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Department of Philosophy of Religion Mark M. Hanna, PhD, Chair Faculty Associate Professor: Hanna The minister often deals w ith problems which a1-e 1-elated to contemporary trends in philosophical and scientific thought For this reason, he needs a knowledge of the intellectual heritage of the western world and the apologetic techn iques and pos­ tu1-es which are of most value. Four hours of credi t from the offeri ngs may be applied as elective credit toward the major in sys­ temat ic theology PHR 602 APOLOGET ICS (2) The acceptab ilit y of the Christian faith in the light of the biblical, historical and ar­ chaeological reco rds, Christian.experience, science and philosophy Prescribed for M.Div and MA (TS.) students. PHR 702 BIBLE AND SCIENCE (2) Crucial aspects of the relationship between the biblical 1-ecord and the methods and findings of science. Elective. PHR 708 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY FROM A THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (2-3) Development of ph ilosophy with special emphasis upon the junctures where philos­ ophy has influenced Christianity Elective. PHR 7 10 MODERN APOLOGETIC OPTIONS (2) Reading and evaluation of crucial modern apologists, as, Butler, Paley, Edwards . Machen, Van Til, Carnell and Montogomery Elective. PHR 7 1 I PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION (2) Philosophy of religion in terms of such top­ ics as the origin and growth of rel1g1on, the

lntercultural Studies 50 I DYNAMICS OF THE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE (3) 502 SOCIAL ORGANIZATION (3) 5 13 GRAMMAR AND TRANSLATION (3) 5 16 MEANING AND TRANSLATION (3) 520 INTERPERSONAL AND INTER­ CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT (3) 532 PEOPLES OF THEWORLD (3) 60 I CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPO­ LOGICAL THEORY (3) 606 NATURE OF ANTHROPOLOGI­ CAL INQUIRY (4) 62 1 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTICS (3) 622 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICA- TION (3) 705 SEMIOTICS (3) 706 IDEOLOGICAL CONFLICT (3) 721 TOPICS IN SOCIOLINGUISTICS COGNITIVE (3) 761 SEX ROLES IN SOCIETY (3) History and Theology of Missions 540 PRINCIPLES OF CHURCH PLANT­ ING (3) 546 HISTORY OF THE EXPANSION OF CHRISTIANITY (3) 550 CHRISTIANITYAND CULTURE (3) 555 MISSIONS AND EVANGELISM (4) 556 WORLD RELIGIONS (2) 640 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY FOR MISSIONARIES (2) 655 CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGY OF MISSIONS (3) 742 HISTORY OF MISSIONS (3) 751 THEOLOGY OF MISSIONS (3)

traditional proofs for God and the prob­ lem of evil. Elective. PHR 714 RELIGIOUS EXISTENTIALISM (2) Leading exist ential writers and concepts . with their implications for Christian fa ith In thought Elective. PHR 716 PROBLEMS OF KNOWLEDGE IN RELIGIOUS THOUGHT (2) Major approaches to religious epistemol ­ ogy, including contemporary contributions to the meaning of inspiration and authority Elective. PHR 720 THEOLOGICAL LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLISM (2) The significance and criticism of theological language with an analysis of bibl ical usage. Histor ical and contemporary Christ ian sysmbols. Elective. PHR 722 CULTS OF AMERICA (Same as CH 722) (2) The dist inctive features of the cults of America with their significance in the de­ velopment of religious thought and with particular reference to their treatment of the central features of orthodox Christian doctrine. Elective. PHR 724 CURRENT PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES (2) An intensive study of the thought of par­ t icular philosophers of rel igion or impor­ tant phi losophical issues as they relate to theology May be repeated with different course content Elective. PHR 758 WORLD RELIGIONS (Same as ICS 556) (2) The dist inctive features of the worl d's eth­ nic rel igions, the ph ilosoph ical and psycho­ logical implicat ions and the significant cul­ tu ral patterns surrounding their develop­ ment Elective. PHR 767 DIRECTED STUDY (2-4) Reading and research in selected and con­ centrated areas, as epistemology, ethics, existentialism, theological language and non-Christian religions. Elective.

Society, Technology and Missions 560 URBAN EVANGELISM (3) 561 TOPICS IN APPLIED CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) 562 CULTURAL CHANGE (3) 570 BIBLE TRANSLATION (3) 571 TECHNOLOGY AND MISSIONS TO PICS (3) 581 JEWISH LIFE AND EVANGELISM (3) 661 INTRODUCTION TO CHURCH GROWTH (3) 67 1 CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION (3) 672 ADVANCED BIBLE TRANSLATION (3) 762 ADVANCED CHURCH GROWTH (3) 770 DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH (3) 772 HERMENEUTICS IN ETHNOHISTORICAL PERSPEC­ TIVES (3) 785 MISSION ORGANIZATIONS (3 ) 860 THE CHURCH IN THIRD WORLD SOCIETIES (3 ) 870 THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION BY EXTENSION (3) Seminars 7 10 SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (3) 720 SEMINAR IN LINGUISTICS (3) 730 SEMINAR IN SOCIOLINGUISTICS (3) 740 SEMINAR IN ETHNOTHEOLOGY (3) 745 SEMINAR IN MISSION STRATEGY (3) 750 SEMINAR IN THEOLOGY OF MIS- SION (3) 760 SEMINAR IN EVANGELISM (3) 79 1-792 FIELD PRACTICUM (2, 2) 793-794 INDEPENDENT STUDY ( 1-4, 1-4) 796 THESIS (0) 797 THESIS FIRST DRAFT (2) 798 THESIS FINAL DRAFT (2) 897-898 RESEARCH SEMINAR ( 1-4, I -4)

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