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1. LECTURE SESSIONS: The instructor and guests will offer a narrative account of the course topics. Successful completion of this course will require attendance at lecture sessions. Seminary policy requires that the instructor must excuse any absence in excess of three hours of class time. Students who miss more than three hours of class time will be required to complete and report on additional readings or an alternative assignment. 2. ASSIGNED READINGS: Reading selections are indicated on the course calendar and should be completed prior to the class session for which they have been assigned. These selections have been chosen for their historical value and with a view toward personal theological reflection. Mastery of lecture material, participation in discussion, and successful completion of the exams will require careful attention to these readings. The required reading will be 20% of the course grade. On the final exam the student will be asked to indicate what percentage of the required readings that he/she read during the semester. All readings are on reserve at Squires Library and available in the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center. The required readings are: A. Conn, Charles W. Like a Mighty Army: A History of the Church of God. Definitive edition. Cleveland, Tenn.: Pathway Press, 1996. (You must read the “definitive edition” of this book. Earlier editions are not acceptable as substitutes.) B. Spurling, R. G. The Lost Link. Turtletown, Tenn.: By author, 1920. This text is out of print but is available in the Pentecostal Resource Center and at http://library.leeuniversity.edu/~drc/resources.htm. C. Tomlinson, A. J. The Last Great Conflict. Cleveland, Tenn.: Press of W.E. Rogers, 1913. Revised, Cleveland, Tenn.: White Wing Publishing House and Press, 1984. D. Church of God. General Assembly Minutes 1906-1914: Photographic Reproductions of the First Ten General Assembly Minutes. Cleveland, Tenn.: White Wing Publishing House, 1992. E. Church of God. Minutes of the 69th General Assembly of the Church of God. Cleveland, Tenn.: Pathway Press, 2002. (Cited as 2002 Minutes in course calendar.) F. Roebuck, David. “Perfect Liberty to Preach the Gospel: Women Ministers in the Church of God.” Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 17: 1 (Spring 1995): 25-32. The following are recommended but not required: G. Crews, Mickey. The Church of God: A Social History. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 1990. H. Roebuck, David G. “Restorationism and a Vision for World Harvest: A Brief History of the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee).” Cyberjournal for Pentecostal-Charismatic Research Volume 5: http://www.pctii.org/cyberj/index.html. 3. FIELD TRIP or ARTICLE ANALYSIS: Students will participate in a field trip to early historical sites including Barney Creek, W.F. Bryant’s home, the Shearer Schoolhouse and the First Assembly House. The tour will depart from the Theological Seminary at 8:00 a.m. and will return at approximately 5:00 p.m. The date will be announced. Students who are unable to participate in the tour may complete a five-page reflection and analysis paper on the instructor’s article: David Roebuck. “Perfect Liberty to Preach the Gospel: Women Ministers in the Church of God.” Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 17: 1 (Spring 1995): 25-32. Due 11 November 2004. A penalty of 1 point will be deducted for each day the analysis is late (up to a total of 10 points). 4. EXAMINATIONS: Two exams will be administered: a mid-term and a final. The mid-term will be administered in class on 14 October 2004 and will cover topics and readings dealt with in the first half of the course. Students should bring to class a blue book for the mid-term exam. The final exam will be a closed-book, take-home exam and will be due no later than 9:00 p.m. on 09 December 2004. The final exam will cover all topics and readings assigned after the mid-term. Make-up exams will be given at the discretion of the instructor and only in the case of an emergency. 5. DICTIONARY ARTICLE: The student will write a 500 word dictionary article on a person or event in the history of the Church of God for possible use on a Church of God web site. Guidelines for writing the article will be distributed in class. The topic of the article MUST be approved in writing by the instructor prior to submitting the article. The article is due at the beginning of class on 7 October 2004. A penalty of 1 point will be deducted for each day the article is late (up to a total of 10 points). Articles are subject to revision by the instructor before being included on the web site, but published articles will be credited to the author. 6. LETTER TO INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: The student will write a 500 word letter suitable for sending to the Church of God International Executive Council that argues for making a specific change in some aspect of Church of God polity. Guidelines will be distributed in class. The letter is due at the beginning of class on 28 October 2004. A penalty of 1 point will be deducted for each day the letter is late (up to a total of 10 points). 7. ORAL HISTORY PROJECT:
The student will conduct a taped interview with a person of significance at the
local, regional or international level of the Church of God. The interview
should last between 45 and 90 minutes. The student will then submit a
transcript of the interview along with a one to two-page introduction that
describes why this subject was interviewed and her/his significance for the
history of the Church of God. Guidelines will be distributed in class. The
project is due 18 November 2004. A penalty of 1 point will be deducted
for each day the project is late (up to a total of 10 points). INCOMPLETE POLICY GRADING
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