mentor and program director: YMDT 304*, 310, 325, 401, 402*, 410, 465. *Johnson House students may substitute 8 units of YMDT 490, 491 or 492 in place of YMDT 304 or 401 or 16 units of 490, 491 or 492 in place of YMDT 304 and 401. Torrey Off-campus Programs Torrey offers opportunities to live and study away from the Biola campus for credit. Torrey Berkeley is a course in Berkeley, California. Students read books, attend lectures, participate in discussion groups, visit cultural points of interest, and are involved in practical ministry. Torrey Europe is a course in selected parts of Europe. It provides students with four units. Students read books prior to the trip and are led by Torrey tutors in integrating that reading, and their other Torrey readings, with the cultural and religious heritage of Europe. Torrey Rome is a course in Rome, Italy. Students read assigned books, participate in discussion groups, visit museums, churches and other cultural / historical points of interest. Torrey Abroad is a course offered in selected overseas locations in which students teach in public schools and work with local Christian organizations. The units from these programs may be applied to Morgan House 310, 325, 410 and / or 465 or Johnson House 304, 401 and / or 402. With approval, 492 may be substituted in place of the Torrey Honors Thesis, YMDT 480. Torrey Berkeley Torrey Berkeley consists of an intensive tutorial experience, usually in the summer. Students read books, attend lectures, participate in discussion groups, may visit cultural points of interest, and may be involved in practical ministry. While residing at a campus ministry facility beside the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, students have the opportunity for spiritual bonding and intellectual growth in a more intensive and intimate environment than is possible during the school year. They are supervised and led by a tutor in the Torrey Honors Institute and are able to interact with other stimulating leaders. • YMDT 492 - Torrey Off-campus Unit(s): 1 - 4. Torrey Europe Torrey Europe is a tour and course in Europe, offered in the summer. It provides students with four credits in the Torrey program. Students read books prior to the tour and are led by Torrey tutors in integrating that reading, and their other Torrey readings, with the cultural and religious heritage of Europe. Students will gain historical, archaeological, and cultural insights into the origin and development of Western civilization and Christianity. The itinerary may alter from year to year. • YMDT 492 - Torrey Off-campus Unit(s): 1 - 4. Torrey Rome Torrey Rome is composed of twenty students and one Torrey tutor who travel and live together in Rome during Interterm where they have sessions on assigned reading and view and discuss Rome ʼ s great art and architecture. Though the theme of the reading requirements differ each year, Rome ʼ s history, both Christian and pagan, is always a focus of the trip. Participants visit the famed Borghese Museum, the four major Roman basilicas, the catacombs, the Colosseum and Roman Forum and the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel. • YMDT 492 - Torrey Off-campus Unit(s): 1 - 4. Torrey Abroad Torrey Abroad is an off-campus program usually offered in the summer. Students work in selected overseas locations with local
Christian organizations. Students read books prior to the trip and are led by Torrey tutors, in the integration of that reading with their cross-cultural experiences. • YMDT 492 - Torrey Off-campus Unit(s): 1 - 4. Courses (YMDT) YMDT 101 - On Origins Introduces students to western epics such as Homer ʼ s Iliad and Odyssey and Virgil ʼ s Aeneid, along with works from Ovid, Dante, Spenser and Milton. Lays a foundation for biblical theology and includes the works of the Pentateuch and Hebrews. When Offered: Fall, freshman year. Fee: $80. Unit(s): 8. YMDT 102 - On Desire Examines the classical topic of eros through selected texts such as works by Plato, Shakespeare, Donne, as well as Augustine ʼ s Confessions, Leo Tolstoy ʼ s Anna Karenina, F. Dostoyevsky ʼ s Brothers Karamazov, biblical wisdom literature and the gospel of Mark. When Offered: Spring, freshman year. Unit(s): 8. YMDT 110 - Greek Thought Introduces the student to works such as Iliad, Odyssey, Peloponnesian War, Plato ʼ s Phaedo, Meno, Symposium, Timaeus, and Republic, along with works from Aeschylus and Sophocles. When Offered: Fall, freshman year. Unit(s): 4. YMDT 111 - Old Testament Beginnings Introduces the student to Biblical literature and includes works such as Genesis through Joshua and Hebrews. When Offered: Fall, freshman year. Fee: $80. Unit(s): 4. YMDT 122 - Church Fathers & Life of Christ Explores works such as the Apostolic Fathers, selections from Clement of Alexandria, Athanasius, Creeds of the Church, Augustine ʼ s On Christian Teaching, Confessions and City of God. Delves into the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and the Acts of the Apostles. When Offered: Spring, freshman year. Note(s): Concurrent with 125. Unit(s): 8. YMDT 125 - Greco–Roman Thought Examines works such as Aristotle ʼ s Nicomachean Ethics, Euripedes ʼ Bacchae, Virgil ʼ s Aeneid, Tacitus ʼ Annals of Imperial Rome, Ovid ʼ s Metamorphoses and Marcus Aurelius ʼ Meditations. When Offered: Spring, freshman year. Note(s): Concurrent with 122. Unit(s): 4. YMDT 201 - The City & Man Explores works dealing with human social order and political thought. Selections include readings such as Augustine ʼ s City of God, Machiavelli ʼ s Prince, Hobbes ʼ Leviathan, Austen ʼ s Pride and Prejudice, Burke, Lincoln, Nietzsche, the U.S. Constitution, the book of Luke and Acts. When Offered: Fall, sophomore year. Unit(s): 8. YMDT 202 - On Knowing God Examines the development of classical Christian doctrine. Includes readings such as the letters of Paul, the gospel of John, works by Irenaeus, Athanasius, Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John Calvin and John Bunyan. When Offered: Spring, sophomore year. Unit(s): 8. YMDT 214 - Medieval & Reformation Thought Considers writings such as The Divine Comedy, Erasmus ʼ Praise of Folly, Boethius ʼ Consolation of Philosophy, Anselm, Abelard, Aquinas ʼ Summa Theologica, Martin Luther, John Calvin and Creeds of the Church. When Offered: Fall, sophomore year. Unit(s): 8. YMDT 217 - Pauline Epistles Explores each of the Pauline Epistles. When Offered: Fall, sophomore year. Unit(s): 4.
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