The New Geneva Christian Leadership Academy 
 
Advancing the Kingdom of Christ through Scholarship, Leadership and Action
School of Philosophy
PHIL 100 -Introduction to Philosophy

This is an overview of various trends and ideas in Philosophy including some of the more influential personalities from the ancients through to the Modern era.

Requirements: Each student is to show an in-depth understanding of the material presented, and must be able to produce a series of carefully written works accurately analyzing
the material presented.

Instructor: Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond
Format:
Correspondence
Course Fee: $300. (4 Credit Hours @ $75/hr)

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All course donation fees are to be paid to the Institute For Theonomic Reformation (ITR) in Support of its Non-Profit Work in Advancing the Kingdom of Christ.  

PHIL 110 - Constitutional  Philosophy from a Biblical Perspective

This course discovers, and analyses historical primary source documents while exploring Constitutional Philosophy in light of the doctrine of Covenantal Government. This course is a comparative course with Constitutional Law and Political Philosophy and can be taken in sequence with these other courses.

Requirements: Each student is to show an in-depth understanding of the material presented, and must be able to produce a series of carefully written works accurately analyzing government policy in order to dispute erroneous modern governmental polity in light of the Covenant structure.

Instructor: Professor Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond
Format:
Correspondence
Course Fee: $300. (4 Credit Hours @ $75/hr)

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PHIL 200 - Political Philosophy The Ancient, Pre Socratics, Roman Era, The Medieval & Renaissance Era

This course is an excellent primer for those interested in the history and philosophy of political thought and legal ideology from a Biblical perspective. This is a lecture based course which covers both philosophy and politics from the beginning of Creation through antiquity to Puritan and Enlightenment. This is an excellent companion to the Constitutional Law and Constitutional Philosophy courses.

Requirements: This course is structured as an independent class corresponding to the class lectures. The student will be required to listen to the lectures  and be prepared to discuss in writing the principles behind each lecture.

Instructor: Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond
Format:
On campus
Course Fee: $225. (3 Credit Hours @ $75/hr)

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PHIL 210 - Biblical Ethics & Equity

While this course is an introduction course to Biblical Ethics it is very comprehensive. The material discovers, and analyses that philosophical discipline of Ethics and Equity from a Biblical viewpoint. [Recommendation Companion Course: Institutes on Biblical Law Volume One]

Requirements: Each student is to show an in-depth understanding of the material presented through note-taking and written assignments. Each Lecture is to be listened to and notated. Reading assignments are to be carefully read and notes are to be taken for review.

Instructor: Professor Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond
Format:
Correspondence & On campus
Course Fee: $450.
(6 Credit Hours @$75/hr)

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PHIL 225 - Introduction to Christian Apologetics 

This course is an introduction to Christian Apologetics

Requirements: Students must show an in-depth understanding of the material presented and produce a series of well-written works accurately applying the discipline of Christian apologetics apologetics. 

Instructor:
Professor Rev. Paul Michael Raymond
Format:
Correspondence
Course Fee:
$225. (3 Credit Hours @ $75/hr)

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PHIL 250 - Presuppositional Christian Apologetics 

This course focuses on defending Christianity against attacks from all other philosophies and religions.  As such students will be trained to think presuppositionally by making the Bible the starting point of their defense and learning to refute non-Chrisitan worldviews by conducting an internal critique of their first principles.  Students will learn from two of the most able defenders of the faith, Greg L. Bahnsen and Vincent Chueng.   

Requirements: Students must show an in-depth understanding of the material presented and produce a series of well-written works accurately applying presuppositional apologetics.  In addition, students will write a final paper applying presuppositionalism to refute one of the following worldviews:  Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, or a false-Christian cult (e.g., Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witness). 

Instructor: Professor Steve Halbrook
Format:
Correspondence
Course Fee:
$225. (3 Credit Hours @ $75/hr)

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PHIL 275 - Epistemology

This course focuses on the question of "How do we know what we know?" and is it trustworthy.

Requirements: Students must show an in-depth understanding of the material presented and produce a series of well-written works accurately using a solid epistemological base.

Instructor: Professor Steve Halbrook
Format:
Correspondence
Course Fee:
$225. (3 Credit Hours @ $75/hr)

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All course donation fees are to be paid to the Institute For Theonomic Reformation (ITR) in Support of its Non-Profit Work in Advancing the Kingdom of Christ.