INST 160H - Western Civilization I: the Great Books

Institution:

Eastern University

Subject:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Description:

The aim of this course is to read some of the books which made us who we are, so that we may understand ourselves and our world better. This course investigates how the Bible was joined by the tradition of Greek thought and literature to form the culture we now inhabit. Assuming a knowledge of the Bible, we begin by reading great writers of ancient Greece, then look at how Christian writers from Augustine onward used, modified and criticized the Greek heritage in forming the tradition of Western Christian thought.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.eastern.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 341-5800

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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