Mr. Kowatch,
As you already know, I am trying to switch my bible class from New Testament to Apologetics. I talked to Mr. Webster about it, and he completely understood my reasoning.
I understand that I as a student am required to take a course over Jesus. However, I believe that students should be able to take the Bible class they desire.
I took Old Testament last semester, and the class did not fit well with my learning style. Old Testament and New Testament are classes that require a lot of memorization. I learn and remember more from discussion rather than worksheets and lists. From what I am told, Apologetics is a class with a few people, and full of discussion. This is the type of environment I learn best in.
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As someone who plans on going to a large public school such as IU or Purdue, I want to be able to defend my faith. Apolgetics is the best class to equip me for the future.
If you aren't willing to make the exception of skipping a Jesus course, then maybe I can convince you how Apologetics is a Jesus course. The class's focus is defending the birth and the resurrection of Jesus. Sure, it may get into other details of Christianity, but for the most part it is about defending Jesus. If you cannot make the exception of me bypassing the Jesus class, then maybe you could count Apologetics as a Jesus class.
In the past you have allowed other students to count Chapel class as a bible course, and I think it's more than reasonable that you allow students to take which bible class they want. I understand if you let one person do it, others may ask. Which is why if you do decide to change your mind, I will do my best not to let anyone know I bypassed this requirement. However, I do believe that this rule should be changed for future years. If people are paying to go to a Christian school, shouldn't they have the decision what type of Bible class they
... worldview, just simpler beliefs. This course has increased my knowledge about certain beliefs that I already had.
Is virtue all we need? Virtue epistemology is the theory that all of the things we believe are done so through an ethical process. They play an important role, in that our own personal experiences and intellectual facets are what drive this process. The fundamental idea of virtue epistemology is that knowledge is a form of a more general phenomenon, namely success through abilities. Which is turn means: knowledge is a cognitive achievement through cognitive abilities (perception, memory, experience, etc.). Knowledge doesn’t need to be anything beyond a justified true belief.
When I conducted the advisor interview with Mr. Ted Mashburn, the survey asks for him to answer three questions, such as (1) What advice would you give to help me integrate Christian faith with my academic coursework? (2) Which of the following models of faith and learning Integration most closely represents your approach in the classroom? (3) What resources (books, journals, articles, films, etc.) Do you recommend me to consult in order to write a paper on Integrating Christian faith into this academic major? When Mr. Mashburn was asked these questions, he answered them truthfully. First, he was asked what advice would you give to help me integrate Christian faith with my academic coursework. His answer was, “I think of life, work, studies are part of the work of the gospel in a person’s life. One who professes faith in the gospel will be constantly looking at everything using the values of mercy, grace, forgiveness, justice, and love. To be Christian is to be about the task of integration. It is not a particular action one takes, rather, it is who we are.” The second question he was asked was which of the following models of faith and learning integration most closely represents your approach in the classroom? His answer was, “I have long believed that where one finds God, one finds truth; and where one finds truth, one finds God. Obviously, as a Christian, I believe that in Jesus we find the ultimate revelation of God. So constantly, I am drawn back to the mission, massage, and spirit of Jesus. I should add that God is above religion, books, institutions, etc. whenever we try to encapsulate God, we demonstrate a lack of understanding.” The third question he was asked what resources (Books, journals, articles, films, etc.) Do you recommend me to consult in order to write a paper on integrating Christian faith into this academic major? His answer was,
What is Christianity and why has it been able to develop into a continuously growing and evolving religion? Good morning Mrs. Luu and my fellow peers. In today’s presentation we will focus on the four main areas, which include. 1) Religious tradition: Christianity.
Christian faith and Ethos is the class I am taking this term. The professor 's name is Reverend Leroy Leach Jr. The class is about God, the creation, and how to read the Holy Bible.
If there is one aspect of society that has endured the ages and is an integral part of society today is religion. There are currently about 7 billion people on earth and of those 7 billion more than half adhere to some form of organized religion. The world’s top religion with about 33% of the population or 2.1 billion followers is Christianity, followed by Islam and Hinduism with 1.3 billion and 851 million adherents respectively. These are just a few of the most well-known religions in the world but; what of the religions obscured in mystery and left in the background? The religions you don’t hear much about in your classrooms or in the media. What is their history? What are their beliefs? I hope to shed some light on these questions and bring to light some of the less popular religions in the world. I will be covering several different religions in this paper, Sikhism, Jainism, Confucianism, and Shinto
The following essay will evaluate the importance of the journey that takes place from Systematic to Practical theology; this view will be explored through Ronelle Sonnenberg’s research done regarding ‘being together’ in a youth setting. This essay will first build on the basis of Practical Theology; furthermore addressing the importance of the community aspect within a youth setting; this will lead to the process that takes place between a Systematic stance, leading to a Practical theological stance.
