Integrated Humanities I

THE UNITED STATES AND THE MODERN WORLD

Days: Monday - Thursday

Times (Pacific Time):

6:00am - 6:50am - Kevin Smith

8:00am - 8:50am - TBA

10:00am - 10:50am - Scott Postma

11:00am - 11:50am - TBA

Class Description:  Students taking this course will benefit from the integration of History, Literature, and Theology in true liberal arts fashion. The facts and events of United States history are illuminated by literature and primary sources of the time period, along with thought-provoking essays written by a wide range of contemporary scholars and educators. Class discussions encourage students to understand these events and their repercussions in light of ultimate things, always with the goal of becoming more like our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Credits: 3 (1 History, 1 Theology, 1 Literature)

Semester 1: Primary Books and Secondary Books

• Omnibus III Textbook
• The Westminster Confession of Faith
• The Pilgrim's Progress
• Of Plymouth Plantation
• The Social Contract
• The Anti-Federalist Papers
• The Federalist Papers
• A Tale of Two Cities
• Foxe's Book of Martyrs
• Frankenstein
• Pride and Prejudice
• Gulliver's Travels
• Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography
• The Autobiography of Charles G. Finney
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Semester 2: Primary Books and Secondary Books

• Reflections on the Revolution in France
• Uncle Tom's Cabin
• Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings
• The Communist Manifesto
• The Great Gatsby
• Mein Kampf
• 1984
• Little Women
• The Killer Angels
• Christianity and Liberalism
• Old Man and the Sea
• Animal Farm
• Death of a Salesman
• Postmodern Times
• How Should We Then Live?