Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology, 4th ed.
Overview
This will be the fourth edition of a time-tested resource for students writing papers in the fields of religion and theology. It provides essential guidance for writing assignments typical in graduate programs in religion and has served as a standard textbook for seminary research courses. The fourth edition is updated to include information on Turabian 9th edition, SBL Handbook 2nd edition, new resource lists, and additional help with online resources and formatting issues.
Most importantly, this new edition is revised from the perspective of information abundance rather than information scarcity. Today’s research mindset has shifted from “find anything” and “be satisfied with anything” to “choose intentionally” reliable and credible sources. Quality Research Papers will guide students through an overabundance of online and library resources and help them craft excellent essays.
- Provides essential guidance for writing assignments
- Includes updated information on recent publications, new resource lists, and additional help with online resources and formatting issues
- Guides students through an overabundance of online and library resources and help them craft excellent essays
Top Highlights
“Learning to do research teaches you how to recognize a problem and how to go about solving it.” (Page 24)
“Research is not simply a compilation of quotations.” (Page 22)
“Biblical exegesis is a structured research method used in theological education” (Page 27)
“Preparing a quality research paper teaches skills of observation, analysis, synthesis, and judgment.” (Page 24)
“we define research as the grounded, intentional, and savvy analysis of an object” (Page 128)
- Title: Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology, Fourth Edition
- Author: Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Dwain Robertson
- Edition: Fourth Edition
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publication Date: 2020
- Pages: 304
- Resource Type: Topical
- Topic: Ministry Resources
Nancy Vyhmeister (EdD, Andrews University) has fifty years of experience in teaching future pastors and professors not only in the United States but throughout the world. She continues to have a global ministry in her retirement years. She has authored several books, both in Spanish and English, including a Greek grammar book for Spanish-speaking students. She was editor of Women in Ministry: Biblical and Historical Perspectives. She currently resides with her husband in Loma Linda, California.
Terry Robertson (MA, Andrews University, MLS Indiana University) is Seminary Librarian at Andrews University and teaches the master’s level research course at the seminary.
