RESEARCH PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

A major assignment of this course is a research paper to be completed in two steps. In the first step, you will submit 4 things in a 1-page Word document to help you write your paper later:

Your paper topic. The Research Paper Topics document attached above lists various topics on which you may address your paper. While the subjects listed in the document are broad in nature, you will want to develop a very specific topic led by a focused thesis.
Your thesis statement (what you will argue, show, or prove in your paper).
A bibliography of at least 6 scholarly sources (Wikipedia not being a scholarly source).
Your answer to this question: What initial conclusions have you drawn at this point in your research?

NOTE AND REQUIRED FOR THE PAPER

1. The attached paper will be developed and the Instructor’s comment will be seriously considered.

2. At least 6 scholarly sources are required. (The sources in the preliminary paper must be developed and added to).

3. Again pay attention to the thesis statement.. The paper topic again is ( The Life of Constantine and His Influence on the Church ).
4. Please stay focus on the topic, the Thesis Statement in the Graded one page Paper.

MAIN TEXTBOOK TO BE USED IS

1..Ferguson, Everett. Church History Volume 1: From Christ to the Pre-Reformation: The Rise and Growth of the Church in Its Cultural, Intellectual, and Political Context. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013. ISBN: