Foundations of Academic Literacy: How to Write an Argumentative Essay
June 4, 2026
The Eastern European Institute of Theology continues the series of seminars on academic literacy and invites everyone to the thirteenth seminar, on writing essays for peer-reviewed academic journals. The seminar speaker will be Kevin Smith — a theologian, the Principal of the South African Theological Seminary, and author of the book Writing and Research: A Guide for Theological Students .
Seminar Topic: “How to Write an Argumentative Essay.” Argumentative writing is the currency of theological research and writing; however, this is not an intuitive skill. The seminar will cover the essential building blocks of writing a persuasive, scholarly essay or article.
Kevin Gary Smith
Dr. Kevin Smith holds doctorates in biblical Greek and Old Testament. He has worked for the South African Theological Seminary since 2004, serving as the Academic Dean until 2018, and as the Principal since then. Kevin's first love is studying and teaching the Bible, but he is also passionate about theological education. He has published works about academic research and writing. Kevin is a lover of one God, a husband to one wife, a father to one son, and a student for life.
To participate in the seminar, please fill out the registration form. Immediately after registering, all participants will receive an automatic confirmation email with a link and instructions to join the event online via Zoom.
The seminar will take place online on June 4 at 7:00 pm Kyiv time.
Ukrainian translation will be provided.
