need to cite lecture notes. If you do use them, do not view them as authoritative; in other words, you are responsible for every interpretative and evaluative claim in your paper.

I want to identify what the black church and family/friends have done or are not doing to support black males recently released from prison. What Resources are available to these offenders. What, if anything, are available to these black men to assimilate them back into society in hopes of reducing the recidivism rate; specifically in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I want to use a questionnaire in a semi-structured interview to assess the status, available resources, the role of the black church, the role of family/friends of black males who were formally in prison. The attached document is what I have so far. Please use it, if needed, to complete: 1) Theological Reflection 1/2 page (The first item in this section is about your theological reflection. Identify the biblical themes, concepts, principles, or passages that you will focus your reflection on, as you seek a solution to the problem that your project addresses. Do not elaborate, just identify them) i. These Points Should List the Biblical Theme That You Identified in the Descriiption of the Project Process ii. Each Theme, Principle, Concept, Passage, etc.
2) Theoretical Framework A. Chapter 3: Literature Review (three areas of focus biblical theological support, social/psychological and ethical support and operational support or guides to ministry praxis.) 1. These Points Should List the Areas of Scholarly Literature That You Identified in the Descriiption of the Project Process 2. Each Area of Focus Has its Own Numbered Point 3. Discuss the connection to Africentric Philosophy & Liberation Theologies (Design Pedagogies & Epistemologies) Identify and describe how your research design reflects Africentric philosophy and liberation theologies. How does your project reflect ways of teaching and learning that depart from the standard Western, Eurocentric models? [REVIEW OF RELATED RESEARCH AND LITERATURE] (The rest of the literature review should include logical headings that aid the reader in understanding the content and organization of the chapter. The actual headings will differ for each student’s work.) _____ The review is an integrated, critical analysis and synthesis of the relevant research and other scholarly literature published on the topic. _____ Includes the most current scholarship and important historical theory and research, when appropriate, to situate the topic. _____ Synthesizes prior research to illustrate what is currently known about the research problem. _____ Compares different theories and research results. _____ Evaluates previous research and related theory. _____ Integrates various studies and theories to relate a story of the historical and current state of knowledge on the topic. _____ Addresses how the proposed research fits in the context of research to date. _____ Draws mostly from published journal articles in peer-reviewed journals or sound academic books containing primary material; provides justification for using other sources. _____ Has a specific organization for the review. For example, organizes the review around major ideas or themes or organizes the review historically. _____ The literature review needs to be comprehensive, covering the most important theories or research findings upon which the research problem (and hypotheses) was based. _____ Relates the study to previous research. _____ Identifies how the study will extend current knowledge. Dissertation Handbook 56 _____ Defines the most important aspects of the theory that will be examined or tested (for quantitative studies). _____ Substantiates the conceptual framework for the study (for qualitative studies). _____ Clearly relates the review of the related research and literature to the Statement of Problem as expressed in the: _____ research questions _____ hypotheses (quantitative) _____ population _____ context/setting _____ Includes a discussion of differing and common methodologies previously used to study the research problem, including their strengths and limitations. _____ Includes a literature-based descriiption of the research variables (quantitative studies) or central phenomenon, situation, or factors of interest (qualitative studies). _____ Includes literature pertaining to the population and context or setting. _____ Reviews literature related to research method and research design, including major and foundational sources in that design and its application to the research problem. SUMMARY _____ Summarizes key points of the relationship between the study’s research question(s) and the literature. _____ Summarizes the study’s contribution to the literature. _____ Bridges to Chapter III by summarizing literature-based arguments for choosing a particular methodology.
Please explain in extreme detail (Laymen terms) the section below.
