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Reasons Institute - Course Descriptions

The following courses are currently being offered by Reasons Institute:

Audit only:

 

7 Weeks - Hope International University:

These courses are available for undergraduate or graduate level credit or may be audited.

*****NOTE: Graduate students who successfully complete all six courses available through Hope International University can earn a Graduate Certificate in Apologetics. For for more information on this, contact our office at (800) 482-7836 or email learning@reasons.org.

 

15 Weeks - Biola University:

These courses are available for graduate level credit or may be audited.

Pastor's Mini-Course on Creation [RI0901]; (also listed as Chapter Officer Training Course [I0901])

Call Bob Stuart at (626) 335-1480, x 116 in you're interested in taking this course.

This 7-lesson mini-course has been specifically designed with pastors, evangelists, and Christian leaders in mind. It can also be taken for Chapter Officer Training. This course 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.

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Creation and the Bible [RI0401]

Next term begins March 26, 2012

This 7-week online 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 young-earth creation, old-earth creation and theistic evolution models and then 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).

Great for Christian homeschool parents, pastors and missionaries interested in apologetics, college students who need college credit and anyone who wants to improve their witnessing efforts with unbelievers.

Creation and the Bible is the first of two required courses in RTB’s Volunteer Apologist training program.

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Creation vs. Evolution [RI0404]

Next term begins mid-May, 2012 (Audit only)

This 7-week online course helps students learn how to use RTB's testable creation model approach to challenge the evolutionary paradigm and resolve debates about the origin of life, the fossil record, and the origin of humanity.

Great for Christian homeschool parents, pastors and missionaries interested in apologetics, college students who need college credit and anyone who wants to improve their witnessing efforts with unbelievers.

Students training to be a RTB Volunteer Apologist have the choice of taking EITHER "Creation vs. Evolution" or "Astronomy and Design" as the second required course in their program.

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 Astronomy and Design [RI1001]

Next offered July, 2012

Some of the most potent scientific evidences for God come from astronomy. This 7-week online course explores the biblical and scientific data about the origin and design of the universe. Topics for discussion include big bang cosmology, multiverse theory, and the anthropic principle. Students are equipped to share these evidences in their evangelistic efforts with unbelievers.

Students training to be a RTB Volunteer Apologist have the choice of taking EITHER "Creation vs. Evolution" or "Astronomy & Design" as the second required course in their program.

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Critical Thinking Skills [RI0501]

Next offered January 23, 2012.

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.

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World Religions and Science (Hope) [RI0502HIU]

Next term begins September, 2012.

In this 7-week online course, Kenneth Samples, RTB's senior theologian 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. This abbreviated version of the course omits a unit on the issue of religious pluralism ("Do all religions lead to God?"), which is included in the 15-week version.

This course was originally taught as part of the M.A. in Science and Religion program at Biola University.

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World Religions and Science (Biola) [RI0502BU]

Next offered - Fall 2012

This 15-week 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. This extended version of the course contains an additional unit investigating the philosophical implications of religious pluralism. A 7-week abbreviated version of the course is also available.

This course was originally taught as part of the M.A. in Science and Religion program at Biola University.

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Advanced Seminar on the Origin of Life [RI0801]

Next offered - Fall 2012

Did life evolve through natural processes from an ancient primordial soup? What does the evidence actually say?

This 15-week graduate seminar taught by Dr. Fuz Rana 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. Also, some parts of this course contain semi-technical discussions of issues related to chemistry and biochemistry. Although a background in these areas is not required, it may be helpful.

This course was originally taught as part of the M.A. in Science and Religion program at Biola University.

Prerequisites: Audit students may take this course after their completion of both Creation and the Bible and Creation vs. Evolution.

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Advanced Seminar on Human Origins [RI0601]

Begins January 30, 2012.

Did humans evolve from an ancient ape-like ancestor? What does the evidence actually say?

This 15-week graduate seminar taught by Dr. Fuz Rana 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.

Prerequisites: Audit students may take this course after their completion of both Creation and the Bible and Creation vs. Evolution.

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  • Audit this course through Reasons Institute.
  • Earn 1-2 units of graduate credits are available through Biola University.

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Biblical Archaeology (HIU) [RI1101HIU]

Next offered late-October, 2012.

Discover the latest research for the historical reliability of the Bible.

This 7-week course surveys the methods and results of archaeology as applied to sites and topics of biblical significance. It also offers a consideration of the interpretive and apologetic uses of archaeology. This abbreviated version of the course omits a unit on New Testament archaeology, as well as other supplemental content included in the 15-week version.

This course was originally taught as part of the M.A. in Science and Religion program at Biola University.

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Biblical Archaeology (Biola) [RI1101BU]

Begins January 30, 2012.

Discover the latest research for the historical reliability of the Bible.

This 15-week seminar surveys the methods and results of archaeology as applied to sites and topics of biblical significance. It also offers a consideration of the interpretive and apologetic uses of archaeology. This extended version of the course contains an additional unit on New Testament archaeology and pseudoarchaeology, as well as additional supplemental video content. A 7-week abbreviated version of the course is also available.

This course was originally taught as part of the M.A. in Science and Religion program at Biola University.

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  • Earn 1-2 units of graduate credits are available through Biola University.

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