The Faiths of the Founding Fathers
Jonathan Edwards
World Christianity
For "The Faiths of the Founding Fathers," we would look at the various religious beliefs of America's Founders, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and John Witherspoon. I would be somewhat familiar with most of the material in designing this course.
The last option would be the most difficult for me: a course on World Christianity. But, it could be the most appealing to students, given the current interest in that topic. I see lots of faculty job ads for specialists on World Christianity and so it may be a good idea to add a course like this on the cv.
Let me know what you think.
2 comments:
These days, I think "Faiths of the Founding Fathers" would be incredibly popular.
I agree with you: "World Christianity" would probably be a bigger draw, but harder to prepare for.
I would also personally lean toward the Jonathan Edwards course, but I agree that it might be difficult to drum up support. What about combining some of the ideas and marketing strengths from the other courses, while still focusing on Edwards. Something like, "Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards, and their World"??? Marsden's "A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards" would be a great starting point for this
Those are good suggestions Brian. Perhaps a combined course would work.
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