Essay 3 – Prompt
6–7 pages (must get onto the seventh page), double-spaced, times new roman, one-inch margins.
The essay will include three sections:
Section 1: Reading Summation
Pick a main idea from the three readings and thoroughly explain it.
Coherently relate the main idea to a wide range of other ideas in the unit readings.
Section 2: Lecture Summation
Pick a main idea from the lectures and thoroughly explain it.
Coherently relate the main idea to a wide range of other ideas in the unit lectures.
Section 3: Your own creative theological idea
Clearly and thoroughly explain a theological idea/hypothesis of your own creation that complements unit readings and lectures.
Argue (give reasons/evidence) persuasively that (1) the idea/hypothesis is important and (2) it is true.
Coherently relate your theological idea/hypothesis to a wide range of other ideas in the unit lectures and readings.
Section 1 Required Readings:
1) “All One in Christ, A Catholic Critique of Critical Race Theory” by Edward Feser
2) “How To Fight Anti-Semitism” by Bari Weiss
3) “A White Catholic’s Guide to Racism and Privilege” by Daniel Horan
Section 2 Required Lecture Document:
Can send
Essay 3 – Citation Guide
Section 1: 4 citations from Horan, 4 from Feser and 4 from Weiss, footnoted. Make sure to use a wide range of chapters from each book—at least three chapters from Horan three chapters from Feser, and three chapters from Weiss. To help me track this, put the chapter in your
citation, eg, “Weiss, chapter 3, 34.”
Section 2: 10 citations from the lecture point document, footnoted. Make sure to use a wide range of lectures—specifically, cite at least 5 different lectures. Include the date and point number in the citation-on.
1 Spitzer, chapter 2, 37.
2 Traska lecture, 2/6/23, point 4.
3 Traska lecture, 2/6/23, point 4.
Section 3: 8 citations from readings and/or the lecture point document, footnoted.
