Write a “thesis-based” persuasive esay of at least 1000 to 1200 words, related to some aspect or theme from the first half of our course regarding: 1) The Early Church, or 2) The Medieval Church.
Some possible topics
The Greek context for early Christianity
The Jewish influence on early Christianity
The early spread of Christianity
Women in early Christianity
Justin Martyr’s idea of Logos Spermatikos
Gnosticism
Constantine and the rise of Imperial Roman Christianity
The Monastic movement
The cult of Thecla
Early theology: Irenaeus, Origin, Clement or Augustine
Eastern Orthodoxy
Hesychasm
The development of the New Testament Canon
the Arian debate
The origins of the Creeds
Celtic Christianity
The Great (East vs. West) Schism
The Crusades and Spain
The Mendicants: Franciscans and Dominicans
Mysticism
Scholastic theology
Medieval attempts to rationally prove the existence of God
The Great Western Schism (Avignon Papacy)
The Renaissance
Humanism
Starting with Paul’s missionary journey as documented in Acts 17:16-21 , scholars have noted that early Christians adopted certain Hellenistic customs like using debate clubs (called “schools”) as a platform to discuss spiritual matters which were often structured around philosophical debates about God and morality . This allowed Christian thinkers like Justin Martyr to use established languages like Latin or Greek to explain complex concepts like Logos Christology – which states Jesus is both human and divine – thus making them more comprehensible for Greeks who had little knowledge about Judaism . Likewise, this same tactic was employed by Augustine whose interpretation of Trinity drew heavily upon Neoplatonic philosophies which argued for an all-encompassing Creator figure . Believing unity should exist between faith and Man’s rational capacity , he maintained that each person should strive toward self-knowledge as well as spiritual growth leading him towards his famous motto “Love God and do what you will” . As a result, this approach proved successful since it enabled individuals within society–regardless if they held personal beliefs or not–to connect with each other by exploring universal truths via meaningful discussion rather than relying solely on scriptural passages alone.
Consequently due to these shifts made within Christianity brought about by blending elements from Greco-Roman culture together with traditional Jewish practices , many components still remain relevant today such as questioning life purpose/meaning , formulating answers based off prior experiences while remaining open minded towards others views etc. The incorporation of logic/rationality found within theological debates further adds value since it allows us understand why certain doctrines are accepted/rejected helping shape our own individual faiths accordingly moving forward . Thus illustrating just how much power lies behind merging multiple streams together thus creating something entirely original could potentially produce going forward regardless what background one comes from originally.
embed literacy into our lessons not only so students can access the curriculum but apply this knowledge to everyday tasks too. Likewise with being able to count change, if students cannot master the basic literacy skills they may not be able to read signs, fill in forms correctly or even read books to support their own child’s learning later in life.
In my current school, the assessment policy states that ‘all teachers have a role to play in assessing and developing literacy’ (Assessment policy, p.5 2012) which echoes the National Curriculum that fluency in the English language is required to be successful in all subjects (DfE, 2014, p.10). Moreover, in Computer Science there is a lot of key technical terminology students are required to know and react too accordingly and some of these words can be quite difficult. Students should be introduced to language that is relevant to the subject (DfE, 2013, p.11). Throughout the lessons, I need to ensure that I am using these terms consistently to introduce students to them but also to get the students into the habit of using their key terms in verbal and non-verbal responses.
Python is its own language and has its own syntax for programs to execute correctly; likewise in the English language there are correct ways to construct sentences. These are the rules we all follow. Python makes use of grammar students use in every subject, for example brackets and speech marks and often students fall short because they forget that these come in pairs, therefore syntax errors would appear in their work and their programs would not work. Grammar and spellings are just as important in a programming language as well as any other language.
Understanding the importance for numeracy and literacy integration can help to become more inclusive in the classroom. Students must be able to access the lesson content. Florian (2005) describes inclusion as ‘not a denial of individual difference, but an accommodation of it within the structures and processes that are available to all learners’ along with Tomlinson (1997) who says that it is ‘matching the resources we have to the learning styles and educational needs of the students.’ Inclusion is not just about those students with Special Ed