3) Research Design Methodology (Qualitative) I will be conducting semi-structured interviews. _____ Describes which qualitative methodology will be used. _____ Justifies choice of methodology using major and foundational sources. _____ Explains why other possible choices would be less effective. _____ Describes specific research questions and sub-questions (where appropriate) that are: _____ Clear and succinct _____ Congruent with the Statement of Problem _____ Answerable _____ Few in number _____ Clearly stated _____ Open-ended (not yes/no questions) _____ Describes the role of the researcher in the data collection procedure. _____ Addresses the potential impact and minimization of researcher bias through methodological approaches. STUDY PARTICIPANTS _____ Describes and justifies the context (including site) for the study. _____ Clearly defines both the general study population and the specific population. _____ Demonstrates (and documents) the ability to access the population. _____ Describes and justifies the sampling approach. _____ Describes how the characteristics of the sample population align with the general population. _____ Discusses how the sample selection impacts the generalizability of the study. _____ Identifies strategies for recruiting participants. _____ Specifies appropriate criteria for selecting participants. _____ Addresses the relationship between the researcher and the participants. _____ Justifies the number of participants. DATA COLLECTION _____ Describes and justifies the data collection method(s) (e.g., interview, focus group, observation). _____ Addresses what types of data will be collected and the unit(s) of analysis. _____ Includes detailed protocol(s) in appendix for data collection (e.g., interview protocol/scriipt, focus group protocol/scriipt, etc.). _____ Justifies contents of data collection protocols by connection to the research questions posed in relation to the qualitative paradigm chosen. _____ Clearly describes the process by which the data were generated, gathered, and recorded. _____ Clearly describes the systems used for keeping track of data and emerging understandings (research logs, reflective journals, and cataloging systems). PROCEDURES FOLLOWED _____ States the sequence of steps followed in conducting the research from development of the research instrument(s) to data analysis. _____ Details all steps in a way that another researcher could follow the steps to reproduce the study. _____ Explains the relation of the pilot study to the full study, if applicable. TRUSTWORTHINESS _____ Addresses credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability. _____ Shows evidence of quality by discussing how procedures will be/were followed to assure the accuracy of the data and lessen the impact of researcher bias (e.g., trustworthiness, member checks, triangulation, etc.). ETHICAL CONCERNS _____ Provides adequate measures for ethical protection of participants. _____ Includes detailed information about the informed consent process and how informed consent will be obtained. _____ Includes Informed Consent Letter in Appendix. _____ Includes detailed information about how confidentiality is addressed. DATA ANALYSIS _____ Articulates how and when the data will be or were analyzed. _____ Aligns the detailed data analysis plan with the specific research design to generate answers to the research questions. _____ Describes procedures for dealing with discrepant cases. _____ If a software program was used to aid analysis, clearly describes how it was used. _____ Gives details about the coding procedure and how themes or categories were developed.

Choose ONE of the essay topics below.
1. Both Durkheim and James address audiences who worry that their respective investigations disparage or discredit religion. Explain the source of the worry in each case, the way each author responds to it, and the general significance of the worries and responses for the study of religion.
2. Both Weber and Freud discuss long-term historical processes which have resulted in the unique conditions of modern human existence. Explain each process and the conditions of life that it produces, and then explain how, according to Weber and Freud respectively, a scholar of religion (in the one case, a sociologist of religion, in the other case, a psychologist of religion) stands within and towards those conditions of modern existence.
3. Both Wittgenstein and Benedict address a basic problem in the study of religion: how to understand people who think and live differently from oneself. Explain first the methods, questions, arguments which each author advances in recommending a sympathetic understanding of others, and then the lessons which we can or should learn about others and/or ourselves by these means.
Your essay should be approximately 1000-1200 words (but you have some leeway in both directions; quality is far more important than quantity) and should be uploaded as a PDF file to Quercus by 11:59pm on November 18, 2023 . Please double-space and use a 12-point, easy-to-read font.
This assignment is meant to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate the skills and knowledge central to our course. Hence, your paper’s quality (and so its mark) depends on how well it demonstrates the following:
1. An ability to explain the general issue and its significance to a reader who is relying on your explanation to get clear about the issue
2. A thoughtful understanding of the texts that you are analyzing
3. Well-organized thoughts
4. Engaging prose
Citations can be done in any standard format; it is your decision. Whichever format you choose, you should apply it consistently and make sure it is as easy as possible for your reader to look up the source of your quotations and paraphrases. This is not a research paper, so there’s no expectation that you will use any sources other than the primary ones discussed in class. If you do use other sources, please cite them. There is no need to cite lecture notes. If you do use them, do not view them as authoritative; in other words, you are responsible for every interpretative and evaluative claim in your paper.

I want to identify what the black church and family/friends have done or are not doing to support black males recently released from prison. What Resources are available to these offenders. What, if anything, are available to these black men to assimilate them back into society in hopes of reducing the recidivism rate; specifically in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I want to use a questionnaire in a semi-structured interview to assess the status, available resources, the role of the black church, the role of family/friends of black males who were formally in prison. The attached document is what I have so far. Please use it, if needed, to complete: 1) Theological Reflection 1/2 page (The first item in this section is about your theological reflection. Identify the biblical themes, concepts, principles, or passages that you will focus your reflection on, as you seek a solution to the problem that your project addresses. Do not elaborate, just identify them) i. These Points Should List the Biblical Theme That You Identified in the Descriiption of the Project Process ii. Each Theme, Principle, Concept, Passage, etc.
