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UPCOMING CLASSES
Quarter 1 of Academic Year 2022-23
Open Class
Open to anyone who wants to participate, no enrollment necessary. Payment required.
Protestantism in America
Date: 29 August to 22 October.
Meetings: This is an online class with 5 online discussions (students must attend 4).
Time/Place: TBD, online.
Mode: Online, with local land meetings optional.
Cost: If taken a la carte, then $100/credit, any level.
Course Credits: 1 - 3 credits, undergraduate or graduate, depending on a student's standard or customized load.
Course Load: There will be assigned readings for the live discussions. You can audit the class or take it for credit. If you want to take it for credit, you will have additional reading, writing, and project assignments, depending on how many credits you want, and what level (undergraduate, graduate).
What to Expect: The regular format of the class is semi-informal discussion about the material. The class might be made up of high-school students, college students, or people who simply want to use the class structure to help them read more and learn more on their own.
Main Texts (short titles)
-Who Is an Evangelical, by T. Kidd (all)
-Wanamaker's Temple, by N. Kirk (all)
-Christianity and Liberalism, J. G. Machen (selections)
-What Is the Bible, by R. Bell (all)
-Accidental Saints, by N. Bolz-Weber (all, audiobook recommended)
Additional Texts (for custom load) (short titles)
-The Power Worshippers, by K. Stewart (all)
-Christianity and Liberalism, J. G. Machen (all)
-Audio Lecture on J. G. Machen, by J. Piper (all)
-Mere Christianity, by C. S. Lewis (major selections)
-Liberating the Gospels, by J. Spong (selections)
-Moody's Handbook of Theology, by P. Enns (selections)
Enrolled Undergraduate
All classes are taught by a faculty pool that varies quarter by quarter.
General-Learning Unit, 2 credits
Category: 1 (History/Society/Civilization).
Date: 29 August to 22 October.
Meetings: Video streaming, TBD.
Time/Place: TBD, online.
Mode: Online.
Cost: If taken a la carte, then $100/credit, any level.
Themes: Nationhood, Colonization.
Cross-Category Connections: Religion.
Texts (short titles)
-The Dalai Lama, by A. Normal (all)
-Eat the Buddha, by B. Demick (all)
-Beyond Religion, by the Dalai Lama (selections)
-Seven Years in Tibet (film, 1997, PG-13)
-The Last Samurai (film, 2003, R)
Program-Specific Unit, 3 credits
This is a single-themed class.
Theme 1 (3 credit): "Protestantism in America."
Date: 29 August to 22 October.
Meetings: No land meetings.
Time/Place: Asynchronous, with some live video meetings (TBD).
Mode: Online, with local land meetings optional.
Texts (short titles)
-Who Is an Evangelical, by T. Kidd (all)
-Wanamaker's Temple, by N. Kirk (all)
-Christianity and Liberalism, J. G. Machen (selections)
-What Is the Bible, by R. Bell (all)
-Accidental Saints, by N. Bolz-Weber (all, audiobook recommended)
-The Moody Handbook of Theology, by P. Enns (selections)
-The Holy Bible (NIV preferred)
Practicum Unit, 3 credits
Time/Place: To be determined by student and mentor.
Date: 29 August to 22 October.
Mode: Land.
Themes: Customized per student.
Texts: Customized per student, if any.
ACADEMIC CALENDARS
2021-22
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The deadline to register and pay for any quarter or
summer session is 3 days before the start.
11 Aug, Beginning of academic year
21 Aug, Deadline to pay OLEF accreditation fee
22 Aug, START OF FIRST QUARTER
16 Oct, END OF FIRST QUARTER
17 Oct - 23 Oct, Break (1 week)
24 Oct, START OF SECOND QUARTER
21 Nov - 27 Nov, Thanksgiving Break (1 week)
19 Dec - 1 Jan, Christmas Break (2 weeks)
15 Jan, END OF SECOND QUARTER
16 Jan - 22 Jan, Break (1 week)
23 Jan, START OF THIRD QUARTER
16 Mar, END OF THIRD QUARTER
20 Mar - 2 Apr, Break (2 weeks)
3 Apr, START OF FOURTH QUARTER
28 May, END OF FOURTH QUARTER
29 May - 12 June, Break (1 week)
13 June, Summer Session is open
5 Aug, Summers Session is closed
10 Aug, End of academic year
2022-23
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The deadline to register and pay for any quarter or
summer session is 3 days before the start.
11 Aug, Beginning of academic year
21 Aug, Deadline to pay OLEF accreditation fee
29 Aug, START OF FIRST QUARTER
22 Oct, END OF FIRST QUARTER
23 Oct - 30 Oct, Break (1 week)
31 Oct, START OF SECOND QUARTER
21 Nov - 27 Nov, Thanksgiving Break (1 week)
19 Dec - 1 Jan, Christmas Break (2 weeks)
14 Jan, END OF SECOND QUARTER
15 Jan - 22 Jan, Break (1 week)
23 Jan, START OF THIRD QUARTER
18 Mar, END OF THIRD QUARTER
19 Mar - 2 Apr, Break (2 weeks)
3 Apr, START OF FOURTH QUARTER
27 May, END OF FOURTH QUARTER
28 May - 11 June, Break (2 weeks)
12 June, Summer Session is open
5 Aug, Summers Session is closed
10 Aug, End of academic year
2023-24
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The deadline to register and pay for any quarter or
summer session is 3 days before the start.
11 Aug, Beginning of academic year
21 Aug, Deadline to pay OLEF accreditation fee
28 Aug, START OF FIRST QUARTER
22 Oct, END OF FIRST QUARTER
23 Oct - 29 Oct, Break (1 week)
30 Oct, START OF SECOND QUARTER
19 Nov - 26 Nov, Thanksgiving Break (1 week)
24 Dec - 7 Jan, Christmas Break (2 weeks)
14 Jan, END OF SECOND QUARTER
15 Jan - 21 Jan, Break (1 week)
22 Jan, START OF THIRD QUARTER
16 Mar, END OF THIRD QUARTER
17 Mar - 31 Mar, Break (2 weeks)
1 Apr, START OF FOURTH QUARTER
25 May, END OF FOURTH QUARTER
26 May - 9 June, Break (2 weeks)
10 June, Summer Session is open
5 Aug, Summers Session is closed
10 Aug, End of academic year
2024-25
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The deadline to register and pay for any quarter or
summer session is 3 days before the start.
11 Aug, Beginning of academic year
21 Aug, Deadline to pay OLEF accreditation fee
26 Aug, START OF FIRST QUARTER
19 Oct, END OF FIRST QUARTER
20 Oct - 27 Oct, Break (1 week)
28 Oct, START OF SECOND QUARTER
25 Nov - 30 Nov, Thanksgiving Break (1 week)
23 Dec - 5 Jan, Christmas Break (2 weeks)
11 Jan, END OF SECOND QUARTER
12 Jan - 19 Jan, Break (1 week)
20 Jan, START OF THIRD QUARTER
15 Mar, END OF THIRD QUARTER
16 Mar - 30 Mar, Break (2 weeks)
31 Mar, START OF FOURTH QUARTER
24 May, END OF FOURTH QUARTER
25 May - 8 June, Break (2 weeks)
9 June, Summer Session is open
5 Aug, Summers Session is closed
10 Aug, End of academic year