2. Students will write a paragraph per chapter read. Student need not write more than 500 words per book, but must reflect on each chapter read nonetheless. Students are encouraged to read in light of final paper, thus these reflections may serve as notes for the term paper as well (15%). Students may read the six books in any order. The six book reports are due on October 7, October 21, November 4, November 18, December 2, and December 11. Each of these are due at beginning of class in hard copy or on your personal blog (except the last one, which may be turned in with the final paper). Late papers will receive a 50% deduction.

3. For class participation, students will write, on the average, 50 words for each class session attended. These 50 words are due at the start of the next day of class in hard copy or on your personal blog (please notify the TA of its web address by e-mailing cbronzan@fuller.edu by Friday, October 2nd). There will be no makeups or acceptance of late work, but of the twenty assignments, only eighteen will be counted. So, students may miss two without a penalty. The topic will be, "My thoughts on the last class session." For the last class reflection, students may turn that in with the final paper. Students will also turn in their in-class team work -- "our perfect church", on the last day of class (15%).

4. Using the church worksheet, students will write a 3000 word term paper, comparing their own tradition (in terms of nature, liturgy, community, mission, and organization) to other historical and contemporary churches, both from the lectures and from the reading. In each section, students will analyze how their own tradition might learn or adopt various practices from these other traditions (40%). Due December 11th at 5pm in 250 North Madison or postmarked on the due date. Late papers will not be accepted for the final paper. If student would like preliminary feedback on the final paper, student may turn in partial work (outline or rough draft) by November 16 and receive feedback by the TA by November 30.

5. MC600 (Th.M) students will read an additional 500 pages and write an extra 1000 words on the final paper.