Understanding the Times

This course examines the prominent worldviews and philosophies of our time, exploring ideas and their social implications. This is not primarily a course about a biblical worldview. The primary objective of the course is to empower Christian leaders to understand the world in which they live and minister by examining major ideological or philosophical trends, such as pluralism, postmodernism, secularism, globalization, feminism, and so on. By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Validate your awareness of how ideological or philosophical trends affect your immediate and wider contexts.
• Explore and interpret a prominent philosophical, ideological, or socio-political trend from a Bible-honouring and Christ-affirming perspective.
• Assess the level to which your church/organisation engages with various ideologies in its preparation of discipleship, evangelism, and missions programmes.
• Design a church or Christian organisation programme which fosters positive communication between groups with opposing ideologies.