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Explore our fall 2018 semester classes held in Kingsport!

LA TBD GREAT BOOKS OF THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
The course will examine some of the influential works of the renaissance and reformation. 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.
Wednesday 8:30am-11:20am

CT 113 CRITICAL SURVEY OF WORLDVIEWS
This course compares and contrasts basic worldviews and their implications for life, and will also present the main components of a Christian worldview, as well as respond to challenges to that belief system.
Tuesday and Thursday 8:30am-9:50am

GRK 111 ELEMENTARY GREEK I*
God’s precious word is worth treasuring by exploring the nuances of its original language.  Studying Greek not only gives students many of the language advantages that studying Latin would but also opens to them the same tools that sparked the reformation and helps spread and preserve God’s truth.
Tuesday and Thursday 10:00am-11:20am

*Hybrid online/onsite class.

GICT M10 PRE-CALCULUS WITH TRIGONOMETRY

Advanced high school math which simultaneously prepares the student to pass the corresponding CLEP exam (Pre-Calc and/or College Algebra).  Pairs with GICT M11 Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry B.  This course is not offered through Bryan College – not a dual enrollment course.  Course fee: $175.
Tuesday and Thursday 11:30am-12:50am

For more information please contact: ginny.walker@genevainstitute.org

Meet our professors and discuss how dual enrollment can fit with your high school plan at our informational meeting:

March 6th, 7:00-8:00

900 Watauga St, Kingsport, TN 37660.

Please RSVP: ginny.walker@genevainstitute.org

“Each generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the gospel . . . [by] considering the language and thought-forms of that setting.” (Francis Schaeffer)

God’s word never changes but the setting in which we learn and the situation which we are called to apply it to are constantly changing.  How should Christians apply Biblical principles when communicating truth to today’s culture.  How have past Christian thinkers answered this question?

The scriptures repeatedly call Christians to spread God’s truth to the wider culture.  No matter your age, occupation, or comfort level your calling as a follower of Christ is to: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in heaven.”  Matthew 5:16. Yet Christians have not always agreed on exactly how this should be done.  How can Christians engage in evangelism, and debate, in a winsome and God honoring manner?

Our faculty members are excited to help students explore these questions and apply scriptural principles in their everyday lives, so that they may impact our culture for God. Every culture, whether the culture acknowledges it or not, has an understanding of God.  Returning to the words of Francis Schaeffer, Christian thinker and apologist:

“Regardless of a man’s system, he has to live in God’s world.”

 

For information contact: Ginny Walker

info@genevainstitute.org

“Our world has changed for better or for worse. It is for us to find truth and beauty for today, constantly re-applying the truth of God’s word to our own time and our contemporary situation.”

(Hans Rookmaaker)

 

God’s word never changes but the situation which we are called to apply it to are constantly changing.  How can we recapture God’s beauty and truth in todays culture?  How have Christian artists of the past fulfilled this calling?  And why is art important for all Christians, not just artists.

Art affects every area of our lives, from the design of the coffee mug we use each morning to movie or book we relax with in the evening.  What our culture interprets as lovely, amusing, motivating, and appropriate dictates the form of our social spaces, and communication with one another.  Yet we know, as Christians, that scripture should be applied to every area of our lives.  How does our culture’s art measure up to God’s nature of truth, goodness, and beauty?

Our faculty members are excited to help students explore these questions and apply scriptural principles in their everyday lives, so that they may impact our culture for God.  Returning to the words of Hans Rookmaaker, Christian thinker and art critic:

 

“What is Christian in art does not lie in the theme but in the spirit of it, in its wisdom and the understanding of reality it reflects.”

For information contact: Ginny Walker

info@genevainstitute.org

Or visit link: Responsible Engagement: The Christian and Culture

The Geneva Institute of Christian thought is offering two three week seminars focused on deepening the student’s understanding of Christianity, truth, and the culture.  These programs are designed for junior/senior high school students, college students, and up.

The first segment explores how Christians can use the arts to understand and impact the wider culture.

The second delves into how Christians, Biblically, should communicate truth to the unbeliever

There are currently three 500.00 scholarships available on a first come first serve basis to students who sign up for both segments of study.

For more information on each segment see: Summer Studies in Christian thought.

or contact info@genevainstitute.org

 

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 Christendom this fall. The course will examine some of the influential works from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation. 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 please contact ginny.walker@genevainstitute.org

Delve into the New Testament; its history, veracity, and meaning.

The Geneva Institute of Christian Though is offering a class in New Testament Literature and Interpretation, Spring 2018. This class seeks not only to equip teachers but to deepen and enrich personal study of the New Testament. Have you ever wondered why we have four gospels? Why the apocrypha is not included in the scriptures? Or, what exactly is the “Gospel of Thomas”? This class not only explores the origins of the New Testament and its human authors but also gives students of God’s Word the tools to understand the structure and meaning of the text by teaching them about the literary forms used and making connections with the Old Testament context. It is the Institute’s goal that students of this class will gain both a firm confidence in the New Testament as an accurate testimony of Christ and an increased ability to continue to learn about God through His Word.

For more information contact ginny.walker@genevainstitute.org

The Geneva Institute is sponsoring a trip to Bryan College’s Dual Enrollment Day on Wednesday, September twenty seventh. Bryan College has invited students who are considering dual enrollment next year to visit the campus for a day. Students will be given a tour of the campus, have opportunity to meet professors and sit in on classes, meet with representatives from various area of study, and learn about the benefits of dual enrollment. The program will begin at 9 a.m. and end at approximately 3 p.m. Lunch is provided through the Bryan College cafeteria. For more information about registration and transportation please contact Ginny Walker at ginny.walker@genevainstitute.org.

LA 190 SP GREAT BOOKS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD.  The course will examine some of the influential works from the 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.  Wednesdays 8:30am – 11:20am. No fee required.

BIB 222 OLD TESTAMENT LITERATURE & INTERPRETATION. The course compares and contrasts basic worldviews and their implications for life, and will also present the main components of a Christian worldview, as well as respond to challenges to that belief system. Tuesdays/Thursdays 8:30am – 9:50am. Audit fee 75 dollars.

CT 113 CRITICAL SURVEY OF WORLDVIEWS. The course provides an analysis of the Old Testament as the foundation of the whole Bible. It focuses on the theological, literary, and historical dimensions of the Old Testament text and story; draws theological connections to Jesus and the New Testament; and makes application to modern Christianity, both corporate (church) and personal (spiritual growth). Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:00am – 11:20am.  Audit fee 75 dollars.

For more information please contact Ginny Walker: ginny.walker@genevainstitute.org

The deadline to sign up for fall classes at the Geneva Institute is fast approaching. All classes offered onsite at Westminster Presbyterian of Kingsport are open for dual enrollment, adult non-degree status, and audit. The Fall 2017 classes are:

LA 190 SP GREAT BOOKS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD. Taught by Steve Warhurst. This class includes training in history, literature, writing, and debate. Wednesdays 8:30am – 11:20am

BIB 222 OLD TESTAMENT LITERATURE & INTERPRETATION. Taught by Dean Walker. This course provides an analysis of the Old Testament as the foundation of the whole Bible. Tuesdays/Thursdays 8:30am – 9:50am

CT 113 CRITICAL SURVEY OF WORLDVIEWS. Taught by Dean Walker. This class is crafted to give you a basic knowledge of the most common worldviews and how they fall short of God’s truth. Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:00am – 11:20am

For more information please contact Ginny Walker: ginny.walker@genevainstitute.org