I have been privileged to spend much of my life in the college classroom teaching history and philosophy. Below you will find links to materials that I sometimes share with my students.
EARLY WESTERN CIVILIZATION – HIS1103
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EARLY WESTERN CIVILIZATION SEMINAR – IDE1103
Prolegomena
Reading List For Life & Thought Seminars
Christian Higher Education? – a bibliography
How To Develop a Thesis Statement (PowerPoint)
Class #1 – Introduction
Syllabus – Seminar for Early Wester Civ Spring 2013 [Word document]
Introduction to Course & Syllabus [Class slides in pdf format]
Class #2 – Students Guide to Liberal Learning
A Student’s Guide To Liberal Learning – Discussion Questions:
Class #3 – Poetics, Aristotle
Class #4 – Agamemnon
Agamemnon – Discussion Questions
Class #5 – Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Bound – Discussion Questions
Prometheus Bound – pdf of class slides
Class #6 – Oedipus the King
Oedipus the King – discussion questions
Class #7 – Antigone
Antigone – discussion questions
Class #8 – Happiness – from book A of Aristotle’s Ethics
Happiness in Aristotle’s Ethics – discussion questions
Aristotle’s Ethics: Suggested Discussion Topics – I think this list was prepared by David Bertch
Class #9 – Virtue – from books Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta & Eta of Aristotle’s Ethics
Aristotle Ethics – Becoming Virtuous – [Powerpoint]
Aristotle’s Virtues vs. Plato’s Virtues – [Powerpoint]
Class #10 – Friendship – from books Theta & Iota of Aristotle’s Ethics
Class #11 – Pleasure – from book Kappa of Aristotle’s Ethics
Class #12 – Plato’s Republic, books 1-2
Plato’s Republic Discussion Topics (Bertch and Solganick)
Class #13 – Plato’s Republic, books 3-4
Class #14 – Plato’s Republic, books 5-6
Class #15 – Plato’s Republic, books 7-8
Class #16 – Plato’s Republic, books 9-10
Class #17 – Plato’s Timaeus, Sections I & II
Class #18 – Plato’s Timaeus, Section III
Class #19 – Aristotle’s Metaphysics Books Alpha & Beta
Class #20 – Group Projects on Aristotle’s Metaphysics
• Group 1 – Gamma & Epsilon (with a nod to Delta)
Aristotle’s Metaphysics – Powerpoint discussion slides for books Gamma and Delta
Aristotle’s Metaphysics, Book Epsilon – discussion topics
• Group 2 – Zeta, Eta, Theta
• Group 2 – Iota, Lambda
Class #21 – Aristotle’s Metaphysics
Class #22 – Aristotle’s Rhetoric, Sections 1 thru 4
Aristotle’s Rhetoric – discussion questions [PowerPoint]
Rhetoric and Cereal Marketing — Rhetoric and Interactive Gaming [videos]
Effective Communication – select quotes
Class #23 – Aristotle’s Rhetoric, Sections 5 & 6
Class #24 – Aristotle’s Rhetoric, Sections 7 & 8
Class #25 – Aristotle’s Rhetoric, Sections 9 & 10
Class #26 – Wrapping Up
Class #27 – Final Exam
Miscellaneous
CHURCH & EMPIRES – HIS1203
Prolegomena
Reading List For Life & Thought Seminars – SWBTS program texts
Preview of 100 Events We Will Cover in Church & Empires HIS1203
Class #1 – Introduction
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY – HIS 3203
Prolegomena
Reading List For Life & Thought Seminars – Program texts
Topic #1 – Introduction
HIS 3203 – The Nineteenth Century – Syllabus Spring 2013 [In Word format]
Introduction Nineteenth Century History – (pdf of class slides)
Topic #2 – Enlightenment & Revolution (French, American, and Industrial)
Enlightenment and Revolution – (pdf of class slides)
Topic #3 – Industrialization & Urbanization
Industrialization & Urbanization – (pdf of class slides)
Topic #4 – American Revivalism & Social Reform
Revivalism and Post-Revolution Reform – (pdf of class slides)
Topic #5 – European Reform & Romanticism
5 – European Reform & Romanticism – (pdf of class slides)
Topic #6 – American Presidents (part 1)
American Presidents part 1a – (pdf of class slides)
American Presidents part 1b – (pdf of class slides)
Topic #7 – A Maturing American Republic
America A Maturing Republic (pdf of class slides)
Topic #8 – The American West
Topic #9 – Slavery in the Americas
Slavery – pdf of class slides
Topic #10 – The North & South Divide
Topic #11 – The War Between the States
NINETEENTH CENTURY SEMINAR – IDE3203
Prolegomena
Lectures on the Revivals of Religion, by Charles Finney
Lecture 1: What a Revival of Religion Is? – Discussion Questions
Lecture 2: When a Revival Is To Be Expected – Discussion Questions
Lecture 4: Prevailing Prayer – Discussion Questions
Lecture 14: Measures To Promote Revivals – Discussion Questions
Lecture 21: The Backslider in Heart – Discussion Questions
WESTERN CIV II – HIS 1213
Class #1 – Introduction
Introduction to Western Civ II – (class slides in pdf format)
Topic #2 – Enlightenment & Revolution (French, American, and Industrial)
Enlightenment and Revolution – (pdf of class slides)
Topic #3 – Industrialization & Urbanization
Industrialization & Urbanization – (pdf of class slides)
Topic #4 – American Revivalism & Social Reform
Revivalism and Post-Revolution Reform – (pdf of class slides)
Topic #5 – European Reform & Romanticism
5 – European Reform & Romanticism – (pdf of class slides)
Topic #6 – American Presidents (part 1)
American Presidents part 1a – (pdf of class slides)
American Presidents part 1b – (pdf of class slides)
Topic #7 – A Maturing American Republic
America A Maturing Republic (pdf of class slides)
Topic #8 – The American West
Topic #9 – Slavery in the Americas
Slavery – pdf of class slides
Topic #10 – The North & South Divide
Topic #11 – The War Between the States
WORLD RELIGIONS SEMINAR – IDE1203
Prolegomena
Reading List For Life & Thought Seminars
Judaism
Everyman’s Talmud discussion questions
Terms for Judaism, by Professor David P. Bertch – pdf
Islam
The Future of the Global Muslim Population – external link to Pew Forum
Islamic Fives (Five Tenets, Five Pillars, Five Social Teaching)
Do’s and Don’ts When Reaching Out to Muslims
Do Jews, Christians, and Muslims Worship the Same God, by Ramesh Richard
Hinduism
Reincarnation – Watchman Fellowship Profile (pdf — check out additional resources at Watchman.org)
Bhagavad Gita – discussion topics [chapters 1-7]
Bhagavad Gita – Chapters 14 through 18 discussion questions (PowerPoint)
Cults, Occult, & Unorthodox
Jehovah’s Witnesses – Watchman Fellowship Profile (pdf — check out additional resources at Watchman.org)
Aleister Crowley – Watchman Fellowship Profile (pdf — check out additional resources at Watchman.org)
International House of Prayer – Watchman Fellowship Profile – (pdf — check out additional resources at Watchman.org)
Zen Buddhism – Watchman Fellowship Profile – (pdf — check out additional resources at Watchman.org)
Final Exam
Final Exam Review for World Religions Seminar
EVANGELISM
Guidelines for Writing Your Testimony
Wisdom in Evangelism – George Hillman’s PowerPoint slides
NEW TESTAMENT FOCUSED STUDY: THE WORDS OF JESUS OF NAZARETH
