follow the instrtutions use the article as the source HIST 324/THEO 360—World C
follow the instrtutions use the article as the source HIST 324/THEO 360—World Christianity since 1500
Winter 2024
Instructions for Reading Responses:
Since there is no textbook assigned for this course, this requirement is designed to broaden
your reading in the historiography and scholarship on the history of World Christianity. Every
week I will post on Moodle a scholarly article that supplements the topics we will cover in class.
On three occasions of your choosing during the semester you will submit written responses to
the reading. Your responses should be at least 750 words in length. Each response is worth 5%
of your final grade and will be graded on the Alpha scale.
After reading the article carefully, you should write a response to it, as follows:
• You should briefly summarize the article and its thesis: what is the author’s argument?
(approx. 250 words)
• You should reflect on the important connections between the article and our course by
relating it directly to the topics, events, issues, concepts we discuss in class (approx. 500
words). Be specific.
Note: These reading assignments have an expiry date—you have two weeks after the article is
posted to submit a response. You are not permitted to write on them after they have expired.
This is not an essay assignment, but your answers should be clear, well-organized, and
extraordinarily well-written. Remember that you need to cite all quotes, paraphrases, and
information from the article or other sources. You should format your references using the
Chicago Manual of Style “Notes and Bibliographies” citation system.