Texts & Traditions · Course resource

Source-Analysis Worksheet

Use this page with a primary source, conciliar text, creed, letter, sermon, or historical narrative.

1. What kind of source is this?

2. Who produced it, for whom, and for what purpose?

3. Which setting, controversy, or institution shaped it?

4. What does the source allow us to say with confidence?

5. What remains uncertain or requires comparison?