IA Sources

IA sources

"Confirmation in Christianity." Confirmation. Ed. Religious Facts. Religion Facts, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/practices/confirmation.htm>.

This website is useful in my IA because it provides general background information on the sacrament in confirmation in not just Catholicism, but other Christian denominations as well. Through this general information behind the sacrament I can incorporate a description of the sacrament within my rationale and IA to help a reader understand the sacrament if they do not have prior knowledge about it.

"What Does the Bible Say about Christian Confirmation?" What Does the Bible Say about Christian Confirmation. GotQuestions.org, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <http://www.gotquestions.org/confirmation.html>.

This website breaks down what the bible has to say about the sacrament of confirmation. This is important because the bible is the sacred text of all Christian denominations, but is highly important in the Catholic denomination. By using this source I can interpret the importance of the sacrament of confirmation from the bibles point of view and see if that importance is similar to the point of view of a recent confirmation recipient.

"Sacrament of Confirmation." BBC News. BBC, 23 June 2009. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/ritesrituals/confirmation_1.shtml>.

This website gets more in depth into the sacrament of confirmation which is valuable to my research. This website breaks down the preparation needed for a follower to participate in this sacrament, as well as where the sacrament take place, along with a breakdown of confirmation specifically in the Catholic faith. This is beneficial because it will allow for stronger interpretive commentary on confirmation and its importance throughout the internal assessment.

"A Christian Presence in Every Community." What Happens during the Confirmation Service? Archbishops' Council 2015, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <https://www.churchofengland.org/our-faith/confirmation/what-happens-during-the-service.aspx>.

This source is very beneficial to the creation of the interview for my internal assessment. This source discusses the parts of the confirmation service and what happens in those parts. This is important because I can ask my interviewee questions about there confirmation service and how that affected their view on the confirmation sacrament and the importance of it on the faith of a Catholic.

"Confirmation in the Catholic Church." Confirmation in the Catholic Church. Ed. Louis J. Putz. Beginningcatholic.com, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <http://www.beginningcatholic.com/confirmation.html>.

This website is a tad bit more helpful then the others that break down the sacrament of confirmation, because this website specifically breaks down the sacrament of confirmation, pertaining to the catholic faith. The catholic faith being the denomination of Christianity I am focusing on the importance of confirmation in. The information in this site will also help in the forming of questions for my interview, as well as offer the opportunity for further interpretive commentary on confirmation in the internal assessment itself.

Bunting, Joe. "Six Ways to Ask Better Questions in Interviews - The Write Practice." The Write Practice RSS. Thewritepractice.com, 22 Sept. 2011. Web. 03 Feb. 2015. <http://thewritepractice.com/six-ways-to-ask-better-questions-in-interviews/>.

This is going to be the most beneficial source for my internal assessment because I have no prior knowledge on the formation of interview questions, but I do on the catholic faith and the sacrament of confirmation. So this will help me formulate good questions to really evoke the emotion of my interviewee on their experience to really have strong responses for my interview script, which will make the argument of my internal assessment stronger.