Hybrid: On-line and Gathering Days
Books for the Course
Please note that all texts on this list are required unless otherwise indicated as optional
Articles for further reading are included in the Required Readings section of this syllabus.
See Taylor Library's list of online book sellers (Links to an external site.)
Iliff engages in a collaborative effort with students with disabilities to reasonably accommodate student needs. Students are encouraged to contact their assigned advisor to initiate the process of requesting accommodations. The advising center can be contacted at advising@iliff.edu or by phone at 303-765-1146.
Course Description
Course Objectives
Required Readings
Instructions for Participation
Class Participation
Discussion Guidelines
End of Term Assignment
Degree Learning Goals: Please take some time to look over the Professional Degree Learning Goals (MDiv, MASC, MAPSC) and the Academic Degree Learning Goals (MTS, MA). Incompletes: If incompletes are allowed in this course, see the Master's Student Handbook for Policies and Procedures. Pass/Fail: Masters students wishing to take the class pass/fail should discuss this with the instructor by the second class session. Academic Integrity and Community Covenant: All students are expected to abide by Iliff’s statement on Academic Integrity, as published in the Masters Student Handbook, or the Joint PhD Statement on Academic Honesty, as published in the Joint PhD Student Handbook, as appropriate. All participants in this class are expected to be familiar with Iliff’s Community Covenant. Accommodations: Iliff engages in a collaborative effort with students with disabilities to reasonably accommodate student needs. Students are encouraged to contact their assigned advisor to initiate the process of requesting accommodations. The advising center can be contacted at advising@iliff.edu or by phone at 303-765-1146. Writing Lab: Grammar and organization are important for all written assignments. Additional help is available from the Iliff Writing Lab, which is available for students of any level who need help beginning an assignment, organizing thoughts, or reviewing a final draft. Inclusive Language: It is expected that all course participants will use inclusive language in speaking and writing, and will use terms that do not create barriers to classroom community.
Date | Day | Details | |
Sep 14, 2016 | Wed | Humans: Introduction | due by 05:59AM |
Sep 21, 2016 | Wed | Being Human in Christian Perspective | due by 05:59AM |
Sep 28, 2016 | Wed | Being Human in Christian Perspective II | due by 05:59AM |
Oct 05, 2016 | Wed | Being Human in Philosophical Perspective: Plato and Aristotle on Reason, Human Flourishing and and Human Nature | due by 05:59AM |
Oct 12, 2016 | Wed | Being Human in Philosophical Perspective: Kant on Reason and Free Will | due by 05:59AM |
Oct 19, 2016 | Wed | Being Human: Philosophy and the Social Sciences | due by 05:59AM |
Oct 26, 2016 | Wed | Being Human: Evolutionary Naturalism | due by 05:59AM |
Nov 02, 2016 | Wed | Being Human: Existentialist Perspectives | due by 05:59AM |
Nov 09, 2016 | Wed | Being Human: Sin and Evil | due by 06:59AM |
Nov 16, 2016 | Wed | Being Human: The End, Meaning and Identity | due by 06:59AM |