G131 Contemporary Thought (Semester)

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Overview

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audit for $375

Auditing means you are not required to complete assignments and the professor will not be reviewing your work. We strongly recommend full participation for maximum value.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Following the completion of the course, a student will be able to:

Define and engage significant concepts such as ‘worldview,’ ‘ideology,’ ‘epistemology,’ ‘ontology,’ ‘social imaginary,’ and ‘secularization.’
Interpret and explain various ideologies, philosophies and worldviews that influence contemporary thought.
Articulate a cohesive Christian worldview and critically engage competing, contemporary worldviews.
Recognize and critique structural sin.
Engage contemporary issues with the hope of God’s manifesting reign.
Identify and discuss significant global issues.

Texts & Materials

Contemporary Thought Course Reader

Endo, Shusako. Silence: A Novel. New York: Picador, 2015

Students are also required to bring a paper Bible to each class, preferably NIV, NLT or NRSV

Course Description

This course seeks to uncover the ideological roots of modern and postmodern society, while engaging significant worldviews, major philosophies, and world religions, in an attempt to better understand reasons for hope in our contemporary world.

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