2) Theoretical Framework A. Chapter 3: Literature Review (three areas of focus biblical theological support, social/psychological and ethical support and operational support or guides to ministry praxis.) 1. These Points Should List the Areas of Scholarly Literature That You Identified in the Descriiption of the Project Process 2. Each Area of Focus Has its Own Numbered Point 3. Discuss the connection to Africentric Philosophy & Liberation Theologies (Design Pedagogies & Epistemologies) Identify and describe how your research design reflects Africentric philosophy and liberation theologies. How does your project reflect ways of teaching and learning that depart from the standard Western, Eurocentric models? [REVIEW OF RELATED RESEARCH AND LITERATURE] (The rest of the literature review should include logical headings that aid the reader in understanding the content and organization of the chapter. The actual headings will differ for each student’s work.) _____ The review is an integrated, critical analysis and synthesis of the relevant research and other scholarly literature published on the topic. _____ Includes the most current scholarship and important historical theory and research, when appropriate, to situate the topic. _____ Synthesizes prior research to illustrate what is currently known about the research problem. _____ Compares different theories and research results. _____ Evaluates previous research and related theory. _____ Integrates various studies and theories to relate a story of the historical and current state of knowledge on the topic. _____ Addresses how the proposed research fits in the context of research to date. _____ Draws mostly from published journal articles in peer-reviewed journals or sound academic books containing primary material; provides justification for using other sources. _____ Has a specific organization for the review. For example, organizes the review around major ideas or themes or organizes the review historically. _____ The literature review needs to be comprehensive, covering the most important theories or research findings upon which the research problem (and hypotheses) was based. _____ Relates the study to previous research. _____ Identifies how the study will extend current knowledge. Dissertation Handbook 56 _____ Defines the most important aspects of the theory that will be examined or tested (for quantitative studies). _____ Substantiates the conceptual framework for the study (for qualitative studies). _____ Clearly relates the review of the related research and literature to the Statement of Problem as expressed in the: _____ research questions _____ hypotheses (quantitative) _____ population _____ context/setting _____ Includes a discussion of differing and common methodologies previously used to study the research problem, including their strengths and limitations. _____ Includes a literature-based descriiption of the research variables (quantitative studies) or central phenomenon, situation, or factors of interest (qualitative studies). _____ Includes literature pertaining to the population and context or setting. _____ Reviews literature related to research method and research design, including major and foundational sources in that design and its application to the research problem. SUMMARY _____ Summarizes key points of the relationship between the study’s research question(s) and the literature. _____ Summarizes the study’s contribution to the literature. _____ Bridges to Chapter III by summarizing literature-based arguments for choosing a particular methodology.
Please explain in extreme detail (Laymen terms) the section below.
3) Research Design Methodology (Qualitative) I will be conducting semi-structured interviews. _____ Describes which qualitative methodology will be used. _____ Justifies choice of methodology using major and foundational sources. _____ Explains why other possible choices would be less effective. _____ Describes specific research questions and sub-questions (where appropriate) that are: _____ Clear and succinct _____ Congruent with the Statement of Problem _____ Answerable _____ Few in number _____ Clearly stated _____ Open-ended (not yes/no questions) _____ Describes the role of the researcher in the data collection procedure. _____ Addresses the potential impact and minimization of researcher bias through methodological approaches. STUDY PARTICIPANTS _____ Describes and justifies the context (including site) for the study. _____ Clearly defines both the general study population and the specific population. _____ Demonstrates (and documents) the ability to access the population. _____ Describes and justifies the sampling approach. _____ Describes how the characteristics of the sample population align with the general population. _____ Discusses how the sample selection impacts the generalizability of the study. _____ Identifies strategies for recruiting participants. _____ Specifies appropriate criteria for selecting participants. _____ Addresses the relationship between the researcher and the participants. _____ Justifies the number of participants. DATA COLLECTION _____ Describes and justifies the data collection method(s) (e.g., interview, focus group, observation). _____ Addresses what types of data will be collected and the unit(s) of analysis. _____ Includes detailed protocol(s) in appendix for data collection (e.g., interview protocol/scriipt, focus group protocol/scriipt, etc.). _____ Justifies contents of data collection protocols by connection to the research questions posed in relation to the qualitative paradigm chosen. _____ Clearly describes the process by which the data were generated, gathered, and recorded. _____ Clearly describes the systems used for keeping track of data and emerging understandings (research logs, reflective journals, and cataloging systems). PROCEDURES FOLLOWED _____ States the sequence of steps followed in conducting the research from development of the research instrument(s) to data analysis. _____ Details all steps in a way that another researcher could follow the steps to reproduce the study. _____ Explains the relation of the pilot study to the full study, if applicable. TRUSTWORTHINESS _____ Addresses credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability. _____ Shows evidence of quality by discussing how procedures will be/were followed to assure the accuracy of the data and lessen the impact of researcher bias (e.g., trustworthiness, member checks, triangulation, etc.). ETHICAL CONCERNS _____ Provides adequate measures for ethical protection of participants. _____ Includes detailed information about the informed consent process and how informed consent will be obtained. _____ Includes Informed Consent Letter in Appendix. _____ Includes detailed information about how confidentiality is addressed. DATA ANALYSIS _____ Articulates how and when the data will be or were analyzed. _____ Aligns the detailed data analysis plan with the specific research design to generate answers to the research questions. _____ Describes procedures for dealing with discrepant cases. _____ If a software program was used to aid analysis, clearly describes how it was used. _____ Gives details about the coding procedure and how themes or categories were developed.

Berryman, Jerome. Godly Play: An Imaginative Approach to Religious Education. New York, NY: Augsburg Fortress, 1995. ISBN: 9780806627854.