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The goal is for the participants to understand the past and present times channeled through a Christian worldview perspective in order to have a stronger impact in the future. We hope to inspire the participants to learn to think with a critical mind so that they may develop a discerning spirit. The students will study the video presentation "How Shall We Then Live," and the discussion groups and lectures will stem from this framework. The studio sessions include architectural design, mosaics, stained glass, landscape design and concluding with a scale model architectural project of their choice. The studio projects are designed as a method of applying the principles taught in the lectures.
“As in the general conduct of life, so in matters of the mind, one must learn to discriminate. If you avoid studying things with which you disagree, you will be naïve about what most of the world thinks. On the other hand, if you study everything—but without a critical mind—you will end up accepting by default all that the world (and especially your own moment of history) thinks.”
(Paraphrased from Dr. Francis Schaeffer, How Shall We Then Live?, Fleming H. Revell Publishing Co., 1977)
Class 1 and 2: Ancient History
- Literature: Moses' Selections from Pentateuch – study the Word of God not only as scripture but also the literary genius of the writer
- Music Appreciation: The Psalmists and the influence of the Psalms in western music
- Art Appreciation: Jewish Tabernacle, Egyptian Pyramids and Babylonian Ishtar Gate
- Studio Activity: After spending the class studying architecture, the student selects an architectural design project in which they are assigned to create over the next sixteen weeks of class. They will email or upload weekly photo updates to the instructor throughout the remainder of the course.
- Worldview: Anthropocentric Societies
Class 3 and 4: The Greeks and the Romans
- Literature: Selections from the Writings of Virgil – The Aeneid
- Music Appreciation: The influence of Pythagoras—the application of mathematics to music theory
- Art Appreciation: Greek and Roman Art, the Roman city of Pompeii, the importance of studying 1st century Roman city in light of our Christianity. Learn about the Romans through their art. The Roman Mosaics.
- Studio Activity: Using glass, tile and stones, the students create, grout, and seal their own mosaics.
- Worldview: Watch Episode I and read Chapter 1 of How Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer
Class 5: The Middle Ages
- Literature: Selections from Cervantes Don Quixote
- Music Appreciation: Gregorian Chants
- Art Appreciation: Gothic Art—learn about the architectural design of the Gothic cathedrals, the height and beauty created by the stained glass windows, and the need for flying buttresses to maintain stability in these large structures.
- Studio Activity: Stained Glass Windows—using liquid lead and liquid glass coloring, create a transferable stained glass design
- Worldview: Watch Episode II and read Chapter 2 of How Should We Then Live?
Class 6: Renaissance
- Literature: Selections from Dante's Divine Comedy—why the Divine Comedy is not funny...
- Music Appreciation: Italian Renaissance Music—the invention of orchestration and movable type
- Art Appreciation: Michelangelo and Da Vinci—the genius of the Renaissance man, and yet the dilemma of humanism
- Studio Activity: Architectural drawings-grid of floor plans.
- Worldview: Watch Episode III and read Chapter 3 of How Should We Then Live?
Class 7 and 8: The Reformation
- Literature: Selections from Milton's Paradise Lost—together we will explore the paradise that Milton lost
- Music Appreciation: Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel, and the peak of German Reformation music
- Art Appreciation: Rembrandt and Dürer—study the intensity and emotion of the artists of the Reformation and the impact they had on the time
- Studio Activity: Landscaping Design- drawings and scale models
- Worldview: Watch Episode IV and read Chapters 4 and 5 of How Should We Then Live?
Class 9: The Revolutionary Age
- Literature: Selections from America's true epic: Herman Melville's Moby Dick
- Music Appreciation: The music of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart
- Art Appreciation: Recognize the revival of the old classic period of the ancient Greek and Roman times during this New Classic period through the Italian art of David
- Studio Activity: Architectural Design
- Worldview: Watch Episode v and read Chapter 6 of How Should We Then Live?
Class 10: The Scientific Age
- Readings:Selections from Newton and Bacon
- Music Appreciation: Listen to the music of Dvorak
- Scientific Appreciation: Oppenheimer and Whitehaed: biblical foundations of scientific revolution.
- Studio Activity: Architectural Design
- Worldview: Watch Episode VI and read Chapter 7 of How Should We Then Live?
Class 11: The Age of Non-Reason
- Literature: Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe—relive timeless chivalry with this selection
- Music Appreciation: Listen to the music of Mendelssohn
- Art Appreciation: Discover the difference between the emotionalism of the Romanic artists and the intellectualism of the Classical artists
- Studio Activity: Architectural drawings and continue work in scale model.
- Worldview: Watch Episode VII and read Chapter 8 of How Should We Then Live?
Class 12: Age of Fragmentation
- Literature: The fragmentation in literature is evaluated in T. S. Eliot's Wasteland
- Music Appreciation: Influence of Beethoven's last Quartets, the chance music of Cage
- Art Appreciation: Kandinsky and Matisse and the extremes of abstraction; the chance painting of Jackson Pollock and the fragmentation of painting by Picasso
- Studio Activity: Architectural Design, Scale Model and Floor Plans.
- Worldview: Watch Episode VIII and read Chapter 9 of How Should We Then Live?
Class 13: Age of Personal Peace and Affluence
- Literature: The fragmentation in literature is evaluated in T. S. Eliot's Wasteland
- Music Appreciation: Influence of Beethoven's last Quartets, the chance music of Cage
- Art Appreciation: Kandinsky and Matisse and the extremes of abstraction; the chance painting of Jackson Pollock and the fragmentation of painting by Picasso
- Studio Activity: Details evalutaed on Architectural Design, Scale Model and Floor Plans.
- Worldview: Watch Episode IX and read Chapter 10 of How Should We Then Live?
Class 14: Modern Times
- Literature: Selected writings from the last two decades
- Music Appreciation: Influence of modern music
- Art Appreciation: non-objective art
- Studio Activity: Final work of Architectural Design, Scale Model and Floor Plans.
- Worldview: Watch Episode X and read Chapter 11 of How Should We Then Live?
Class 15 and 16: Our Society and the New Elite
- Readings: Ravi Zacharius's Speech before the United Nations
- Music Appreciation: Influence of modern music
- Art Appreciation: media and modern communication
- Studio Activity: Art Show of Architectural Design, Scale Model and Floor Plans.
- Worldview: Read Chapter 12 and 13 of How Should We Then Live?
Online classes will meet for live conferencing from 12:30 noon until 2:00 p.m. CST each Monday afternoon for sixteen consecutive weeks beginning January 7, 2013 and running thru April 22, 2013. 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: Ancient History
Class #3 and #4: Greeks and Romans
Class #5: Middle Ages
Class #6: Renaissance
Class #7 and #8: Reformation
Class #9: Revolutionary Age
Class #10: Scientific Age
Class #11: Age of Non-Reason
Class #12: Age of Fragmentation
Class #13: Age of Personal Peace and Affluence
Class #14: Modern Times
Class #15 and #16: Our Society and the New Elite
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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