Ethnography of a religious ritual.

Please conduct a small ethnography of a religious ritual. The ritual can be religious or secular. Write a short essay based on your observations that addresses the following questions. Describe the ritual. Did it have stages; if so how were they marked? What was the...

Ministry leadership

One of the keys to ministry development is an understanding of leadership development. Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to develop a two-part plan for developing ministry leaders, collect resources for leadership development, and evaluate...

Attribute of God

One can choose to take an existing psalm and personalize it to a present situation OR consider an attribute of God and write a psalm that reflects your thoughts. Consider incorporating some of the elements of biblical psalms that you learned about in class. The...

Studying a denomination

Choose a denomination unfamiliar to you, and begin to curate a digital archive on this denomination. This week, I want you to choose the denomination you want to study (from the list I provide in the syllabus, or another denomination – but please check with me...

Modern Theologies

In Black Theology of Liberation, Rev. James Cone makes a distinction between philosophy of religion andtheology to make the claim that “Theology…cannot be separated from the community which it represents. It assumes that truth has been given to the community at the...

Personal Spiritual Essay

Write a 2-3 page double space essay on your personal spirituality. This is a reflection of your own spirituality. Answer the following questions: Introduce your paper by answering the question: How do you define spirituality? (1 point)Describe your own spirituality....