How to Write a Seminary Paper: Part 1, The Thesis
It’s that time of year again. No, not Halloween. Not Thanksgiving. Those are just warning signs of the impending doom that awaits. The impending doom, of course, is the end of the semester at...
Series: How to Write a Seminary Paper
How to Write a Seminary Paper: Part 2, Researching (And Perfecting) Your Thesis
In our first post we looked at the most important aspect of a good seminary paper: the thesis. But the thesis is actually only one leg of a three legged school. A good seminary...
How to Write a Seminary Paper: Part 3. The Argument
In our first post we looked at what makes a good thesis. In our second post we applied those insights to paper research. Now we turn to a third point: using your research to...
How to Write a Seminary Paper, Part 4: Research as Conversation
Research isn’t about gathering data. Research is a conversation, one in which you are both a contributor and a moderator.
5 Signs your Thesis is Bad (and how to fix it)
In honor of “paper-writing season” at universities and seminaries everywhere, I present to you a brief list of Bad Theses.