Philosophy of Religion
e.g. abort ion , euthanas ia, gene tic engineering, infanticide, su rro ga te motherhood , business ethics. environmental issues, etc. PH 625 Seminar in Ethical Issues II (3) An in-depth study of one specifi c issu e currently being debated in business , medi cal and/or soc ial eth ics. E lect ive. PH 667 Seminar in Philosophi cal Anthropology and Philoso phy of the Mind (3) A srndy and defense of th e exis tence and nacure of the soul , the reality of disembodied existence. the narnre of human action. and issues in personal identiry. Va rious model s of human nacure will be in vesti ga ted (dualism, behavior ism , fun c tionalism , the identity thesis, eliminative materi alism). as well as their implications for e thi <.-s. PH 669 Seminar in Historical Apologetics (3) A st ud y of the histori c it y of the Scriprnres with special emphasis on miracles, the New Testamen t, and the resurrection of Jesus. Elective. PH 684 Seminar in Philosophy of Religion (3) An inve s ti ga ti o n of the ar g u ments fo r and against th e exis tence of God, faith and reason , the use of religious language, and the philosophi ca l clarification and defense of the a ttributes of the Cod of Sc riptllre.
PH 685 Seminar in Philosophi cal Theology (3) A philosophi cal analysis of impor tant doc trines o f the C hristi an faith. e .g. . freedom and deter minism, the incarnati on and the coherence of theism . Special emph as is will be placed on the concept of the attributes of God, on philosophical prolegome na to the practi ce of rh eology, and on religious plura lism. PH 722 Cults of America (2) The d istinctive features of the cu lts of Ame ri ca with their si gnif ica nce in th e developm e nt of religi ous thoug ht and with partic ular reference to th e ir treatment of the cen tral features of ortho dox C hristi an doctrine. E lective. PH 730 Directed Study (1-4) Reading and research in selected areas of philosophv of rel ig io n and ethics. E lective. PH 735 Seminar (1-3) Selected copies in the fi e lds of phi lo so ph y , apo logetics and eth ics. May be repeated with dif ferent content. E lective. PH 835 Advanced Seminar (1-3) Superv ised research of se lected copies within the fields of philos oph y, a pologe ti c s , a nd ethics. lvlay be re peated with different content. E lective. PH 880 Directed Research (1-3) Supervised research in se lec ted areas of phi losoph y of religion. E lective for Th.M. stlldenrs.
Chair: R. Douglas Geivett, Ph.D.
PH 547 The Theology and Philosophy of Science (3)
A study of va ri ous issues that arise in the integration of science and orthodox C hristian theology (e.g. models of inregration , the scientific status of c reationism , the creat ion/evoluti on debate) as well as an investigation of selected topics in philosoph y of sc ience rele va nt co a C hristi a n worldv iew (e.g. the realist/anrire al isr debate, the nacure, forma tion, use, and confirmation of sci entific laws and theories , scien tism and the limits of science). PH 566 History and Normative Systems of Ethics (3) A survey and eva luation of various ethicists and their systems from within a C hristian framework . Emphasis will be pl aced on Aris tot le , Augustine, Aqu inas , the utilitarians and Kant, and a stlldy of va rious issues in metaethics and norm a ti ve ethics , as wel l as an investigati on of e thical decision
FACULTY Distinguished Professor: lvloreland Professor: Geivett, Rae Associate Professor: DeWeese, Horner Research Professor: C raig
OBJECTIVES
The C hristi a n lead er often deals with problems that are related to contemporary trends in philosophi ca l and scientifi c thought. For this reason, a knowl edge of the intell ectual he ritage of the western world and the apolo getic techniques and postures that are of most value is needed .
COURSES PH 523 Metaphysics I (3)
A top ical study of the nature and methodology of metaphysics with emphasis on the nature and ulei mate categor ies of being as well as specific areas (e.g. causation , space and time, th e sou l, freedom and determinism. pe rsonal id en tity, and essentialism). Special emphasis will be pl aced on inte g rari n g metaph ys ics with the co nstru c tion and defense o f a Christian worldview. PH 524 Metaphysics II (3) A topical study of important selected th emes and person s in the fi e ld of metaphysics. Empha sis will be placed on current ten sions between C hri s tian theism and va rious me ta ph ysica l posi tions and on key past and present fi gures in metaph ysics. Elective. PH 544 Epistemology I (3) A topical study in the definition of knowledge and justified belief, problems in sk e ptici s m, the nacure of epistemic justifica ti on and the nature of truth. Applica tion will be made to special epis temological issues in religion , e.g. reli g io;ts experience , miracles , inerrancy, burden of proof issues. PH 545 Epistemology II (3) A conceptual ana lysis and philo sophical evaluation of impo rtant contemporary issues in epistemol ogy. Spec ia l emphasis will be pl aced on the role that key current and past figures have played in for mulating these issues. An applica tion of epistemological themes will be made to the concerns of reli gious epistemolo:,,,y. Elective.
making and case studies. PH 602 Apologetics (3)
An examination of the C hristian world view and the various C hrist ian apologetic responses in relation to the areas of history. science. and philosophy. Required for M.Div. and M.A. (T.H.) stlldents. Elec tive for M.A.Ph. students. PH 624 Seminar in Ethical Issues I (3) A study of var iou s topics c ur re ntl y being debated in eth ics,
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