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Reasons Institute - Course DescriptionsThe following courses are currently being offered by Reasons Institute:
Pastor's Mini-Course on Creation [RI0901]Register Now! Next term TBA. This 7-lesson mini-course has been specifically designed with pastors, evangelists, and Christian leaders in mind. It introduces the biblical, historical, and scientific basis for the old-earth creation model. Students are encouraged to form an integrated, coherent interpretation of both general and special revelation, as well as to consider ways to communicate these transformational truths to others. Participants in this course will receive personal mentoring from an experienced pastor with extensive ministry experience. Audit
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Course materials (e.g. textbooks and DVDs) purchased through the Reasons To Believe webstore can be shipped directly to you. If you experience any difficulties placing your order or have additional questions, don't hesitate to call our Customer Service team at (800) 482-7836 between 8 AM - 5 PM PT. They will be happy to help you. Creation and the Bible [I-0401]Register Now! Next term begins March 1, 2010. This intensive 5-week (undergraduate) to 7-week (graduate) course surveys the biblical material related to creation, including the historic doctrine of general and special revelation. Students are also exposed to a variety of interpretations to Genesis 1, including the biblical basis for the old-earth creation model and encouraged to form an integrated, coherent interpretation of the data. The second half of the course explores theological and scientific questions concerning the age of the earth (such as radiometric dating techniques and global flood theory). Creation and the Bible is the first of two required courses in RTB’s Volunteer Apologist training program. Audit & Credit
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Course materials (e.g. textbooks and DVDs) purchased through the Reasons To Believe webstore can be shipped directly to you. If you experience any difficulties placing your order or have additional questions, don't hesitate to call our Customer Service team at (800) 482-7836 between 8 AM - 5 PM PT. They will be happy to help you. Creation vs. Evolution [I-0404]Register Now! Next term begins May 3, 2010 This intensive 5-week (undergraduate) to 7-week (graduate) course helps Christians integrate the words of the Bible with the abundant information coming from the world of science. Students will learn how to use RTB's testable creation model approach to challenge the evolutionary paradigm and resolve debates about the origin of the universe, the origin of life, and the origin of humanity. Creation vs. Evolution is the second required course in RTB’s Volunteer Apologist training program. Audit & Credit
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Course materials (e.g. textbooks and DVDs) purchased through the Reasons To Believe webstore can be shipped directly to you. If you experience any difficulties placing your order or have additional questions, don't hesitate to call our Customer Service team at (800) 482-7836 between 8 AM - 5 PM PT. They will be happy to help you. Critical Thinking Skills [I-0501]Register Now! Next term begins January, 2011. In this intensive 5-week (undergraduate) to 7-week (graduate) course, Kenneth Samples, RTB's senior theologian, teaches what it means to love God with all your mind. The ability of Christians to effectively address the many arguments skeptics present is an ongoing challenge. This course deals with the various aspects of deductive, inductive, and abductive reasoning as they are applied to different forms of argumentation. Different ways of testing arguments and truth-claims are evaluated for validity, cogency, and strength. Students will learn to assess how arguments break down, how to recognize and categorize fallacies, and how to recognize when areas of logic are violated. Audit & Credit
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Course materials (e.g. textbooks and DVDs) purchased through the Reasons To Believe webstore can be shipped directly to you. If you experience any difficulties placing your order or have additional questions, don't hesitate to call our Customer Service team at (800) 482-7836 between 8 AM - 5 PM PT. They will be happy to help you. World Religions and Science [I-0502]Register Now! Next term begins August, 2010 (depending on enrollment). This graduate seminar taught by senior theologian, Kenneth Samples, lays out the foundational beliefs of the world's major religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Mormonism, and Eastern mysticism. Students will explore the ways proponents of these religions use modern science to justify their particular worldviews. Students will learn the biblical basis for the exclusive truth-claims of the Christian faith, while investigating the philosophical implications of religious pluralism. This course was originally taught as part of the M.A. in Science and Religion program at Biola University. Audit & Credit
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Course materials (e.g. textbooks and DVDs) purchased through the Reasons To Believe webstore can be shipped directly to you. If you experience any difficulties placing your order or have additional questions, don't hesitate to call our Customer Service team at (800) 482-7836 between 8 AM - 5 PM PT. They will be happy to help you. Advanced Seminar on the Origin of Life [I-0801]Register Now! Next term begins August, 2010 (depending on enrollment). Prerequisites: This course may be taken after the completion of both Creation and the Bible and Creation vs. Evolution, or with the permission of the instructor. This graduate seminar explores the integration of the biblical account for the origin of life with the latest scientific research. The most prominent biblical and scientific models for the origin of life will be surveyed, including old-earth creationism, theistic evolutionism, and secular evolutionism. (NOTE: Although many sides of the origin-of-life issue will be studied, the lecturer holds to an old-earth-creation position and does not believe the scientific record supports biological evolution.) This course was originally taught as part of the M.A. in Science and Religion program at Biola University. Audit & Credit
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Course materials (e.g. textbooks and DVDs) purchased through the Reasons To Believe webstore can be shipped directly to you. If you experience any difficulties placing your order or have additional questions, don't hesitate to call our Customer Service team at (800) 482-7836 between 8 AM - 5 PM PT. They will be happy to help you. Advanced Seminar on Human Origins [THE-5640]Register Now! Next term begins August, 2010 (depending on enrollment). Prerequisites: This course may be taken after the completion of both Creation and the Bible and Creation vs. Evolution, or with the permission of the instructor. This graduate seminar explores the integration of the biblical account of humanity’s origin with the scientific record. The most prominent biblical and scientific models for human origins will be surveyed, including young-earth creationism, old-earth creationism, theistic evolutionism, and secular evolutionism. (NOTE: Although many sides of the human origins issue will be studied, the professor holds to an old-earth-creation position and does not believe that the scientific record supports biological descent from a common ape-like ancestor.). This course was originally taught as part of the M.A. in Science and Religion program at Biola University. Audit & Credit
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Course materials (e.g. textbooks and DVDs) purchased through the Reasons To Believe webstore can be shipped directly to you. If you experience any difficulties placing your order or have additional questions, don't hesitate to call our Customer Service team at (800) 482-7836 between 8 AM - 5 PM PT. They will be happy to help you.
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