TITLE



title of paper is in all caps:

title can be split over more than one line

and ends 3.6 inches from top of page

John Q. Student

Box #xxx

TH605 Theology 1

March 1, 2007

CONTENTS

Heading Style 2 1

Heading Style 3 1

Another style-3 subheading under heading 2 2

Bibliography 3

Heading Style 2

Note that the first heading format is actually style 2 ("Heading 2") in the template. Style 1 is reserved for thesis or dissertation chapter headings. When writing a research paper, chapter breaks are not permitted because they require a page and section break. For more information on heading styles, see pages 397-99 in Turabian 7th edition.

For writing the paper, I find it most helpful to use MS Word's "Outline" view, accessed by clicking the "View" menu above, then clicking on "Outline." Or you can click the fourth icon from the left just above the "Page #" display in the lower left corner of the screen. If you use Outline mode, the heading styles are applied automatically when you press the Tab or Shift-Tab keys. There are also buttons in the outlining toolbar which you use to Promote and Demote in the outline. Try Outline view right now. A third way to use heading styles is to use the drop-down menu found to the left of the font drop-down menu on the toolbar above.

If you use the heading styles to structure your paper, all you need to do on the table of contents page is right-click anywhere on the outline, then select "Update field" and "Update entire table" and your Table of Contents will appear like magic! For more help on title page and table of contents, see pages 377-88 in Turabian. Remember, if you're using this template to start a thesis or dissertation, you must use the title page form on page 379 of Turabian.

Heading Style 3

Another example of a subheading, this being the form prescribed for the third level. There are a total of six heading styles preset in this template, although you probably will not use more than three.

Notice that on page 1 the page number is centered at the bottom of the page. On page 2 and all subsequent pages of the body the page number is in the upper right corner. Note also that there is no page number on the title page or table of contents, and that the first page of the body of the paper is page 1. Finally, the bibliography begins a new major section of the paper, so the page number is once again at the bottom center, with subsequent page numbers in the top right.

This is accomplished through the use of a simple function in MS Word called Section Breaks. A document can be divided into Sections, and the formatting (including headers and footers, where page numbers are found) can vary in each section. Check it out in the help facility. This document is already divided into three sections: front matter (title page and contents), body, and bibliography. This should be all you need to write a successful paper.[1]

Another style-3 subheading under heading 2

For research papers, the Greek and Hebrew fonts that are a part of the BibleWorks software are required by Dr. Snider (check with each professor on this). For your convenience, these fonts (bwgrkl [bwgrkl] and bwhebb [bwhebb], both of which are free) are embedded in this template. For theses, please consult with your thesis adviser for the current font requirement.

Finally, peruse the bibliography on the next page, which contains some sample entries that may be of help. I have annotated the entries to point out certain features. Of course, this is not exhaustive; refer to Turabian, particularly chapters 16-17, for much more. I hope you find the template helpful as a starting point in your mastery of MS Word and the Turabian format![2]

Bibliography

Abraham, William J. "The Epistemological Significance of the Inner Witness of the Holy Spirit." Faith and Philosophy 7 (October 1990): 434-50. (Give volume and date information as it appears in the journal cited. Also, journal title may be spelled out as shown here or abbreviated as below. Whatever you choose, you must be consistent throughout footnotes and bibliography. See SBL Handbook of Style or SBL website for list of acceptable abbreviations.)

Berkhof, Louis. Systematic Theology. 4th ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1941. (Give exact edition information.)

Calvin, John. Institutes of the Christian Religion. 2 vols., ed. John T. McNeill, trans. Ford Lewis Battles. The Library of Christian Classics, vols. 20-21. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1960. (Note there is both an editor and translator for this version of the Institutes.)

Carson, D. A. "Reflections on Assurance." WTJ 54, no. 1 (Spring 1992): 1-30. (Journal title abbreviated; use of volume and issue number for journal. Format is no longer "54/1 or 54:1 or 54.1.")

Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1998. (A state abbreviation is no longer needed when referring to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Otherwise, use standard U.S. Postal abbreviations for identifying states.)

———. Evangelical Interpretation: Perspectives on Hermeneutical Issues. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1993. (note the triple "em dash" that takes the place of a repeated author's name [see Turabian 16.2.2 and 21.7.3].)

Fee, Gordon D. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1987. (If a book is in a series, the series name may be abbreviated in footnotes and bibliography per the SBL abbreviations list.)

Grisanti, Michael A. "lyg." In NIDOTTE. 5 vols., ed. Willem A. VanGemeren, 1:854-57. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1997. (Specialty dictionaries and encyclopedias may be abbreviated according to the SBL standard list, such as this citation of the New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis.)

Howard, David M. and Michael A. Grisanti, eds. Giving the Sense: Understanding and Using Old Testament Historical Texts. Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic, 2003. (Note the differing uses of the abbreviation "ed." in this and the previous entry. In this entry, where it follows the name[s], it means "editor[s]." In the previous entry, where it precedes the name, it means "edited by." Thus, "eds." should not precede multiple editor names.)

Wells, David. "The Theologian's Craft." In Doing Theology in Today's World: Essays in Honor of Kenneth S. Kantzer, edited by John D. Woodbridge and Thomas Edward McComiskey, 171-94. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1991. (When citing a chapter in a book that is a compilation of essays, cite this way, as per Turabian 17.1.8.)

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[1] By the way, this template sets the margins to one inch on all sides. Note that for a thesis or dissertation, the left margin is to be 1.5" to allow for binding.

[2] One more thing: notice that footnotes are supposed to be in 10pt. Times New Roman font, with paragraph indenting and single spacing. A blank line should separate each footnote from the last. This template should accomplish all these automatically. See Turabian sections 16.3 and 16.4.1-2 for important help on footnotes.

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