Art & Christianity: Worldview Humanities Study

Now offered as an online class available with live classroom technology to include online lectures, discussions and powerpoint presentations thru a virtual classroom. Participants will be active in all aspects of the class from the humanities studies to the studio art projects.

“[William] Wilberforce's whole life was animated by a deeply held, personal faith in Jesus Christ. Rather than ascribing to lifeless dogma or dull, conventional religious thinking, Wilberforce and his colleagues were motivated by a robust personal belief in a living God who is concerned with individual human lives, justice, and the transformation of societies. At their core was a profound sense of the presence and power of God, giving them vision, courage, and the necessary perspective to choose their issues and stand against the powerful interests aligned against them. Wilberforce, also with his friends, viewed himself as a pilgrim on a mission of mercy, never defining his identity or purposes by the flawed values of his age. This transcendent perspective made him the freest of men and therefore the most threatening force against the status quo.”
("A Life of Significance," an essay on William Wilberforce by J. Douglas Holladay, published in Character Counts edited by Os Guinness, 1999 Trinity Forum)

Class # 1 and 2: Revolutionaries

• Literature: Plato's The Republic
• Music Appreciation: Discover Mozart's Revolutionary Style
• Art Appreciation: Uncover the figures portrayed in Raphael's "School of Athens"
• Studio Activity: Perspective drawing – draw a house or city in 2-point perspective
• Worldview: Enlightenment

Class # 3 and 4: Medieval

• Literature: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
• Music Appreciation: Gregorian Chants
• Art Appreciation: Giotto's "Madonna and Child"
• Studio Activity: Cardboard loom weaving
• Worldview: The Church of the Middle Ages

Class # 5 and 6: English Renaissance

• Literature: Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
• Music Appreciation: Orchestration and Movable Type
• Art Appreciation: Hilliard's miniature jewel of "Queen Elizabeth"
• Studio Activity: Linoleum block printing
• Worldview: The Humanist Dilemma

Class # 7 and 8: Romantic Period

• Literature: Brontë's Jane Eyre
• Music Appreciation: Chopin's Military Polonaise
• Art Appreciation: Monet's "Japanese Bridge"
• Studio Activity: Impressionistic Style Acrylic Reproductions
• Worldview: The Enlightenment

Class # 9 and 10: American Gothic Period

• Literature: Poe's The Raven
• Music Appreciation: Elliot Carter
• Art Appreciation: Wood's "American Gothic"
• Studio Activity: Gothic architecture/stained glass
• Worldview: A desperate search for meaning

Class # 11 and 12: American Classic

• Literature: Twain's Huckleberry Finn
• Music Appreciation: Foster's Sewanee River
• Art Appreciation: Homer's "Gulf Stream"
• Studio Activity: Woodburning
• Worldview: The provincial goal

Class # 13 and 14: The Jazz Age

• Literature: Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby
• Music Appreciation: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
• Art Appreciation: Braque's "Still Life: La Jour"
• Studio Activity: Charcoal portraiture drawing
• Worldview: The birth of youth

Class # 15 and 16: Nature in Balance

• Literature: Lewis's Lion, Witch & Wardrobe
• Music Appreciation: Handel's Messiah
• Art Appreciation: Hick's "Peaceable Kingdom"
• Studio Activity: Pointillism – value study
• Worldview: The Christian perspective

The online class is currently scheduled to begin Monday afternoons via virtual classroom technology beginning Fall 2012. Available from any internet browser.
Online classes will meet for live conferencing from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. CST each Monday afternoon for sixteen consecutive weeks beginning August 6, 2012 and running thru November 19, 2012. Other online work and studio work can be completed at the convenience of the participant. This class meets the necessary requirements for a semester credit in a Humanities class. The option of adding the studio art element to the class also allows for an art credit to be earned at the same time and the studio projects are selected to help conceptualize the humanities elements introduced weekly. Students choosing the studio art package will receive supplies and instructions in the mail prior to the beginning of class. Photos and progress of studio work can be uploaded online and students will be held accountible for completed work.
Class #1 and #2: Revolutionaries
Class #3 and #4: Medieval
Class #5 and #6: English Renaissance
Class #7 and #8: Romantic Period
Class #9 and #10: American Gothic Period
Class #11 and #12: American Classic
Class #13 and #14: The Jazz Age
Class #15 and #16: Nature in Balance

If the participant completes the entire course with all reading selections, class attendence and participation in online discussions, they will have met the requirements for a 1/2 high school credit in humanities and if the participant additionally completes the art studio portion of the class, they will have met the requirements for a 1/2 credit in art studio and appreciation.

This class will meet for one and one-half hours online weekly for sixteen consecutive weeks. Students taking the class for a humanities credit will plan to spend an additional 2-3 hours reading and completing other course work. Students taking the Studio Art Package option and working towards the art credit will plan to spend 2-4 hours weekly on the assigned art project. The recommended age for this class is upper level junior high students and average to upper average high school students.

The cost for the Semester Humanities Course is is $250.00 per participant. This includes 24 hours of online lectures, discussions and individual weekly dialogues with students. The student will be responsible for purchasing the required reading materials. The studio art add-on package costs an additional $150.00. This includes all supplies for each project, weekly accountibility photo postings and verbal and written instructions for each project.

Email or phone Malinda if you have further questions. You can contact Malinda through email at: malinda@kingdomacademyofthearts.com or call at 931-294-8083.

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