Quality research papers : for students of religion and theology

Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Authors’ Note
1. Definition of Research
	The Research Process
	Kinds of Academic Writing
	What Research Is Not
	The Value of Research
Part 1: Kinds of Theological Education Research
	2. Biblical Exegesis and Interpretation
		Steps In the Exegetical Process
		Presentation of Exegesis
	3. Literary Research
		Primary and Secondary Sources
		Theology
		Historiography
		Pastoral Theology
	4. Human Subject Research, Part 1
		The Institutional Review Board
		Descriptive Research
	5. Human Subject Research, Part 2
		Program Development As Research
		The Case Study As Research
		Action Research
		Further Reading On Human Subject Research
Part 2: Educational Settings for Theological Research
	6. Class Research Papers
		Why Research Papers?
		Thinking About the Assignment?
		Key Differences Between Term Papers and Theses/Dissertations
		The Uncertainty Principle
		Practical Strategies
		Research Paper Assessment
	7. Academic Theses and Dissertations
		Review of Literature
		Theses
		Dissertations
	8. Practical or Professional Theology Dissertations
		Types of Projects
		Stages of the Project
		Other Kinds of Doctor of Ministry or Missiology Projects
	9. Writing for Publication
		Book Reviews
		Journal Articles
Part 3: Carrying Out the Research
	10. Research Thinking
		Research Mindset
		Thinking Processes
		Asking Questions
		Intellectual Honesty
	11. Choosing a Topic
		Reading
		Asking Questions
		Narrowing the Topic
		Selecting a Thesis or Dissertation Topic
	12. Planning Research
		Basic Steps
		The Proposal
		Tentative Outline
	13. Finding and Evaluating Resources In the Library
		Using the Library
		Evaluating Your Materials
	14. Taming the Internet: Using and Evaluating Its Resources
		Using a Search Engine
		Institutional Repositories
		Open Access Publishing
		Social Media
		Evaluating Internet Sources
	15. Research Reading and Note Taking
		Reading
		Taking Good Notes
		Registering Bibliographical Data
	16. Research Writing
		Research English
		The Paragraph: Smallest Unit of the Paper
		Transitions and Introductions
		The Writing Process
		Help for the Novice Writer
	17. Organizing the Paper
		Parts of the Paper
		Organizing the Body of the Paper
		Practical Helps for Organizing the Paper
	18. Documentation
		Reference Notes
		Content Notes
		Bibliographical Entries
	19. Statistics, Tables, and Graphs
		Some Basics of Statistics
		Statistical Graphs and Tables
		Statistics and Honesty
Part 4: Presenting the Research
	20. Formatting the Paper
		Page Format
		Footnotes and Quotations
		Tables, Figures, and Illustrations
		Spelling and Punctuation
		Sample Pages
	21. Turabian 9, Footnote and Bibliography Style
		Published Materials
		Unpublished Materials
		Electronic Media
	22. Turabian 9, Author-Date Style
		Published Materials
		Unpublished Materials
		Electronic Media
	23. APA Citation Style
		Headings
		APA In the Text of the Paper
		Reference Lists
		Samples
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
Appendix A: Transliteration of Biblical Languages
Appendix B: Abbreviations for Bible Books
Appendix C: Websites for Abbreviations In the Area of Religion
Appendix D: Tips On Format
Appendix E: Abbreviations for U.S. States
Index