PH 600 Suffering, Tragedy and Christian Faith

(1) Peterson, Michael, ed. The Problem of Evil: Selected Readings (University of Notre Dame Press, 1992). (2) Adams, M. M. and Adams R. M., editors, The Problem of Evil (Oxford University Press, 1990) (3) Swinburne, Richard. Providence and the Problem of Evil (Oxford University Press, 1998) (4) (There will also be several various articles provided in the modules.) These books can be ordered from Asbury\u27s bookstore, which you can call (859) 858-4242 or e-mail at [email protected]. (While the assigned readings are not especially large in volume, they can be quite dense. I often find myself having to re-read sections; in fact, everybody does).https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2781/thumbnail.jp

PH 501 Introduction to Philosophy of Religion

(1) Hasker, William. Metaphysics. (Downer\u27s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983). (2) Peterson, Michael, ed. Reason and Religious Belief. 2nd edition. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998) (3) Peterson, Michael, ed. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings. 2nd edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001).https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3191/thumbnail.jp

PH 600 Suffering, Tragedy and Christian Faith

(1) Peterson, Michael, ed. The Problem of Evil: Selected Readings (University of Notre Dame Press, 1992). (2) Swinburne, Richard. Providence and the Problem of Evil (Oxford University Press, 1998) (3) Adams, Marilyn Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God (Cornell University Press, 1999).https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2834/thumbnail.jp

PH 501 Introduction to Philosophy of Religion

(1) Hasker, William. Metaphysics. (Downer\u27s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983). (2) Peterson, Michael, ed. Reason and Religious Belief. 3rd edition. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998) (3) Peterson, Michael, ed. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings. 2nd edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001).https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3192/thumbnail.jp

PH 701 Faith, Reason, and Christian Belief

Broadly speaking, our goal will be to become more effective ministers for the kingdom of God. Part of one\u27s being an effective minister clearly includes being on firm ground oneself as to what one believes. One of the goals for our studies within PH701 will be to gain insight into the extent to which we can, and should, use reason to gain a deeper personal understanding of the God we embrace. Another part of effective ministry for the kingdom involves being able to address the concerns of those in the modern world who do not embrace Jesus Christ as Lord. This involves understanding the extent to which we can, and should, appeal to reason in offering a Christian apologetic to non-Christians that makes sense to them. One of our goals this semester will be to gain a deeper understanding of the kind of answer we as Christians are called to provide as we seek to fulfil the Biblical imperative to provide an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have (1Peter 3:15). Given that Asbury is a seminary in the Wesleyan tradition, we will also keep an eye toward better understanding how our own Christian background (predominantly, I presume, as Wesleyans) fits into the larger Christian tradition. Such understanding will better allow us to distinguish a non-Christian perspective from a Christian, non- Wesleyan perspective. And this is an important distinction to be able to make whenever we come across a theological idea that seems a bit foreign to us.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1154/thumbnail.jp

PH 501 Philosophy of Christian Religion

(1) Hasker, William. Metaphysics. (Downer\u27s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983). (2) Peterson, Michael, ed. Reason and Religious Belief. 4th edition. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009) (3) Peterson, Michael, ed. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings. 3rd edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1323/thumbnail.jp

PH 550 Tutorial in Philosophy of Religion - Christian Business Ethics

(1) Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics, 2nd edition. S.B. Rae and K.L. Wong, eds. (Zondervan, 2004) (2) Harvard Business Review on Corporate Ethics, (Harvard Business School, 2003) (3) If Aristotle Ran General Motors, T.V. Morris (Holt & Co., 1998) (4) Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don\u27t, Jim Collins, (Collins Business, 2001)https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1369/thumbnail.jp

PH 501 Philosophy of Religion

(1) Hasker, William. Metaphysics. (Downer\u27s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983). (2) Peterson, Michael, ed. Reason and Religious Belief. 3rd edition. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003) (3) Peterson, Michael, ed. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings. 2nd edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001).https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1916/thumbnail.jp