法律 & 政治小

This course will look at the origins of the American political system from the end of the Seven Years' War through the Louisiana Purchase and Marbury vs. 麦迪逊, with a focusing on government under the Articles of Confederation, 制宪会议, 批准的争议, 第一个政党制度, 杰斐逊对. 汉密尔顿式的政府管理方法. 提供隔年.

This course will survey the scope and methods of the study of economics; the principles underlying the production, 交换, distribution and consumption of wealth along with various economic problems. The systematic investigation of the market structure of American capitalism, encompassing the production and distribution of income, 福利经济学与当前国内问题.

This course will analyze the nuances and trace the development of Western political thought from classical Greece to 17th century northern Europe with attention given to the questions facing every generation concerning the nature of political association and the good society. Students will become familiar with each major political thinker, 他们写作的背景, 以及对思想史的影响.

This course will analyze the nuances and trace the development of Western political thought from the early Enlightenment (17th century) to the present with attention given to the questions facing every generation concerning the nature of political association and the good society. Students will become familiar with each major political thinker, 他们写作的背景, 以及他们对思想史的影响.

这是入门课程, 国人民, and cultures of the Middle East from antiquity to modern times, will include the role of 宗教 in shaping 社会 and political institutions, and the influence of Islamic thought on the Arab world and conflicts in the contemporary Middle East. 提供隔年.

This course will explore the aspect of statecraft in international relations known as “grand strategy” from a theoretical and historical perspective. This course traces how statesmen have or have not marshalled and coordinated the political, 外交, 军事, 材料, 文化, 以及一个国家可用的道德资源, 为了实现, or fail 为了实现 long-term objectives in the international environment during war and peace.

The role of 宗教 in American public life will be examined in this course with an emphasis on the interpretation and impact of the First Amendment and the concept of "separation of church and state" on religious and political life in the United States. 提供隔年.

美国司法解释的发展历程.S. 宪法 from 1789 to the present will be examined in this course with an emphasis on the political, 社会, 文化, and economic context for key Supreme Court decisions. The case study method will be used to introduce students to legal reasoning, including controversial court decisions involving race, 宗教, 性别, 以及政府权力的限制.

Through an exploration of morality and 道德 in light of what Scripture teaches, this course will orient students to the main approaches, 传统的和现代的, of non-biblical philosophical 道德 as they learn how the Christian faith interacts with these approaches. The significance of the Lutheran confessional distinction between God's left and right hand rule will also be explored. Student research and presentations on contemporary ethical issues are usually included. 先决条件:CTHL 101 or CTHL 200)和初级地位，或导师的同意.

This introductory course to philosophy through the examination of major traditions of ethical reflection in the history of philosophy such as Socrates, 柏拉图, 亚里士多德, 康德, 和机.

作为一门基于表现的课程, 学生将学习论证设计, 运用理性和证据, and practice in a competitive academic debate setting with a focus on critical thinking, 研究技能, and the oral expression of arguments with rhetorical and presentational power.

主要是从社会科学的角度, this course will examine the basic theories and techniques of influence, 培养学生的自然意识, 函数, and scope of attitude change as well as the concepts of attitudes, 信誉, 拒绝说服, 道德, 现代广告实践.

This course will examine the theory and techniques of oral communication in the process of interviewing with the practical application to employment, information gathering (as in journalism and investigations), and persuasive interviews (as in selling and legal argument).