Kindly read the document below.
World Christianity Region Note
Jacobsen’s
The World’s Christians provides a broad nomothetic (with a handful of idiographic primary text excerpts and anecdotes) overview of world Christianity today. It tells an immense story behind today’s nearly 2.5 billion Christians. Part III of the book on contemporary regions of world Christianity includes overviews of each of these.
Select one of the regions which interests you that you would like to learn something more about. After doing so, take the following three steps in producing a three-page (double-spaced) paper on the region you select: 1) explain two to three things about that region which you found interesting, as you would to an audience at a church, workplace, or another outlet; 2) briefly summarize the state of Christianity in that region in general, based on the chapter in Jacobsen (you’re welcome to use additional quality scholarly sources but this is not needed at all for this brief section either); and 3) find one additional (either quality scholarly or legitimate news or primary text) source of information on something (anything of significance is fine) from a topic (can be specific or broad) that you’d like to investigate and add to your understanding here.
Three headings for three one-page sections might work well here. So, to recap, first explain two or three interesting things about the region from the material in the chapter in Jacobsen. Then backup and give a broad explanation about the current state of Christianity in the region today. Finally, get some new information from a legitimate source (just one, and it does not have to be long) and explain that additional information on the third page.
This is practice for sharing your learning on world Christianity with others in church, educational, professional, and other potential settings, while also working on how to find additional information on a topic in world Christianity.
Please cite your sources, including Jacobsen, with Chicago Style/Turabian footnotes. No reference list or bibliography is necessary. Do not overcite. You can avoid overciting Jacobsen by simply citing blocks of material at the end of paragraphs (e.g., Jacobsen,
The World’s Christians, 35-43), though be sure to cite page numbers for any direct quotes.
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Grading Rubric: Grading Area |
A-range |
B-range |
C-range |
D- and F-range |
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Followed directions (10%) |
All directions are properly followed. |
Almost all directions are properly followed. |
Several lapses in following directions. |
Numerous lapses in following directions. |
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Quality of writing, including Chicago Style formatting and citations (10%) |
No or almost no errors in writing. Quality of writing is altogether appropriate to a course at the master’s level. |
Several writing errors. Quality of writing is mostly appropriate to a course at the master’s level. |
A number of writing errors. Quality of writing includes lapses inappropriate to a course at the master’s level. |
Regular errors or problems in writing. Quality of writing has regular lapses inappropriate to a course at the master’s level. |
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Critical thinking and accuracy of information (20%) |
Information used in the note is accurate and critical thinking uses cogent reasoning throughout. |
Information used in the note is mostly accurate and critical thinking has only a few weak points. |
Information used in the note has a number of inaccuracies and critical thinking has problems. |
Information used in the note is mostly inaccurate and critical thinking is weak and consistently problematic. |
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Explanation of key observations (20%) |
Identifies and well explains two to three interesting observations concerning region. |
Identifies and somewhat explains two to three interesting observations concerning region. |
Identifies but inadequately explains two to three interesting observations concerning region. |
Fails to identify and explain two to three interesting observations concerning region. |
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Summary of Jacobsen chapter on region (20%) |
In approximately one (double-spaced) page is able to offer a broad summary of Christianity in the region based on Jacobsen chapter. |
Offers a partially adequate summary of Christianity in the region based on Jacobsen chapter. |
Offers a minimally adequate summary of Christianity in the region based on Jacobsen chapter. |
Offers little to no helpful summary of Christianity in the region based on Jacobsen chapter. |
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Additional source on region (20%) |
In approximately one (double-spaced) page is able to summarize and appropriate another source of information on the region. |
Summarizes and appropriates some material from another source of information on the region. |
Summarizes and appropriates minimal material from another source of information on the region. |
Offers little to no material from another source of information on the region. |
