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Dual Enrollment Class – Critical Survey of Worldviews

One of the classes that will be taught this fall at the Geneva Institute is Critical Survey of Worldviews. Though this class is part of our partner college’s core curriculum (required for all degrees), some people might still ask whether it has practical value for either high school or college studies.

This is a fair question. The answer is that we teach worldview at the Geneva Institute not primarily due to its academic value, though it has some, we teach it because of its life value. The course will not only compare and contrast basic worldviews in relation to Christianity but will also address the implications for life of a Christian worldview.  This is the concern that Søren Kierkegaard expressed when he wrote,

the issue is not about the truth of Christianity but about the individual’s relation to Christianity, consequently not about the indifferent individual’s eagerness to arrange the truths of Christianity in paragraphs but rather about the concern of the infinitely interested individual with regard to his own relation to such a doctrine.

We share that concern and affirm that it should be the motivation for worldview studies.  We encourage you to take this class for its value for life. And, yes, it is an accredited class and does gain college credit!

For more information, contact at dean.walker@genevainstitute.org , or (919) 245-7016.

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Dual Enrollment Class – Great Books of the Ancient World

C. S. Lewis wrote ” I do not wish the ordinary reader to read no modern books. But if he must read only the new or only the old, I would advise him to read the old.” A Great Books curriculum adopts this sentiment by reading the books that have stood the test of time, the ones that have impacted men’s thinking.

Steven Warhurst will be teaching Great Books of the Ancient World this fall. The course will examine some of the influential works from ancient world, particularly from Greece and Israel (c. 8th century B.C. to 100 B.C.). Students will be encouraged to critically examine these works from a biblical perspective, discussing, debating, and evaluating the validity of the authors’ ideas and ethics. In doing so, the student’s worldview will be strengthened.

This is not only an accredited college class available to high school students but also a course that will pay dividends for life.  Mr. Warhurst encourages students who seek exciting new paths which are adventurous and fulfilling to take this class.

For more information, contact at dean.walker@genevainstitute.org , or (919) 245-7016.

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Geneva Institute Primed for Fall 2017 Launch

Everything is in place for launch of our college partner site at the Geneva Institute this fall. In addition to the many online course options, three classes will be taught onsite at the Institute (see courses for more info):

GREAT BOOKS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD Wednesdays 8:30am – 11:20am

CRITICAL SURVEY OF WORLDVIEWS Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:00am – 11:20am

ELEMENTARY GREEK I Tuesdays/Thursdays 8:30am – 9:50am

These courses are excellent Christian based educational options for dual enrollment (high school students) as well as for adult education.  They will be taught at 900 Watauga Street, Kingsport, Tennessee. Please browse the additional details at http://genevainstitute.org or contact the Executive Director at dean.walker@genevainstitute.org (919 245-7016) for more information.

The mission of the Institute is to promote and facilitate Christian liberal-arts educational opportunities at the secondary and post-secondary level in order that students are trained to think biblically about every area of life. The Institute will partner with colleges and universities by serving as a satellite location for the offering of select courses and degree programs to dual enrolled and traditional college students.