Renown Conference PH 115 J CT Principles of Christian Worldview Spring, 2014 Supervising Instructor: Dr. Dan DeWitt, Dean of Boyce College Course Contact: Dr. Dave DeKlavon ddeklavon@sbts.edu Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students to basic principles of a Christian worldview including core biblical doctrines, critical skills for analyzing other worldviews, and apologetic strategies for personal evangelism. Course Outcomes: 1. Students will analyze the critical components of a Christian worldview centered around the meta-narrative of Scripture: creation, fall, redemption and glorification. 2. Students will understand the essential categories for analyzing competing worldviews with an emphasis given to comparing and contrasting Theism and Atheism. 3. Students will explore principles for effective evangelism with unbelievers as an application of apologetics. Required Text: Sire, James W. The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog. 5th ed. Westmont, IL: InterVarsity Academic. 2009.
Course Requirements: 1. Students are required to attend worldview sessions, participate in groupdiscussions, and keep and organize course notes and handouts. Students should save handouts, notes and other documents to show that they attended the required sessions of the conference. 2. Additional assignments a. All assignments are due by Friday, March 2nd. You must complete all assignments in order to receive credit for the course. b. You may either mail or email your assignment. Note these instructions: If you mail your assignments, use the following address: Dr. Dave DeKlavon PH115J CT Renown Conference, Spring 2014 Boyce College 2825 Lexington Road Louisville, KY 40280 ***Make sure your name is on any assignments you mail. If you email your assignments, do the following. Email them to: ddeklavon@sbts.edu In the subject line, use the following format: PH115J CT Renown Conference. Your Name. Name of the Assignment For example: PH115J CT Renown Conference. Mary Smith. Book Review Send the assignments as a Word document attachment or in PDF format. NOTE: All work must be sent in at the same time. If mailed, place all the documents in one envelope. If more than one email is sent, be sure they are all sent at the same time.
Course Requirements (continued): c. Note the following instructions for each of the three assignments. BOOK REVIEW a. You are to read the book The Universe Next Door by James W. Sire (5 th ed.) and write a response paper to it. b. Your paper must be a minimum of 3 full pages long (it may be longer). Use one inch margins, Roman 12 point font, and single space. ***Write your name at the top of the first page, and the bibliographical information for the book. Write a 1-2 paragraph introduction to the book (its general purpose and aim). Write each chapter number and title, and write a one paragraph summary of each chapter. Conclude with a minimum one-half page personal response and evaluation of the book. INTERVIEWS a. Complete the Worldview Interaction Form in your syllabus. The form must either be mailed with your interviews, or scanned and emailed with them. b. Conduct interviews with three people who have different worldviews than your own. These interviews should be planned with the assistance of your Pastor, Youth Pastor, or parent. c. The interviews should focus on the person s response to these four questions: 1. Does God exist and what is God like? 2. What is wrong with the world and what is the solution to the problems of this world? 3. How can a person become right with God? 4. What happens to a person at death? ***At the end of the interview, write a summary of the interview including something new you learned from it. d. Write at least a 2 page, single spaced summary of each interview. VIDEO/AUDIO FILES a. See the Worldview Video Requirement in your syllabus for a list of video/audio files that you are to view. Place your initials next to each one after you listen to it. This form must either be mailed with your summaries, or scanned and emailed with them. You must watch/listen to each file. b. Write at least a one page, single spaced review of each item listed. List the name of the file and then your review. Your review should include both a summary of the file, your response to it, and a personal application of it. If you have any questions about these assignments, you may contact Dr. Dave DeKlavon at ddeklavon@sbts.edu.
Renown Conference Form PH115J CT Worldview Interaction Student s Name: _ Email Address: Phone Number: ( )- Pastor, Youth Pastor, or Parent: Name: _ Email Address: Phone Number: ( )- Please list the three worldviews represented in your interviews: I have satisfactorily completed interviews with 3 people who have different worldviews than myself. Signature Student s Signature Pastor, Youth Pastor, or Parent
Worldview Video Requirement Please initial next to each video/audio after you have viewed it online. In a separate document, include a paragraph summary of each video and submit as required by instructor. Atheism Remix http://vimeo.com/7701979 Ravi Zacharias http://www.veritas.org/media.aspx#!/v/957 William Lane Craig http://www.veritas.org/media.aspx#!/v/538 Good Without God http://www.theolatte.com/2011/03/good-without-god/ Dr. Mohler at Give Me an Answer http://vimeo.com/23008457 C.J. Mahaney at Give Me An Answer http://vimeo.com/23005742 FLAME http://vimeo.com/12022475 Alistair Begg http://vimeo.com/28406221 Worldview Certificate Videos Video one: http://vimeo.com/24479790 Video two: http://vimeo.com/28171487 **Please Note: By taking this course during the Renown Conference at Boyce College, the student is enrolled as a non-degree student for the current semester only. Acceptance into this course does not guarantee admission to Boyce College as a regular student in future semesters. Students who desire to attend Boyce College as a regular student in a future semester will be required to complete the full Boyce College application for admission. Renown Conference elective courses are not guaranteed to transfer to any other colleges or institutions, but will count as credits at Boyce College if a student chooses to attend Boyce as a regular student in the future.