Course Description: An interdisciplinary course examining the worldviews, trends, and problems of twentieth-century Western humankind. A Christian worldview and secular thought will be contrasted in several areas, including science and modern literature.
Course Schedule
| Date | Topic | Due |
| 1.12 | Getting to Know One Another | |
| 1.14 | Why Take this Class?: Loving Wisdom | Ferry, Ch.1 |
| 1.17 | OFF: MLK Day | |
| 1.19 | Syllabus and Worldview Intro | Hidden Worldviews, Ch. 1 |
| 1.21 | Pre-Modern and Greek Philosophy | Ferry, Ch.2 |
| 1.24 | The Triumph of the Christian | Ferry, Ch. 3 |
| 1.26 | Christian Art: Grace and Nature | |
| 1.28 | Hard Times: Modernism and Humanism | Ferry, Ch. 4 |
| 1.31 | Modernism: Primary Sources | John Stuart Mill, Liberty and Utilitarianism Immanuel Kant, What is Enlightement? |
| 2.2 | Downstream “Ism”: Scientific Naturalism | Hidden Worldviews, Ch. 6 |
| 2.4 | Downstream “Ism”: Individualism | Hidden Worldviews, Ch. 2 |
| 2.7 | Downstream “Ism”: Consumerism | Hiddern Worldviews, Ch. 3 |
| 2.9 | Modern Poetry | Read: TS Eliot, Little Gidding Watch: Little Gidding (Jessica Hooten Wilson) |
| 2.11 | Modern Art | Due: Check Academic Journal |
| 2.14 | Movie Monday: The Little Prince | (Sunday Night Viewing Party) |
| 2.16 | Postmodernity | Ferry, Ch. 5 |
| 2.18 | Postmodernity: Primary Sources | Nietzche: Turning Values Upside Down Jean-Paul Satre Existentialism and Humanism |
| 2.21 | Postmodernity: Primary Sources | Bertrand Russell, Appearance and Reality Martin Heidegger: Time and Being |
| 2.23 | Downstream “Ism”: Moral Relativism | Hidden Worldviews, Ch. 5 |
| 2.25 | Downstream “Ism”: New Age-ism | Hidden Worldviews, Ch. 7 |
| 2.28 | Downstream “Ism”: Postmodern Tribalism | Hidden Worldviews, Ch. 8 |
| 3.2 | Downstream “Ism”: Salvation by Therapy | Hidden Worldviews, Ch. 9 |
| 3.4 | Postmodern Art | |
| 3.7 | Movie Monday: Ladybird | (Sunday Night Viewing Party) |
| 3.9 | After Deconstruction | Ferry, Ch. 6 |
| 3.11 | OFF | |
| 3.14-18 | OFF: Spring Break | |
| 3.21 | A Secular Age | Smith, Introduction |
| 3.23 | A Secular Age | Smith, Ch. 1 |
| 3.25 | Friday Philosopher: Idealogy | Slavoj Zicek. Watch here. |
| 3.28 | A Secular Age | Smith, Ch. 2 |
| 3.30 | A Secular Age | Smith, Ch. 3 |
| 4.1 | A Secular Age | Smith, Ch. 4 |
| 4.4 | A Secular Age | Smith, Ch. 5 |
| 4.6 | Review | Smith, Conclusion |
| 4.8 | Friday Philosopher: Humanity | Cornel West: Watch here. |
| 4.11 | Toward a Christian Worldview | Hidden Worldviews, Ch. 10 |
| 4.13 | Toward a Christian Worldview | Hidden Worldviews, Ch. 11 |
| 4.15-18 | OFF: Easter Break | |
| 4.20 | Toward a Christian Worldview | Bavnick, Intro, Ch. 1 |
| 4.22 | Friday Philosopher: Purpose of Life | Jennifer Frey. Watch here. |
| 4.25 | Toward a Christian Worldview | Bavnick, Ch. 2 |
| 4.27 | Toward a Christian Worldview | Bavnick, Ch. 3 Due: Academic Journal |
| 4.29 | OFF: Synod | |
| 5.2 | Movie Monday Reflection: Tree of Life | (Sunday Night Viewing Party) |
| 5.4 | Celebration | |
| 5.6 | OFF |
