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Kansas Wesleyan University

Philosophy

Philosophy teaches you how to think for yourself. 哲学鼓励你提出问题并遵循论点. 学习哲学鼓励你批判性地深入研究对与错的基本问题, truth and falsehood, the meaning of life and the nature of reality, knowledge and society.

More than any other discipline, 哲学探讨人类思想传统的核心问题. 我们致力于将反思和服务学习融入到您的课堂体验中.

For more information, contact Dr. Phil Meckley, chair of the Department of Religion & Philosophy, or call 785-833-4364.

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Course Offerings

REPH 102: World Religions (3 credit hours – Fall)

世界宗教包括主要的非基督教宗教的历史调查,以发现概念, ethical, ritual and symbolic expressions of each faith. 课程将涵盖印度教、佛教、道教、犹太教和伊斯兰教等.

REPH 111: Introduction to Ethics (3 credit hours – Fall)

The course includes an analysis of the vocabulary, 道德评价的基本前提和原则,以及规范伦理学中主要选择的探索,因为它们适用于伦理学中的选定问题.

REPH 156: Old Testament Survey (3 credit hours – Fall)

本课程是对旧约的基本历史和神学事件和主题的概览.

REPH 157:新约调查(3学时-秋季和春季)

本课程是对新约的基本历史和神学事件和主题的概览. 广泛的主题将被确定为著作探索基督教的内容, 历史和解释学背景及其对当代生活的意义.

REPH 200:联合卫理公会遗产(3学时-按需)

这门课程是对联合卫理公会的历史,政治和教义的调查. 它是专门为家庭和青年事工专业的学生设计的,他们正在寻求联合卫理公会教会的认证. Required for certification by the United Methodist Church.

REPH 201:哲学导论(3学时-偶数年春季)

这门课程是对哲学一些基本主题的批判性探究, including theory of knowledge, the question of truth, deductive and inductive logic, human nature, meaning of history, ethics and the existence of God.

REPH 225: Spiritual Formation (3 credit hours – Spring)

本课程将探讨属灵操练,并探讨如何培育各年龄层的人在信仰上的成长. 这门课将兼具理论性和实践性.

REPH 252: The Prophets (3 credit hours – Odd year Spring)

An exploration of the nature of Hebrew prophecy, 预言运动及其文学,特别关注预言话语的社会政治背景及其对我们这个时代的意义.

REPH 258: Jesus and His Teachings (3 credit hours – Fall)

本课程将在福音书的社会历史背景下探讨耶稣的生平和言论,以便理解他的信息, 它在教会中的解释和对现在的意义.

REPH 259:保罗和他的教导(3学时-偶数年春季)

这门课是在历史背景下考察保罗的著作,以便理解保罗, 他的思想发展及其对当代教会的见证意义.

REPH 300:科学哲学(3学时-单年度秋季)

本课程旨在概述科学中一些主要的哲学和认识论问题, including rationality and objectivity, causality, induction, probability, verifiability and the relationship of science and religion. 前提条件:REPH 201或BIOL101或更高,或CHEM120或更高或PHYS118或更高.

REPH 306:教会历史调查(3学时-奇数年春季)

本课程作为一个概述事件和神学的教会历史,从大公会议通过现代教会. This course will focus on formative theological, cultural, sociological and historical factors in church history.

REPH 310: Aesthetics (3 Credit hours – even year Spring)

本课程是对视觉文化的考察,以及对美学价值理论主要思想家的历史和概念概述, covering the significance of beauty and human creativity. 这门课包括课堂之外的广泛的学生活动. 特别强调的是对主要文本的阅读前提条件:REPH111或REPH201.

REPH 312:宗教哲学(3学时-奇数年春季)

这门课程包括对宗教的本质和宗教体验的意义等问题的批判性调查, mysticism, religious symbolism and ritual, the existence of God, the function of religious language, evil, suffering, death, immortality and the meaning of the religious quest.

REPH 315: The Christian Faith (3 credit hours – Fall)

本课程将包括对基督教思想中心主题的系统哲学, including Trinity, the significance of Jesus Christ, the church, sacraments, the Holy Spirit and the Bible.

REPH 455: Senior Seminar (3 credit hours – On demand)

本课程是专为宗教专业大三、大四学生开设的必修课程. 它将集中在圣经主题或神学主题事先商定的教授和学生. 前提条件:完成至少15个学分的主要或由导师的许可.

REPH 460: Internship (3-12 credit hours – On demand)

本课程提供了一个积极工作和尝试新技能的机会, as well as to observe, evaluate and learn in a professional ministry situation. 如果每次经历不同,这门课程最多可以上三次. 参见实习下的其他途径的学术学分进一步指导方针.

REPH 485: Selected Topics (3 credit hours – On demand)

本课程提供了深入研究宗教和/或哲学专题和精选材料的机会. 在不同的字幕下,本课程可以重复以获得学分. Possible topics include Process Theology, Methods in Biblical Studies, Religion in Film, Religion in America, Feminist Theology and Liberation Theology.

REPH 490: Independent Study (Variable credit – On demand)

独立学习包括研究、阅读或其他学术调查或创造性工作. 更详细的说明,请参阅学术学分的替代方法下的独立研究.