This is a summary of the introductory course to the analysis of worldviews.
Nash, The Closing of the American Heart: What's Really Wrong with America's Schools, Probe
Nash, Poverty and Wealth: Why Socialism Doesn't Work, Probe
Nash & Belli, Beyond Liberation Theology, Baker
Nash,Why the Left is Not Right: The Religious Left: Who Are They and What Do They Believe?, Zondervan
| 1. Philosophy of History (part 1) |
Nash introduces the idea of World View Thinking, followed by the Philosophy of History, Collingwood's theory of history, and Bultmann and his historical idealism. |
| 2. Philosophy of History (part 2) |
We continue with Bultman's view of history and his idea of myth, gnosticism, and demythologizing. Nash concludes with a discussion of historical knowledge and interpersonal knowledge, and models of faith. |
| 3. American Political Philosophy |
An introduction to American political philosophy, and the State and Statism |