I began this course thinking my worldview was that of a Christian Theist, as I had come to discover, as the course progressed, my worldview was a mixed bag of beliefs outside the elementary belief of Christian Theism. I was not disheartened by this finding, but surprised. The realization then set in that I was uneducated or did not know God like I thought. In fact my beliefs appeared to be more influenced by society than the deity of God. Fortunately, this is a learning experience intended to bring me closer to the truths of Christianity and an understanding of the beliefs of others.
For sure,for sure. I don’t know that I could ever see the Bible the same after this course! But it does indeed open me up to new approaches in my own analysis and study, as well as how I talk about the Bible moving forward. Best of all, My Faith has Survived!, and was even a bit enhanced.
Jesus Christ was the light that came to earth to brighten the lives of the people. He taught phenomenal and meaningful lessons that changed many hearts and caused people to accept Jesus as their Lord. Jesus Christ is the life of Christianity; the Word of God in flesh. His life, his ministry, and his crucifixion where prophesied long before he was born and Christians believe that they were all fulfilled. He had so much love for human kind that he came to earth to die for the sins of the people, so that their souls would be able to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The Bible testifies that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who taught memorable life lessons and performed astonishing miracles during his ministry.
After being in this class for a couple of weeks now, I have realized that Christianity is so much different then what I was taught in Catechism class growing up. Every Monday up until ninth grade, I would drive my way over to religion class to listen to the teacher preach about Catholicism. From this, I gained only a slight view of what my religion entailed. The views were very one sided and not opened for interpretation, which made me have one select vision as to what Catholicism was. I never learned about other Christian religions or was taught about how influential Judaism was to Christianity.
Moral ethics is the belief that all human beings are born to know right from wrong. We come into this world as good people, but the temptations and challenges in life influence our mind set to as it will. Every person on Earth chooses if they’re to follow through with their life of good or go down the path of bad. “A person’s moral ethics” (unknown.)
The religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are alike in many ways but they also share many differences. Judaism and Christianity use the bible in their holy scriptures, while Islam does not. Jesus Christ is a part of all three religions as Christianity and Islam developed from Judaism. Many believe that the three religions worship, pray to, and focus on the same god. They believe this as many of the prophets are they share much in common as they share many beliefs. However, the followers of the three religions pray differently and in different places. the religions believe that their god created the world and everything in the world. The three Abrahamic religions have different histories, yet they share many similarities and difference.
In the context of Christian education, the teacher performs his role by using lessons culled from the Bible and communicating them through lectures, seminars, or discussions. However, in order to be an effective teacher, I should expand on these lessons by providing real-life examples and hypothetical illustrations in order for the student to find relevance in the lessons taught. I should provide good models for the student to imitate, and in fact, I should also make sure that I am a good model myself by knowing and taking to heart all the lessons I teach. In other words, the instruction must be thorough. To ensure that I am fulfilling my role as teacher, I must provide an opportunity for the students to respond to the lesson. According to the Richards and Bredfeldt, when a student discovers a relationship between himself and the lesson, the “pathway to personal response stands open.” By making the lessons individually applied, decentralized and student-centered, but teacher-oriente...
I honestly thought it would be an easy credit and something fun to take. I thought the study of religion was just learning about other religions to see what they were like and why they are different from our own. I guess I thought that studying other religions would help me understand my own better. Now, I understand more and the study of religion is much, much more important than I could have ever thought. Learning about other people’s religions and their cultures helps us become better people in this world. If we can better understand someone’s point of view, then we can respect their decisions and them as a person more. Not understanding a culture or religion can lead to stereotyping and just hatred for others. If everyone in the whole word learned about other people’s culture, religion, and ideas; then the world would be a much better place. I think this class should be mandatory just for that reason alone. I think the reason that my view on the study of religion has changed is because of what we have learned throughout the textbook. Learning about these different religions that have been taken out of context really puts a spin on things in your mid. I mean, take Muslims, a few Muslims did some very bad things, but now people think that all Muslims are terrorists or bad people. Learning about the religion helped me understand that they are vey peaceful people and just a few did