In preparation for the paper or presentation due in Week 5, submit a summary of your project topic with expectations, resources, and a basic outline of the paper or presentation.

This assignment the first milestone for your 1st major assignment of the class due in Week 5.

Tasks:

In preparation for the paper or presentation due in Week 5, submit a summary of your project topic with expectations, resources, and a basic outline of the paper or presentation.

Submit a 2-page paper (500 words min) with the following:

Identify your paper or presentation topic.

Summarize the projected argument of the project.

List the major resources (i.e., books and articles) you will use to research the topic and find support for your argument.

List the possible teaching devices (Microsoft PowerPoint, handouts, etc.) you will use.

Explain how your argument will address the key questions of this course:

Why does theology matter (i.e., relevance)?

How does God’s revelation in Christ and through the Spirit impact and guide faith (i.e., relation of the topic to central Christian tenets)?

Note to Online Students: If you have not created an audio podcast or a video before now, consider making a practice file. Remember, we have tutorials to help you.

Your final product will be in a Microsoft Word document. Utilize at least five sources from professional and academic literature in your research. Professional and academic literature may include peer-reviewed journals from the South University Online Library; relevant textbooks; professional and academic books or monographs published by established academic and professional publishers. Interaction with relevant biblical texts is expected.

Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation, and formatted in Turabian style.