. Augustine argues that Christianity and politics are “compatible,” meaning that one can be both a good Christian and engage in the kinds of violence and coercion commonly required of agents of the state. How persuasive is his argument?

Rubric:

1. Follows
instructions and satisfies formal requirements as stated in the assignment and Paper
Guidelines, including indicating the topic question and thesis with italics and
bold, proper formatting and structure, submitting a Word version, etc. (10
points).

2.
Introductory Paragraph: establishes context and motivation for the paper (10
points).

3. Paper
Question: clearly identifies specific normative issue to be addressed (10
points).

4. Thesis
Statement: states a clear position on the issue identified by the paper
question (10 points).

5.
Appropriate grammar and style (10 points).

6. Effective
and judicious use of textual evidence (10 points).

7.
Organization and development of argument: makes a substantive normative
argument that engages the course material (10 points).

8. Paper
reflects good understanding of course material such as relevant concepts,
issues, theories and texts (30 points).