Intro to Philosophy

Christianity is grounded in certain assumptions about reality. Philosophy is a defining and defending of those assumptions. Christian philosophy uses general revelation (nature, reason, etc.) to know God better, apart from his revealed Word. In this class, we will look at what men throughout the ages have been able to establish and defend using Christian philosophy and deepen our faith by seeing that all of reality points to our majestic Savior. Additionally, we will critically look at other philosophical assumptions, and see how they stand against the testimony of Scripture or clear reason. We invite any Christian who is interested in philosophy generally, the defense of Christianity, or understanding where their own beliefs come from to join us.

 In this class, we look at what philosophy is, where philosophy fits into a Christian's intellectual life, and how we can use philosophy to glorify God. Additionally, we spend time looking at first principles in philosophy to get us prepared for the next seven weeks, and practice what we have learned by dissecting Descartes' classic argument: "I think, therefore I am."