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Building on a close reading of the Institutes of the Christian Religion and selected other works, this course will study the life and theology of John Calvin, including the development of his thought in its sixteenth-century context and recent scholarship on Calvin. (Cross-listed as BTS 386)
454 American Philosophy
This course seeks to answer the question as to whether American intellectuals have offered a unique contribution to the history of philosophy. The course considers not only the important works of leading American thinkers from Jonathan Edwards to Richard Rorty, but also how social, economic, political, and cultural developments have shaped America’s philosophical ethos. Students will study the place of New England Theology under Jonathan Edwards, the iconoclasm of the Transcendentalists, and the post-Civil War development of Pragmatism from Charles Pierce and William James to Richard Rorty. (3 credits) (Cross-listed as PHL 454) (Formerly HIS 354)
499 History Capstone: Paper/Project and Presentation
The Liberal Studies major at Providence Christian College culminates in two capstone courses. These courses are designed to allow students to demonstrate their mastery of institution-wide learning outcomes as well as their achievement of competency in their chosen area of concentration through a presentation of a paper or project. Particular components of this course including goals, objectives and methods of assessment appropriate for the particular concentration will be set by the faculty member. (3 credits)
Humanities (HUM)
110 Philosophical, Political, and Economic Thought
This course is an introductory study of the human occupation with some of the seminal questions of existence, including: What is? What are the extent and limits of our understanding of God’s created order? What is the best life? What is justice? How should we organize ourselves in terms of the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth? The course will think through these questions through a careful reading and discussion of thinkers from pre- Antiquity to the present day, with attention paid both to the development and the interplay of ideas and consequences across the Classical, Medieval, Modern and post-Modern epochs. The course is a core course required of all students with no prerequisites. (3 credits)
211 Classical and Medieval Civilization and Culture
This course unfolds the history of the West from the rise of antiquity to the close of Christendom, through a careful study of historical documents, literary works, and philosophical treatises. By examining the connection between ideas and consequences, the course brings clarity to why and how the West was made, underwent upheaval from one epoch to the next, and became modern. The course is a core course required of all students. Prerequisite: HUM 110 or instructor approval. (3 credits)
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