Foundation Seminars:

Foundation seminars are year-long courses that cover the biblical, historical, theological and philosophical foundations for the entire curriculum. The seminars are designed to equip students to understand that all truth is God’s truth and create a cognitive framework for thinking well about the integrated nature of the curriculum. Each student will read primary and secondary texts on such fundamental truths as the nature and existence of God, creation, human nature, and life in community. The study of these foundational areas will be informed by the biblical concepts of creation, fall, redemption, and glorification. 

HUM 100 Foundations Seminar: Nature and Existence of God

This seminar focuses on the nature of knowledge and theological prolegomena. Topics will include the nature of faith, reason, and how they are integrated/inseparable; how humans know God and understand his existence; the orthodox understanding of the nature Trinity and the mission of God.

HUM 200 Foundations Seminar: Creation and Metaphysics

This seminar will consider the creation of the world as God’s outer works (opera ad extra). Covering topics such as how reality has been understood and communicated, the nature of revelation (both general and special), theories of providence and theories of participation. Students will also consider the knowability of reality, how language relates reality to the human mind, and the effects of sin and the fall on reality. 

HUM 300 Foundations Seminars: Human Nature & Theological Anthropology 

Extending the topics of HUM 200, this seminar focuses on a particular part of reality, human nature, covering such questions as what does it mean to be human, how does humanity relate to the material and social world around them, the development of modern psychology and the transhumanism movement. Special attention will be given to epistemology and the philosophy of language, the Incarnation and what it accomplished. 

HUM 400 Foundations Seminars: Social & Political Philosophy

Social philosophy is the study of the relationships between people in society, and people in and with institutions. Examples include family, economic markets, businesses, communal associations, and social structures. Special attention will be given to the nature of the church and its relations to social institutions. Political philosophy focuses on the role of government in society and such questions as the role of justice and the state, the relationship of church and state, and how to understand war and peace in God’s world. The nature of “culture” and the relationship between Christ and culture will also be considered. 

HUM 101   Great Texts of the Ancient World:

A seminar in the great books of literature, history, philosophy, and theology of early Western civilization. This course provides a survey of the seminal events, people, and ideas of the ancient world.

HUM 102   Great Texts of Late Antiquities:

A seminar in the great books of literature, history, philosophy, and theology of Western civilization during the first through the eighth century AD. This course provides a survey of the seminal events, people, and ideas of late antiquities.

HUM 201 Great Texts of the Medieval World:

A seminar in the great books of literature, history, philosophy, and theology of Western civilization from the ninth through fourteenth centuries. This course provides a survey of the seminal events, people, and ideas of the medieval world.

HUM 202 Great Texts of the Renaissance and Reformation:

A seminar in the great books of literature, history, philosophy, and theology of Western culture from the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. This course provides a survey of the seminal events, actors, and ideas comprising Western culture from the Renaissance to the beginning of the Age of Reason. 

HUM 301 Great Texts of the Enlightenment:

A seminar in the great books of the history, literature, philosophy, and theology of Western civilization during the seventeenth through eighteenth centuries.This course provides a survey of the seminal events, people, and ideas of the Enlightenment.

HUM 302 Great Books of the 19th Century:

A seminar in the great books of the history, literature, philosophy, and theology of Western civilization during the nineteenth century. This course provides a survey of the seminal events, people, and ideas of the nineteenth century. 

HUM 401 Great Texts of the 20th Century:

A seminar in the great books of the history, literature, philosophy, and theology of Western civilization during the twentieth century. This course provides a survey of the seminal events, people, and ideas of the twentieth century.

HUM 402 & 403 Tutorials:

Fourth year students may select a topic around which to build a course that complements the core curriculum. Students select a particular author, topic, or philosophical question to study under the guidance of a professor. Examples include: The Philosophy of Plato, The Art of Film, Entrepreneurial Thinking, Political Issues of the 21st Century, Doctrine of the Christian Life, etc. These courses allow for closer mentorship with faculty and for students to pursue academic interests. 

BIB 101 Old Testament Survey:

A survey of the Old Testament with a focus on the genre, context, and history of the individual texts in relation to the overall storyline of the Bible. Emphasis will be given to the historical background, and theological message of the Old Testament.

BIB 102 New Testament Survey:

A survey of the New Testament with a focus on the genre, context, and history of the individual texts in relation to the overall storyline of the Bible. Emphasis will be given to the historical background, and theological message of the New Testament.