rural products such as art, litera ture , film, music and television. AP 645 Christian Faith in the Public Square (2) An exploration of the proper model for C hristian involvement in public discourse, policy and activity. Attention is given co the intelligent analysis and critique of key social issues with respect to the C hristian world view and techniques for the defense of the C hristian position in public forums. AP 647 Religion, Law and Human Rights (2) An analysis of the way in which the C hristian faith can provide the only defensible basis for legal absolutes and basic human rights. Cases in domestic and international law are used to illustrate the need for a transcendent perspective on such issues and chat the biblical revela tion is the only reasonable source of such a perspective. AP 651 Comparative Religions (2) A survey of the beliefs, practices and sacred texts of the major non-Christian religious traditions of the East a nd West. Special ,mention is g iven co the critique of the va riou s belief systems a long with ways in which Chris tians can effectively communi cate and defend the Gospel to people of ocher faiths. AP 653 Cults of America (2) The distinctive features of the cult~ of America with their significance in the development of religious thought. Special attention is paid to their mi streatment of the central features of orthodox Christian doc trine and apologetic responses. AP 655 Mormonism: Doctrine and History (2) A survey of the doctrine and his tory of the C hurch of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saines from 1820 to the present with an emphasis upon Joseph Smith , Jr. , and the begin ning of the church. l\lormon doc trinal development and c hange and a critique and response vis-a vis the Bible and the original
AP 610 Elementary Principles of Biblical Languages (3) Basic principles of language chat are foundational to interpreting the bibli ca l cexc. Overview of the structure of the biblical languages, evaluation of theories of Bible translation, and instruction in the use of various cools based on the original languages. The course will aid the student in under standing issues that arise in inter pretation because of the original languages. (Same as BE 530.) AP 611, 612 Beginning Greek I, II (2, 2) An introdu cto ry studv of the basic elements of New Testa ment Greek. Translation of por tions of the New Testament in the second semester. Designed for srndents who have not com pleted a full sequence of begin nin g Greek co urses. (Sa me as TrNT 501 , .'i0Z.) AP 619 Biblical Archaeology (2) An introduction co the science of archaeology in biblical la nd s. Special emphasis is given to the role specific archaeological explo ration ha s pla yed in providing objective confirmation of the accuracy of the biblical narrative. AP 621 Logic and Critical Thinking (2) A study of the methods and prin c iples used co make distinctions between good and bad reasoning with special emphasis on analysis of arguments for and against the Christian faith. AP 623 World View Analysis (2) A survey chat includes a philo sophical and rheological analysis of the major types of non-C hrist ian world views such as panthe ism. atheism , polytheism, finite godism and deism. AP 625 Philosophy of Religion (2) A survey of philosophi ca l issues that arise in relation to theistic religions. Problems such as the existence of God , the problem of ev il, reli gious language, faith and reason , etc. are discussed in the co ntext of demonstrating that histori c Christianity can provi de reasonab le solutions. AP 626 Ethics (2) A philosophical and thenlngical evaluation of va rious ethical sys tems and the application of those systems to high profile moral issues in society.
AP 627 Bioethics (2) A survey of and Christian apolo getic response to some of the most critica l ethical issues of the day c oming from biomedical research and practice. The course addresses the difficult questions involved in areas such as human reprod uction , cloning, abortion , end-of-life issues , organ trans plant , ge neti c engineering, e uthanasi a and more. AP 629 Scientific Apologetics (2) A survey of the issues and ideas invol ved in the re lationship between science, philosophy and the biblical world view. Special emphasis is given to scientific issues and controversies that are used by skeptics to call C hristian ity into question. AP 632 A History of Christian Apologetics (2) A survey of apologists and apolo getic act ivity from the rime of the apostles and the early Church fathers to the great apologises of our own century. AP 636 Modern Apologetics: Theory and Method (2) A study a nd evaluation of the various modern approaches co the apologetic cask (e.g. , evidential ism , presuppnsirionalism and comhinari o nalism) and religious epistt:mology, with constant ref erenct: to the tht:ological under pinnings and the nature and va lue nf Christian apologetics insidt: and outside the church. AP 638 Spiritual Formation and the Life of the Mind (2) A course designt:d to enhance the personal spiritual development nf the apologise. Special emphasis is give n to the importan ce of defending the faith with humility and reverence, as well as defining the role of apologetics in the overall mission of the C hurch. AP 641 Contemporary Theology: Survey and Critique (2) A survey nf contemporary theo logical trends with special empha sis on apologetic critique of the unorthodox elements in positions such as process, liberation/pnliri cal, feminist/goddess, gay/lesbian, e nvironmental. racial /ethnic and postmodern theologies. AP 643 Culture and Apologetics (2) A study of the ways in which the truths of the Gospel and the Christian world view are reflected in elite and popular cul-
cique of modern biblical crtt1- cism. Required of M.A. srndents. AP 541, 542 Essential Christian Doctrine I, II (2, 2) A pr esentat ion and biblical defense of the essential Christian doctrines with special reference to contemporary criticism of the value and truth of doctrinal asser tions . Required of rvl.A. students. AP 550 Historical Theology (3) History of the C hurch from the apostolic Fathers co the modern era with an emphasis on the development of doctrine. High lights key thinkers in the patris tic, medi eva l. Reformation and modern eras. Required of M.A. students. AP 551 Patristic and Medieval Theology (3) History of the church from the Apostolic Fathers co the eve of the Reformation with an emphasis on the development of doctrine. Dis cussion of key thinkers, such as Ori gen, Tertullian, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas and Scotus. Prerequisite: Advisor's approval required. AP 552 Reformation and Mod ern Theology (3) History ofrhe church from the Reformation co the present with an emphasis on the key Continen tal and Englis h Reformers, in c ludin g Zwingli, Luther and Ca lv in. Disrnssion of the co unter-Reformation , Protestant scholasticism, th e Enlightenment. and important theological devel opments in the modern era. Opportunity is given for students to study the polity and history of their own denomination. Prereq uisite: Advisor's approval required AP 601-603 Defending the Faith I, II, Ill (2, 2, 2) A series of crn,rdinated lectures by experts in var ious areas of apolo getics addressing some of the most serious inte llectua l challenges co the Gospel and the Christian world view. 601, 602 and 6m do not need co he taken in sequence. AP 604 Defending the Faith: Continuing Study (1-6) A special cou rse designed for stu dents with a pologeti cs back ground through c redit and/or noncredit co urses in the basic content of 601, 602. 603, or approved co urses, who need co make up units upon being admit ted to the degree program. Advi sor's approval required.
Gospel of Jesus C h rise. AP 656 The Occult (2)
An overview of and Christian res ponse en a ran ge of occu It ideas and pra c ti ces. Topics include divination, ritual magic, sor cery, spiritism , witchcraft, Satanism, as well as occult ele ments in various New Age beli e fs and prac tices.
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