Fall 2012
HONORS FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
IDFY 102 HONORS: Democracy in America: The Critical Citizen
Instructor: Dr. Robin Lauermann
IDFY 102 HONORS: An Amish Paradise?
Instructor: Dr. David Weaver-Zercher
IDFY 102 HONORS: Learning to Tell Our Stories
Instructor: Dr. Richard Hughes and Mrs. Jan Hughes
IDFY 102 HONORS: God, Goals and Glory: A Closer Look at Competition & Christianity
Instructor: Dr. Douglas Miller
IDFY 102 HONORS: Science Fiction and Society
Instructor: Dr. James Makowski
IDFY 102 HONORS: Signs of the Times
Instructor: Dr. Crystal Downing
IDFY 102 HONORS: Galileo and the Church: The Warfare of Science & Faith?
Instructor: Dr. Ted Davis
HONORS ID COURSES
Engaging a Pluralistic World (EPW) - World Views
CRN #1853 - PHIL 345 HONORS: Philosophy of Religion (3 credits)
Instructor: Dr. Robin Collins
Class time: TR 1:20-2:35 p.m.
Course description: This course will consist of two parts. The first part will focus on the nature and existence of God, and the second part on topics in philosophical theology. In the first part we will examine major views on the relation between faith and reason, the nature of God and God’s relation to the world, the question of human free will and divine foreknowledge, the problem of evil, the arguments for and against the existence of God, and the major alternatives to belief in God. In the second part, we will look at discussions in the philosophical literature concerning such issues as the nature of the Atonement, the nature and existence of hell as it relates to the loving nature of God, the doctrine of the Trinity and Incarnation, and the nature of petitionary prayer. The course is designed both to expose students to the rich discussion of some of these issues and to help them reflect more deeply on the Christian faith and religion in general.
Science, Technology, and the World (STW)
CRN #1086 - BIOL 216 HONORS: Environmental Issues and Sustainable Solutions (3 credits)
Instructors: Dr. Erik Linkquist and Mr. Craig Dalen
Class time: MWF 10:00 – 10:50 a.m.
Course description: A broad interdisciplinary examination of the issues surrounding environmental sustainability and stewardship. The course includes an examination of the scientific method as it applies to the study of ecosystem structure and function. Ethics, economics and public policy are examined as they relate to resource use, population growth, food production, pollution, biodiversity protection, and energy consumption. Central to the discussion are Judeo-Christian perspectives on environmental stewardship as they pertain to responsible/ sustainable living.
Non-Western
CRN #2284 - ARTH 210 HONORS: Egyptian & Ethiopian Art (3 credits)
Instructor: Dr. Susanna Caroselli
Class time: MWF 9:00-9:50 a.m.
Course description: Egypt – one of the monumental cultures of antiquity, now primarily Muslim. Ethiopia – the first Christian nation but with abiding influences of ancient African, Greek, and Judaic cultures. In Egyptian and Ethiopian Art we consider how the art and architecture reveal many aspects of the culture of these lands—such as religion, organization, agriculture, issues of life and death, respect for deity and the earth—as well as techniques of artistic production, and aesthetic points of view.
SENIOR HONORS SEMINAR
CRN #1469 - HONR 497 HONORS: Senior Honors Seminar: World Views (3 credits)
Instructor: Dr. John Yeatts
Class time: TR 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Course description: Belief systems which characterize groups or eras as well as guide individual behavior are considered, including thought systems of Theists (Christian and Muslim), Deists, Naturalists, Existentialists, Humanists, Marxists, Monists, and Post-Modernists. All are explored, compared, and contrasted to facilitate clarification and development of a personal world view from a Christian perspective.
Note: This course fulfills the College Honors Program requirement for the Senior Honors Project. It does not meet an ID World Views requirement. This course is open to third and fourth year participants.
J-Term 2013
HONORS ID COURSE
Engaging a Pluralistic World (EPW) - Pluralism
IDPL 300 HONORS: Personal Narrative, Pluralist World (Writing-Enriched) (3 credits)
Instructor: Dr. Cynthia Wells
Course description: Our lives are embedded with social, historical, political, and cultural contexts. Even as these contexts ebb and flow over time, individuals compose and represent their lives within and in response to these contexts. In this course, participants examine personal narratives that address the intersection of personal formation and relationship to American society, with special attention to the influence of race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic class, and culture. Examining our own lives in their contexts, students compose a personal narrative reflecting upon the influence of these contexts in shaping identity.
Spring 2013
HONORS CCC
IDCR 151 HONORS: Created and Called for Community (5 sections)
Instructors: Dr. Jim LaGrand, Dr. Caleb Miller, Dr. Paul Rego, Dr. Cynthia Wells, Dr. Richard Crane
HONORS ID COURSES
Engaging a Pluralistic World (EPW) - Ethics
IDET 300 HONORS: Advertising Ethics (3 credits)
Instructor: Dr. David Hagenbuch
Class time: TTh 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Course description: As one of our society’s most pervasive forms of communication and prolific sources of moral controversy, advertising provides fertile ground for the study of ethics. A primary goal of Advertising Ethics is for students to understand moral philosophy so they can develop a framework for ethical decision-making that they can apply to any moral issue, whether within advertising or outside the field. As such, the course also helps students appreciate the nature and purpose of advertising so they can differentiate ethical advertising practices from unethical ones. The class format incorporates a variety of learning approaches including group discussion, writing, video, and team debate presentations.
Non-Western
IDNW 200 HONORS: The Rise of Modern China (3 credits)
Instructor: Dr. Dean Curry
Class time: MWF 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Course description: A survey of the rise of modern China, beginning with the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and ending with China’s contemporary, post-Mao era resurgence as a regional and global power. Specific attention given to the role of cultural factors in driving China’s quest to rebuild itself as a modern nation and society.
Science, Technology, and the World (STW)
IDST 300 HONORS: Religion and Science in Modern America (3 credits)
Instructor: Dr. Ted Davis
Class time: MWF 10:20-11:20 a.m.
Course description: We begin with an overview of various interpretations of the Genesis creation stories. Then we survey of interactions between religion and science in the United States since the early nineteenth century, emphasizing the ways in which Americans grappled theologically with geology and evolution. Finally we compare in detail three important modern approaches to origins: scientific creationism, intelligent design, and theistic evolution. Lectures will be supplemented by a few films and extensive discussion of readings.
SENIOR HONORS SEMINAR
HONR 497 HONORS: Senior Honors Seminar: Ideas of God, Nature, and Humanity (3 credits)
Instructor: Dr. Ted Davis
Class Time: M 6:15-9:15 p.m.
Course description: A seminar on the history of ideas, focusing on ideas of God, nature, and humanity. The primary method of instruction is discussion of texts: historically important works, essays by modern scholars about historically important ideas, and selected modern ideas. Important themes include creation, the fall, progress, divine and human freedom, and natural law.
Note: This course fulfills the College Honors Program requirement for the Senior Honors Project. This course is open to third and fourth year participants.
May Term 2013
Non-Western (or Cross-Cultural)
IDNW 200 HONORS: The Inca World: Ecological Anthropology of the Andes (3 credits)
Instructor: Dr. Erik Lindquist
Course description: This course will introduce students to the complex interactions between human civilization, the Inca specifically, and the biological and physical environment of the high elevation Andes. We will investigate the mutual influence of sociocultural and environmental phenomena and constraints. There will be an emphasis on attaining foreign experience in the field component of this course. This section is reserved for students participating in the College Honors Program and instructor approval is required.
Note: Course may be taken for Honors Non-Western ID credit OR for (non-honors) cross-cultural credit, but not both.
