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Academic Catalog 2013-2014

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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 501 Defending the Christian Faith. Offered fall semesters, odd years. Two hours. AE 620 Advanced Christian Ethics An advanced class in biblical and philosophical ethics. Prerequisite: AE 601 Christian Ethics and Modern Culture. Offered spring semesters, even years. Three 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. Offered spring semesters, odd years. 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. Offered fall semesters, even years. Three 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. Two hours. AE 647 Major Philosophers of the Western World Addresses classic texts of Western philosophy from the ancient, medieval, and modern periods, including Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Pascal, Kant, and Nietzsche. 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 field work with adherents to other faiths and components that meet the globalization awareness requirement for those in the MA (Apologetics and Ethics) program. 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. Two hours. AE 694 Writing for Publication This course emphasizes the integration of faith and scholarship, as well as developing the skills needed to publish at both the academic and popular level. Two hours. 80

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