TALBOT SCHOOL CF" THEOLOGY
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co nce pt of th e attribut es of God , on phil oso phi cal pr olego mena to the practi ce of th eology, and on reli gious pluralism. PH 722 Cults of America (2)
PH 667 Seminar in Philosophical Anthropology and Philosophy of the Mind (3)
ence relevant to a Chri stian worldview (e.g. the realist/ antirealist debate, the nature, formation, use, and confirma tion of scientific laws and th eo ri es, sc i entism and the limits of science) . PH 566 History and Normative Systems of Ethics (3) A survey and eva luati on of var ious ethicists and their systems fromwithin a Christian framework. Emph as is will be pl aced on Aristotl e, Augustin e, Aquin as, th e utilitari ans and Kant , and a st udy of vari ous iss ues in metaethics and normati ve ethics, as well as an investigation of ethical dec i sion-making and case studies. PH 602 Apologetics (3) An examination of the Christian world viewand the various Christian apolo getic responses in relation to the areas of history, science , and philosophy. Required for M.Div. and M.A. (T.H.) students. Elective for M.A.Ph. students. PH 624 Seminar in Ethical Issues I (3) A study of various topi cs currently being debated in ethics, e.g. abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering, infan ticide, surrogate motherhood, business ethics, environmental issues, etc. PH 625 Seminar in Ethical Issues II (3) An in-depth studyof one specific issue currently being debated in business, medical and/ or social ethics. Elective.
Chair: R. Douglas Geivett , Ph .D. FACULTY Professor: Geivett, Moreland, Rae
.-\ study and defense of the existence and nature of the so ul , the rea lity of di sembodi ed ex istence , the nature of human action. and issues in personal ident ity. Va rious models of human na tu re will be in l'es tigat ed (duali sm, behaviorism, fun cti onali sm, the iden tity thesis, eliminat ive materialism), as we ll as their impl ica tions for ethi cs. PH 669 Seminar in Historical Apologetics (3) A study of the historicity of the Scrip tures with special emphasis on mira cles, the New Testament, and the res urrection ofJesus. Elective . PH 684 Seminar in Philosophy of Religion (3) An investigation of the arguments for and against the existence of God, faith and reason, the use of religious lan guage, and the philosophical clarifica tion and defen se of the attributes of the God of Scripture. PH 685 Seminar in Philosophical Theology (3) A philosophical analysis of important doctrines of the Christian faith , e.g. , freedom and determinism, the incar nation and the coherence of theism. Special emphasis will be placed on the
Associate Professor: Cox Research Professor: Craig OBJECTIVES
The distinctive features of the cults of Ameri ca with their signifi cance in the development of re ligious thought and with particular reference to th e ir treatment of the central feat ures of orthodox Christian doctrine. Elective. I T-29 PH 730 Directed Study (1-4)
The Christian leader often deals with problems that are related to contempo rary trends in philosophical and scientific thoughL For this reason, a knowledge of the intellectual heritage of the western world and the apologetic techniques and postures that are of most value is needed. COURSES PH 523 Metaphysics I (3) A topical study of the nature and methodology of metaphysics with emphasis on the nature and ultimate categories of being as well as specific areas (e.g. causation, space and time, the soul, freedom and determinism, per sonal identity, and essentialism) . Special emphasis will be placed on integrating metaphysics with the construction and defense of aChristian worldview. PH 524 Metaphysics II (3) A topical study of important selected themes and persons in the field of metaphysics. Emphasis will be placed on current tensions between Christian theism and various metaphysical posi tions and on key past and present fig ures in metaphysics. Elective. PH 544 Epistemology I (3) A topical study in the definition of knowledge and justified belief, prol> lems in skepticism, the nature of epis temic justification and the nature of truth . Application will be made to spe cial epistemological issues in religion , e.g. religious experience , miracles, inerrancy, burden of proof issues. PH 545 Epistemology II (3) A conceptual analysis and philosophi cal evaluation of important contempo rary issues in epistemology. Special emphasis will be placed on the role that key current and past figures have played in formulating these issues. An application of epistemological themes will be made to the concerns of reli gious epistemology. Elective. PH 547 The Theology and Philosophy of Science (3) A study of various issues that arise in the integration of science and ortho dox Christian theology (e.g. models of integration, the scientific status of cre ationism, the creation / evolution debate) as well as an investigation of selected topics in philosophy of sci-
Reading and resea rch in selec ted areas of philosophy of religion and ethics. Elective. PH 735 Seminar (1·3) Selected topics in the fields of philoso phy, apologetics and ethi cs. May be repeated with different content. Elective. PH 835 Advanced Seminar (1·3) Supervised research of selected topics within the fields of philosophy, apolo getics, and ethics . May be repeated
with different content. Elective. PH 880 Directed Research (1-3)
Supervised research in selected areas of philosophy of religion. Elective for Th.M. students.
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