LIBERTY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DIVINITY
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Faculty of Liberty University School of Divinity
May 5, 2014
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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY TEMPLATE
Statement of Topic:
In 1 sentence, tell the reader the topic you are researching.
Bibliography Information for Resource #1:
Smith, Mark A. “Religion, Divorce, and the Missing Culture War in America.” Political Science
Quarterly 125, no. 1 (Spring 2010): 57–85.
Brief statement regarding the author and his or her credentials as an authority:
The author, Mark A. Smith, is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Adjunct Professor
of Communication at the University of Washington. His research generally consists of political
waves in America but is not intended to influence the government. His intent is rather to educate
cultural and political trends in America. His intended audience is working professionals in
counseling and sociology.
A crisp statement regarding the relevance of this article for your topic:
This article compares the conservative and liberal arguments on how divorce has impacted
American Christian families and the culture in which these families survive. This particular
argument discusses how the church and Christians, as a whole, are responding to divorce and
how the liberals are using this against the values of Christians and the families affected by
divorce. This is relevant to my research as I am looking at the cause and effect divorce has on the
family, church, and community. In order to do so, I am looking at the history of divorce and its
dissolution over the past 100 years.
A salient or meaningful quote from the article that you would likely cite if you were to write
an essay on this topic:
Quote: “With the underlying causes affecting Christians and non-Christians alike, the national
divorce rate reached nearly 20 percent by the 1920s as a rising wave of marital breakups moved
over and around barriers built by religious institutions.”1
Bibliography Information for Resource #2
Bray, Gerald L. The Doctrine of God. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1993.2
1 Mark A. Smith, “Religion, Divorce, and the Missing Culture War in America.” Political Science Quarterly 125,
no. 1 (2010): 68–69.
2 Make sure that you are using current Turabian formatting. It is vitally important that you are able to
format your papers correctly. For questions, reference the current Turabian style guide. Google can also
be used as a resource in answering questions regarding the use of current Turabian formatting.
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Brief statement regarding the author and his or her credentials as an authority:
Gerald L. Bray, D.Litt. University of Paris-Sorbonne, is a professor of Divinity History and
Doctrine at Beeson Divinity School in Alabama. In 2006, his position at the seminary became a
research position where he focuses on research, writing, and speaking.3
A crisp statement regarding the relevance of this article for your topic:
Etc.
A salient or meaningful quote from the article that you would likely cite if you were to write
an essay on this topic:
Etc.
Continue for Resources 3–5.
3 Beeson Divinity School. “Gerald L. Bray” http://www.beesondivinity.com/geraldlbray, Retrieved
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