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82 AE 610 Advanced Apologetics This advanced class explores more deeply subjects such as apologetic methods, arguments for God's existence, the reliability of the Bible, and objections to Christianity. Prerequisite: AE 500 Apologetics and Ethics. Offered fall semesters. Two hours. AE 620 Advanced Christian Ethics An advanced class in biblical and philosophical ethics. Prerequisite: AE 500 Apologetics and Ethics. Offered spring semesters. Two hours. AE 630 Contemporary Apologists Helps students understand the works of key contemporary apologists so that they are equipped to engage in contemporary world apologetics. Two hours. AE 640 Christianity and Alternate Religions This course assists students in understanding and evaluating various alternative religious movements sociologically, philosophically, and theologically, so that they may respond to them from the perspective of biblical Christianity. Fall semesters, odd years. Two hours. AE 645 Dynamics of Faith and Doubt Addresses the meaning of biblical faith and how it relates to doubts about the truth and rationality of Christianity. Students will be challenged to assess their own faith and how they can strengthen it. Offered spring semesters, odd years. Two hours. AE 661 History of Philosophy This course investigates leading philosophers in the history of Western philosophy, including Aristotle, Plato, Augustine, Descartes, Pascal, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, and Sartre. Students will learn how to understand these thinkers and how to evaluate their ideas philosophically and theologically with the goal of developing a Christian mind that is aware of the major stream of philosophical thought in the Western tradition. Offered spring semesters, odd years. Two hours. AE 664 Religious Pluralism Explores claims of Christian uniqueness and exclusivity relating to theories of comparative religion. Other world religions will be compared with Christianity. Includes fieldwork with adherents to other faiths. Offered fall semesters. Three hours. AE 665 The Philosophy of Pascal Examines Pascal's contribution to the philosophy of religion in areas of philosophical/theological anthropology, prudence and the ethics of belief and skepticism and Christian faith. Two hours. AE 669 The Philosophy of C. S. Lewis Explores Lewis' philosophy of religion concerning the existence of God, miracles, the problem of evil and Christian morality, primarily through studying the books Mere Christianity, Miracles, The Problem of Pain, A Grief Observed, and The Screwtape Letters. Offered spring semesters, even years. Two hours. AE 670 Academic Teaching Teaches students the science and art of teaching more philosophically and theologically rigorous topics in diverse teaching environments, which involves translating personal research into intellectually dynamic and existentially transformative lesson plans. Students will apply the Socratic method, contemporary