Tim Vivian

Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD

 

Office: FT 101B
Phone: (661) 654-2214
Email:  tvivian@csub.edu

 

CLASS-OFFICE SCHEDULE: FALL 2008

 

RELIGIOUS STUDIES COURSE SCHEDULE 2007-2008

RELIGIOUS STUDIES COURSE SCHEDULE 2008-2009

 

STANDARD MAJOR IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Concentration Outline

2007-2009 Catalog

 

DOUBLE MAJOR IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Concentration Outline

2007-2009 Catalog

 

Using the Internet for RS Research

Links to Religion Resources (CSU Chico)

 

Internet Sacred Texts Archive

 

 

 

Teaching Areas

    • Western Religion
    • Western Scriptures
    • Hebrew Bible
    • New Testament
    • New Testament Greek
    • Vulgate Latin
    • Coptic
    • Islam
    • Native American Religion
    • Christianity

 

RELIGIOUS STUDIES ARTICLES & LINKS

James Carroll: “The Many Forms of Fundamentalism”

Stephen Prothero: “In America an ‘F’ in Religion

Cornel West: “The Crisis of Christianity in America”

LukeTimothy Johnson: “Homosexuality & the Church: Scripture and Experience”

Scott Jaschik: “Students and Faith”

Andrew Sullivan: “My Problem with Christianism”

John Humphrys: “In God We Doubt”

Neil MacFarquhar: “Abandon Stereotypes, Muslims in America Say”

Kessler: “Types and Functions of Myth”

The Gospel of Judas in English.pdf

Archbishop Rowan Williams: Sermon on Thomas Cranmer

Connie Kang: “Saint’s Following is More Diverse”

A Look at Mormon Theology and Practice

Noah Feldman: What is it about Mormonism?

Bill Friskics-Warren: Does the Bible Always Tell Us So?: Scholars Cast Doubt on Scriptural Anti-Gay Bias

Harold Myerson: Hardliners for Jesus

John Steele Gordon: A Brief History of Christmas

 

Religious Statistics, Data, and Affiliation Numbers

CSUB Library RS Web Page

Dissertation and Theses: Humanities and Social Sciences

 

 

 

Saint Daniel of Scetis Feeds a Leper

 

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WRITING TUTORIAL SERVICES

If you need help in specific areas of writing or with specific writing problems, go to this website at Indiana University for help: http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets.shtml

How to Write a Thesis Statement

Paragraphs & Topic Sentences

Plagiarism: What it is and How to Recognize it

Amherst College Writing Center

The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin

Active & Passive Voice:                           Purdue Writing Center

 

 

WRITING & CLASSWORK LINKS

KnightCite (Bibliography Help: APA, MLA, Chicago)

J. Malesic: On Plagiarism 

Banker Stresses Importance of Writing Skills

                      Teamwork Assessment Form

Guidelines for Fieldwork

Peer Response Sheet

Revising for Style

Revising for Style Worksheet

Prof. C-P’s Immutable Laws of Essay Writing

Essay Checklist

Guide to Proofreading

Grading Key

 

Rubric: Lower Division Grading Standards

 

 

REFERENCE WORKS 

Bartleby.com (sources for quotations, etc.)

Beliefnet

Dictionary.com