st. george HIST/REL 492/592
Christian Apologetics

M-F 10:00-11:50

July Summer Session

Instructor: Art Marmorstein 

aquinas

While religions sometimes spread at the point of a sword or through government coercion, believers often take a far different route, making their appeal to human reason.  Christianity in particular spread in part because of the work of its "apologists," men and women who attempted to show that there were rational grounds for Christian faith.

This course will discuss the development of Christian apologetics from the first century through the present.  It will focus on the way in which Christian thinkers responded to challenges ranging from the  persecutions of the early centuries to the rise of rationalism during the Enlightenment to the rise of materialism during the 20th century.

Students considering Northern's new Religious Studies minor are especially encouraged to sign up for HIST/REL 492. The course can also be used as an upper-division history elective. Transcripts of all lectures are online to accommodate students who need to miss occasional classes due to work/travel conflicts.


JUSTIN MARTYR


TERTULLIAN

ORIGEN

ATHANASIUS

C.S. LEWIS

JOHN LOCKE

BLAISE PASCAL

WYCLIF




Pascal



TERTULLIAN

EUSEBIUS

ST. ANSELM

ST. AUGUSTINE

THOMAS AQUINAS

JOHN CALVIN

G.K. CHESTERTON

KIERKEGAARD


For more information, contact Art Marmorstein at 626-2608 or by e-mail: marmorsa@northern.edu.