This course focuses on the categorization and understanding of various passages in the Bible related to civil government and society. As such students will immerse themselves in various resources relevant to this topic, including Daniel F. N. Ritchie’s in-depth volume, “A Conquered Kingdom: Biblical Civil Government.”
Requirements:
Students must show an in-depth understanding of the material presented and be able to accurately discuss and apply the details of systematic theonomy. This will entail a series of well-written works, including works on applying theonomic principles to concerns of modern America (e.g., terrorism, war, socialized medicine, international relations, immigration, traffic laws), as well as a final paper describing the ideal America from a theonomic perspective.
| This course focuses on defending Christianity against attacks from all other philosophies and religions. As such students will be trained to think presuppositionally by making the Bible the starting point of their defense and learning to refute non-Chrisitan worldviews by conducting an internal critique of their first principles. Students will learn from two of the most able defenders of the faith, Greg L. Bahnsen and Vincent Chueng. |
| Requirements: Students must show an in-depth understanding of the material presented and produce a series of well-written works accurately applying presuppositional apologetics. In addition, students will write a final paper applying presuppositionalism to refute one of the following worldviews: Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, or a false-Christian cult (e.g., Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witness). |
| This course focuses on the impact of the Reformation on Western social and legal traditions. Texts include Douglas F. Kelly’s “The Emergence of Liberty in the Modern World,” David W. Hall’s “The Genevan Reformation and the American Founding,” Harold J. Berman’s “Law and Revolution II,” and Nathaniel S. McFetridge’s “Calvinism in History: A Political, Moral and Evangelizing Force.” By the end of the course students should have a thorough understanding of the Reformation’s transformative effect on Western civilization. |
Requirements: Students must show an in-depth understanding of the material presented and produce a series of well-written works demonstrating their understanding of the course material. In addition, students will be assigned a final paper about a specific area that the Reformation has had a positive effect on Western civilization. |
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