1911-1912 Academic Catalog

COURSES IN RELIGION ANO SOCIOLOGY problems related to psychology. Elective. Three hours a week, one semester. RELIGION. PROFESSORS MCCHESNEY AND McMICilAEL 142. APOLOGETICS-This course includes the evidences of Christianity and natural theology. The principal subjects under the first head arc the internal and external proofs of the divine origin of Christianity, its history and results, and the canonicity and inspiration of the Scriptures. In natural theology, the nature and scope of the subject, proofs for God's existence, as found in nature and reason, and the character of God and the purpose of creation are considered. Required of all candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Three hours a week, one semester. 143. COMPARATIVE R£LIGION-Mohammedanism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, nature worship, and Christianity are com– pared and contrasted. The text is Kellogg·s. Elective. One hour a week throughout the year. SOCIOLOGY. PROFESSOR ALLEN. 144. GENERAL SOCIOLOGY-A careful study of social evolution, socialization, social control, and social ideals is followed by an in– vestigation of social pathology, including poverty, crime, and social degeneration, with special attention to the amelioration of social conditions. The text is Blackmar's Elements. Elective for all who have not taken the course as a part of the required work in social science. Three hours a week, one semester. 145. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY-The phenomena presented by col– lective knowing, feeling and willing, and the psychology of the crowd are studied. The text is Ross' Social Psychology. Elective for all who have not taken the course as a part of the required work in social science. Three hours a week, one semester. 146. SocrALISM-A study of the spirit and meaning of the movement and a careful consideration of the arguments for and against socialistic proposals constitute the work. The texts arc Kirkup's Inquiry into Socialism and History of Socialism. Electi\'e