The benefit of religion

Yes, I was interested, downloaded it, bookmarked your web site for future reference. Thank you very much for the freebie! I've switched back to religion/philosophy at HMU (altho I'm unable to make any changes to my posting signature and nobody has responded to my pleas for help). Topics for my courses are God, good and evil. I need all the web sites pertaining to such ideas as possible, so I can start worrying now about a thesis topic.

 

HMU?

"Topics for my courses are God, good and evil." Which aspect?

 

HMU = Harrison Middleton University

cutedeedle, if you're looking for resources just PM me with more specifics re what exactly you need and I can see what I have or can find.

 

cutedeedle:

What is the role of the GBWW series (60 books) in your program?
Or, is that the basis of the bachelor's program?

 

Thank you so much emmzee, you're so kind (and Christian!). I will be starting my next course probably Sept. 1, but it and the next one are the Greeks, subject of good and evil. But right now I need to finish an end of course essay on Montesquieu and Rousseau, and I must write about God, good and evil, since I just switched back to philosophy/religion (religion, actually, but they lump the two as one liberal arts specialized degree.

Bless you!

 

nanoose,

I can't say for total certainty about the bachelor's program (although I believe it also uses the GBWW, but the master's program definitely uses them, plus the KJV Bible, as the only allowable sources. There is a special master's in science that can be chosen and incorporates a few extra readings/books, but that's the only exception.

We design our own program of study, based on our interests, then list every course we wish to pursue, with specifics, authors, books, etc. There are nine courses and a thesis, the first course being required of everyone -- an introduction called the "Cornerstone Course" that's really a no-brainer. So in almost every case we choose one or two subjects, then pick authors (books) who write extensively about the subjects.

Each course and subjects/readings must be pre-approved by the U. Four one-hour discussions for each course with a "Socratic" type tutor (via phone), then a final course essay on the author's writing. Very tough program!

We can also use the KJV Bible but in most cases students may not need it. For God, good and evil, yes, I do!

 

nanoose:
Just another FYI: Home - Harrison Middleton University

My next two courses are good and evil: Plato (one course), then the misc. Greeks, the next course. For some reason I love the Stoics and Epictitus, but the misc. Greeks course includes several of the fellows. After that comes "God" -- St. Augustine, again one course/book, and finally Milton. Oh my, I adore "Paradise Lost," which I read and wrote about for my first chosen course in God, good and evil. What a brilliant writer about man's nature in relation to God and Satan!

Then the thesis, which is when I figure out what aspect I can narrow down. So far, no clue. Thank the Lord that I can use any references for the thesis, or I'd be doomed!

 

In that Scripture seemingly holds no persuasive or reliable significance for you, what might be the requirements you would consider personally as credible sources to persuasion? I am interested. BTW the verses I quoted are not [my] own scriptures; and I surely wasn’t divinely chosen or inspired to create or author them. Conversely per your illustration, who would be the inspirer and creator of the “book of Steve”? By your comment /analogy, the book of Steve would be from your perceptive, just as as credible or incredible (ridiculous) as the Holy Bible /Scripture. So your contention is that the Holy Scriptures (Bible) do not fundamentally differ in significance from all other books in the world; interesting…