BOOK CRITIQUE INSTRUCTIONS

BOOK CRITIQUE INSTRUCTIONS 2 PAGES
You will complete a Book Critique on the Schreiner and Wright textbook. Schreiner, Thomas
Nashville: B&H Academic, 2006
The Purpose of a Theological Critique
In preparing a critique, you must approach a book or other resource with a critical eye to
thoroughly interact with the author’s theology and worldview. Since you are not considered an
authority, personal references, opinions, attitudes, values, etc., must be withheld from this
process except where suggested below.
Formatting Guidelines
(Refer to the current Turabian manual for more details.)
Since this is a graduate-level course, papers must be written to a near-thesis standard. That is,
minimum format standards must be met, as defined below. English grammar and spelling must
be graduate level. Qualities valued include clarity, succinctness, and precision.
Your paper must include the following:
Cover page
Table of contents (must show a clearly defined outline that will also be visible throughout
the paper)
1-inch margins
Double spacing
Times New Roman, 12-point font
Indented paragraphs of 5 spaces or 0.6 inches (the thesis standard is 5/8 of an inch)
No extra line spacing between paragraphs
Underlined or bolded section headings (must follow table of contents)
Page numbers
Bibliography
1,500–2,100 words (excluding cover page, table of contents, and bibliography)
At least 5 scholarly sources in the bibliography
Breakdown of a Critique
I. Introduction (1/2 page maximum):
It must be a single but strong paragraph that reveals what you intend to show to the
reader. This is your “thesis statement.”
It must include a brief review of background data about the book, the author, and the
topic discussed in the book (where relevant).
II. Brief Summary (1–1 and 1/2 pages; must not be more than 20% of your critique):
The idea is not to summarize each chapter; instead, you will capture the main idea(s) of
the book along with the underlying subtopics and themes.
This must be a brief overview of what the book is all about: the issues, themes, and
solutions that the author is setting forth.
This section gauges your ability to identify the main purpose of a book and differentiate
between central and peripheral ideas.
III.Critical Interaction with the Author’s Work (3–5 pages; around 70% of your paper):
The point is not whether you agree with the author’s perspective but whether you
recognize what the author intended and what theological issues might be at stake.
You must document your assessment of the author throughout the paper. If a judgment is
made with respect to the author’s opinion, then you must give an example, along with a
footnote, to designate where this can be observed.
Your critique must address the following questions:
Where is the author coming from, and what are the theological and biblical perspectives
from which he or she approaches the subject?
What is the author’s goal?
Does the author prove his or her point? How? Why? Why not?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the author’s arguments?
Are there any published reviews of this work? What are they? Did you observe any
relevant issues or questions raised by these reviews? Explain. What important works have
been written on this same subject? How does this author compare to others in terms of
content, approach, style, etc.?
Finally—and this is where your perspective is admissible—how might a person (e.g.,
pastor, therapist, lay leader, scholar) appropriate the ideas conveyed in this work? For
example, if the book relates to the doctrines of man or sin, how do the ideas “fit” with the
real world of ministry or relationships? Or, if it were a more scholarly work, how and
where would it be useful?
IV. Conclusion (1/2 page maximum):
This is where you bring together all your interactions with the book and conclude your
critique by conveying how well you think the author achieved his or her goals and to
what degree the stated purpose was achieved.
If you come from a different theological persuasion (e.g., the author is Calvinist or
Arminian, dispensationalist or covenantist, and you are not), how does the author’s
opinion conflict with your preconceptions? Does the book make you think differently? In
what ways? Does the author leave you with any questions? What are they

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