1998-1999 Academic Catalog

BECE-283 Recreational Leadership 3 hours Survey of the recreational aspects of games and activities from a noncompetitive perspective. Small and large group activities are planned such as new games and challenge initiatives to enhance individual and group development and recognize group process and group dynamics. Praetical work in planning, implementing, and evaluating recreational programs for children, youth, and adults in school, youth group outings, Bible clubs, and camps will be provided. BECE-300 Women and Ministry-Sp 4 hours Designed to develop from the biblical text, church history, and present-day ministry situations, the concept and practice of the role of women in ministry. (odd years) BECE-350 Women's Communication for Minish·y-Sp 5 hours Survey of the basic principles that form the foundation of effective, biblical communication for women. The course will build on the inductive Bible study method, specific message preparation, and practical communication sldlls. Specific ministry communication assignments will include personal testimony, children's sermon, Bible study discussions, and devotionals. Prerequisite: BEGE-172 introduction to Bible Study; COM-110 Fundamentals ofSpeech. (even years) BECE-351 Small Group Ministry-W 4 hours Study of the theory and practice of the small group process in ministry. Emphasis will be given to the formulation and maintenance of small groups. Emphasis placed on how evangelism and spiritual maturity can be fostered by the small group environment. - BECE-364 Principles of Bible Teaching-A 3 hours Study of the biblical principles of teaching providing a rationale for methodology. Registration priority: Christian education major or minor. Others on a space available basis. BECE-367 Methods of Bible Teaching-Sp 4 hours Experimentation and application in the classroom of various methods of Bible study and teaching. PrerequWte: BECE-200 Christian Education Survey or BECE-364 Principles of Bible Teaching. Registration priority: Christian education major or 111inor. Others 011 a space available basis. (Fee: $10) BECE-410 Organization and Administration of Christian Education-A 4 hours Methods of organizing and administering the total educational program of the church. Consideration is given to the educational process, leadership education, and methods of counseling and supervision. Registration priority: Christian education 111ajor or minor. Others 011 a space available basis. BECE-462 Seminar in Christian Education-W 3 hours Trends and problems of the field are analyzed and defined by individual research and group conferences. BECE-465 Internship in Christian Education 16 hours Ten weeks in a local church gaining experience in the total educa– tional program of the church, under the supervision of Christian education faculty and the pastor and/or director of Christian education. Capstone course. Prerequisite: Bible.faculty approval; successful completion of5 ofthe 6 required core courses in Christian education. BECE-490 Independent Study in Christian Education -A,W,Sp,Su 1-4 hours Students will investigate a significant topic or scripture passage of special interest with a view toward integration of knowledge. Philosophy am! Religion BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy-A,W,Sp,Su 5 hours Survey of the principal issues in Western philosophy covering such areas as epistemology, metaphysics, aesthetics, and the major systems of philosophy. BEPH-224 Logic-A 5 hours Study of the principles of correct and fallacious reasoning involved in traditional logic and modern logic. BEPH-225 Ethics-W,Sp 5 hours Study and evaluation of the major theories of goodness, obligation, and motive and the development of a consistent Christian ethical system, together with the application of ethical theories to contempo– rary moral problems. BEPH-226 Religion and Cultnre-W, Sp 5 hom·s Introduction to religious issues, themes, and alternatives as they emerge irt the historical context of Eastern and Western culture. BEPH-323 African Philosophy 3 hours Study of African belief systems. Special attention given to morality and religion, concepts of selfhood, marriage, God, and aesthetics. BEPH-324 Epistemology-A 5 hours Study of the nature, sources, types, tests, and limits of human knowledge. Prerequisite: BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy. (even years) BEPH-325 Philosophy of Religion-A 5 hours Analysis of the major philosophical problems relating to religion as these have arisen in the modern intellectual environment. Prerequisite: BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy. BEPH-326 Symbolic Logic-W 5 hours Study of systems of natural deduction (including metatheoretic proofs and methods) in propositional logic, first-order logic, and modal logic with emphasis on assessing arguments in natural language. Prerequisite: BEPH-224 Logic, or MATH-303 Logic and Methods of Proof or permission of instructor. BEPH-328 Metaphysics-W 5 hours Study of selected topics in metaphysics, including the mind-body problem, substance, qualities and universals, identity, space and time, causation, and freedom and determinism. Prerequisite: BEPH-220 introduction to Philosophy. (even years) BEPH-331 History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy-A 5 hourn Survey of men and movements in Greek and Christian philosophy from Thales to Aquinas. Selected, representative writings of the philosophers will be read. Prerequisite: BEPH-220 introduction to Philosophy. (odd years) BEPH-332 History of Modern Philosophy-W 5 hours Study of the principal philosophers from Descartes through Nietzsche. The development ofrationalism and empiricism with the Kantian synthesis and its results will be emphasized. Prerequisite: BEPH-220 l11troductio11 to Philosophy. (odd years) BEPH-333 19th and 20th Century Philosophy-Sp 5 hours Survey of significant European and American philosophies of the 19th and 20th centuries from Hegel to the postmodern. Special attention will be given to phenomenology, existentialism, pragmatism, analytic philosophy, and postmodern philosophy. Prerequisite: BEPH-220 lntroduction to Philosophy. (odd years) BEPH-334 Current Philosophical Developments 5 hours Survey of significant European and American philosophies of the 20th century, focusing specifically on developments from the I 960's to the present. (even years) BEPH-340 Philosophy of Law and Economics 5 hours Course will clarify the conceptual strnctures which underlie both law and economic analysis. Explores the connections between ethics and legal theory and practice and economics. (even years) BEPH-403 Philosophy and Literature 3 hours Course will be divided into two sections. The first will focus on philosophy of literature, exploring literary theory, hermeneutics, and literature as a work of art. The second part of the course will examine philosophy in literature, looldng at the ways in which philosophical ideas are expressed through the medium of literature. BEPH-425 Philosophy of Science 3 hours Critique of the concepts, methods, and arguments of the various sciences, as well as an analysis of the theological and philosophical underpinnings of science, which aims to demarcate science from pseudo-science, evaluate contemporary thought in the limits of science, and evaluate the relations between science, human values, religion, and technology. BEPH-426 Philosophy of Art 3 hours Study of the nature of art and the aesthetic experience. Possible topics include: the concept of creativity; the nature and value of the work of art; the function of art; the truth in art; the relation of art and society; the aesthetic attitude and aesthetic values, such as beauty and the philosophy of art. BEPH-429 Topics in Philosophy 3 hours Various topics offered as interest demands. For majors in philoso– phy. Permission of instrnctor required for non-majors and minors.