Annotated Bibliography Assignment…
Order Description
You will complete this assignment using the attached template and grading rubric provided. This assignment will be used as a spring board in the research for a final Research Project.

Topic:
Biblical Qualifications for Local Church Leadership: “husband of one wife.”
The paper will biblically prove what a particular qualification means and how it should be implemented in our current culture.

make your final product reflect the template and grading rubric.***

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY TEMPLATE

Statement of Topic
In 1 sentence, tell the reader the topic you are researching.
Bibliography Information for Resource #1
Smith, Mark A. “Religion, Divorce, and the Missing Culture War in America.” Political Science Quarterly 125, no. 1 (2010): 57–85.
Brief statement regarding the author and his/her credentials as an authority
The author, Mark A. Smith, is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Adjunct Professor of Communication at the University of Washington. His research generally consists of political waves in America but is not intended to influence the government one way or another. His intent is rather to educate cultural and political trends in America. His intended audience is working professionals in counseling and sociology.
A crisp statement regarding the relevance of this article for your topic
This article compares the conservative and liberal arguments on how divorce has impacted the American Christian family and the culture in which we survive. This particular argument discusses how the church and Christians, as a whole, are responding to divorce and how the “liberals” are using this against the values of Christians and the families affected by divorce. This is relevant to my research as I am looking at the cause and effect divorce has on the family, church, and community. In order to do so, I am looking at the history of divorce and its dissolution over the past 100 years.
A salient or meaningful quote from the article that you would likely cite if you were to write an essay on this topic.
Quotes: “With the underlying causes affecting Christians and non-Christians alike, the national divorce rate reached nearly 20 percent by the 1920s as a rising wave of marital breakups moved over and around barriers built by religious institutions.”
Bibliography Information for Resource #2
Bray, Gerald. L. The Doctrine of God. Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 1993.

Brief statement regarding the author and his/her credentials as an authority
Gerald Bray, D.Litt. University of Paris-Sorbonne, is a professor of Divinity History and Doctrine at Beeson Divinity School in Alabama. In 2006, his position at the seminary became a research position where he focuses on research, writing, and speaking.
A crisp statement regarding the relevance of this article for your topic
etc.
A salient or meaningful quote from the article that you would likely cite if you were to write an essay on this topic.
etc.
Continue for Resources 3–5

Annotated Bibliography Assignment…
Order Description
You will complete this assignment using the attached template and grading rubric provided. This assignment will be used as a spring board in the research for a final Research Project.

Topic:
Biblical Qualifications for Local Church Leadership: “husband of one wife.”
The paper will biblically prove what a particular qualification means and how it should be implemented in our current culture.

make your final product reflect the template and grading rubric.***

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY TEMPLATE

Statement of Topic
In 1 sentence, tell the reader the topic you are researching.
Bibliography Information for Resource #1
Smith, Mark A. “Religion, Divorce, and the Missing Culture War in America.” Political Science Quarterly 125, no. 1 (2010): 57–85.
Brief statement regarding the author and his/her credentials as an authority
The author, Mark A. Smith, is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Adjunct Professor of Communication at the University of Washington. His research generally consists of political waves in America but is not intended to influence the government one way or another. His intent is rather to educate cultural and political trends in America. His intended audience is working professionals in counseling and sociology.
A crisp statement regarding the relevance of this article for your topic
This article compares the conservative and liberal arguments on how divorce has impacted the American Christian family and the culture in which we survive. This particular argument discusses how the church and Christians, as a whole, are responding to divorce and how the “liberals” are using this against the values of Christians and the families affected by divorce. This is relevant to my research as I am looking at the cause and effect divorce has on the family, church, and community. In order to do so, I am looking at the history of divorce and its dissolution over the past 100 years.
A salient or meaningful quote from the article that you would likely cite if you were to write an essay on this topic.
Quotes: “With the underlying causes affecting Christians and non-Christians alike, the national divorce rate reached nearly 20 percent by the 1920s as a rising wave of marital breakups moved over and around barriers built by religious institutions.”
Bibliography Information for Resource #2
Bray, Gerald. L. The Doctrine of God. Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 1993.

Brief statement regarding the author and his/her credentials as an authority
Gerald Bray, D.Litt. University of Paris-Sorbonne, is a professor of Divinity History and Doctrine at Beeson Divinity School in Alabama. In 2006, his position at the seminary became a research position where he focuses on research, writing, and speaking.
A crisp statement regarding the relevance of this article for your topic
etc.
A salient or meaningful quote from the article that you would likely cite if you were to write an essay on this topic.
etc.
Continue for Resources 3–5