Based on the articles provided, write a theological integration essay.
4 different articles are uploaded.

Please look at good sample papers that are uploaded. Disregard the footnote on paper.
Use simple language. No redundancies.

The essay needs to be clear, focused expositions about a doctrine in dialogue with the required readings from the course. While it is expected that the essays will be personal, present biographical details only briefly, to situate your beliefs in a context. Think of it like being asked, What do you believe about Scripture? and then only having 3-4 minutes to respond.

The task is:
1. to make an argument about a doctrine . . .
    Consider:
    what is my particular stand on this question?
    what is at stake for me in this question? In other words, why does it matter?

2. in dialogue with the assigned readings . . .
    Consider:
    Which readings do I agree with, and why?
    Which readings do I disagree with, and why?
    Cite the readings parenthetically, for example, (Smith, 29). Use at least 2 of the required readings in your essay. You may use more than 2 readings.

3. aiming for depth over breadth.
Do not offer a summary of the readings, nor an extended personal narrative about an event or circumstances in your life. The goal here is to take a stand on the issues at stake in the development of a doctrine, and then to argue in agreement or disagreement with the readings to articulate what YOU believe about the topic. Avoid long quotations, since the essays are so short.

Respond to the quotation below. Be sure to cite the book and to mention events and ideas in the book that would explain Saras views of these issues. Keep in mind that Jesus and his companions were not Christians, much less Catholic or Baptist.

Sara may be well-intentioned, but she and St. Gregorys are going about things the wrong way. Youre not supposed to let just anyone who wants to, take communion, much less pray the words of consecration over toast when your friend and former lover is dying, you dont baptize people after they take communion, you dont baptize children just because they ask, you dont marry a person of the same sex and you dont lay hands on people and pray for them without having received the authority to do so. And the pantry is not church; you need a valid liturgy and authorized clerics for that. Sara has simply allowed her leftist politics, concern for outcasts, and the liberation theology of Jesuits like Martin-Baro to overcome her good sense. People need rules; thats why we have them in the first place. If we dont have rules, people will do whatever they want, and then where will we be?

Miles, Sara. Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion. New York: Ballantine, 2007. Print. ISBN-10: 0-345- 49579-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-345-49579-2