Mobile Ed: John Frame Christian Thought Bundle (3 courses)
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The John Frame Christian Thought Bundle includes three courses taught by prominent theologian and philosopher John Frame. These courses will introduce you to important concepts related to philosophy, worldview, reason, ethics, and the clarity of Scripture. You’ll develop a more rounded understanding of these topics and explore how the Christian faith should influence the way you think.
Product Details
- Title: John Frame Christian Thought Bundle
- Instructor: John Frame
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2018
- Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
- Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
- Courses: 3
- Video Hours: 6.5
Partially included
CS101 Biblical Worldview and Critical Thinking
- Instructor: John Frame
- Publication Date: 2018
- Video Hours: 4
In CS101 Biblical Worldview and Critical Thinking, esteemed Christian theologian and philosopher John Frame explores what it means to think like a Christian. He introduces philosophy, discusses reason and how to become a better thinker, and describes what goes into a worldview. Throughout the course, Dr. Frame emphasizes that “philosophy is a form of spiritual warfare,” stressing the importance of thinking about the world in a way that reflects God.
Contents:
Introduction
- Introducing the Speaker and Course
Unit 1: Christian Philosophy and Thinking
- Introducing Philosophy
- Philosophy and Becoming a Better Thinker
Unit 2: Critical Thinking
- Learning How to Reason
- Reasoning and Persuasion
- Dealing with Self-Deception
- The Relationship between Reasoning and Feelings and Emotions
Unit 3: Worldview
- What Is a Worldview?
- God, Atheism, and Worldview
- The Circular Nature of Knowledge
- Presuppositions for Christian Thinking
Unit 4: Perspectival Method
- Major Divisions of Philosophy
- The Three Perspectives of Divine Lordship
- Understanding God Perspectivally
- Is Perspectivalism Relativist?
Unit 5: Metaphysics
- Metaphysics: The One and the Many
- Teleology
- Cause, Effect, and Science
- Miracles and the Supernatural
- Human Mind and Body
- Theistic Proofs: Is There a God?
Unit 6: Epistemology
- Epistemology: Three Schools of Thought
- How Do We Know What We Know?
- Typical Definition of Knowledge
- Radical Doubt
- How Can We Know God?
Unit 7: Ethics
- Ethics: Three Non-Christian Views and Biblical View
- Making Value Judgments
- Relationship between Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Ethics
- Objections to Christian Ethics
- Love: The Highest Virtue
- Value and the Highest Good
Conclusion
- Conclusion to the Course
CS211 History of Philosophy
- Instructor: John Frame
- Publication Date: 2018
- Video Hours: 2
In CS211 History of Philosophy, John Frame presents a brief survey of philosophy. Beginning with the garden of Eden, Dr. Frame describes the development of thought and worldview, and he explores how different philosophies have reflected or influenced theology. This course will help you to understand the assumptions present in a range of worldviews and to be better equipped to interact with different ways of thinking.
Contents:
Introduction
- Introducing the Speaker and Course
Unit 1: Ancient Philosophy
- Philosophy in the Beginning
- Pre-Socratic Greek Philosophy
- Classical Philosophy: Plato and Aristotle
- The Apostolic Fathers and Early Christian Philosophy
- Medieval Philosophy
Unit 2: Modern Philosophy
- Early Modern Philosophy
- Immanuel Kant
- Liberal Theology: Part 1
- Liberal Theology: Part 2
- Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Philosophy
- Recent Christian Philosophy
Conclusion
- Conclusion to the Course
TH207 The Clarity of Scripture
- Instructor: John Frame
- Publication Date: 2018
- Video Hours: 0.5
The clarity of Scripture is a key part of the Reformation doctrine of Scripture. In this short course, John Frame considers what the clarity of Scripture means. He describes its origin and discusses it in light of three of God’s attributes: His sovereignty, His authority, and His presence. Dr. Frame also explains how to understand the clarity of Scripture when reading passages in the Bible that do not seem to be clear.
Contents:
Introduction
- Introducing the Speaker and Course
The Clarity of Scripture
- The Westminster Confession of Faith on the Clarity of Scripture
- Clarity and God’s Sovereignty
- Clarity and God’s Authority
- Clarity and the Spirit’s Presence
- Dealing with Apparent Unclarity
Conclusion
- God Has Spoken to Us; We Can Understand
About the Instructor
John M. Frame (b. 1939) is an American philosopher and a Calvinist theologian especially noted for his work in epistemology, presuppositional apologetics, systematic theology, and ethics. He is one of the foremost interpreters and critics of the thought of Cornelius Van Til. He is currently professor of systematic theology and philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando.
