Course curriculum

  • 01

    Welcome to the Course!

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    • Course Overview
    • Welcome Video
    • Note on Supplemental Materials
  • 02

    Module One: Founding Gods

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    • Please Introduce Yourself
    • Lecture One
    • Supplemental Readings
    • Additional Recommended Reading
    • Discussion One
  • 03

    Module Two: Gods of Faith and Reason

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    • Lecture Two
    • Jonathan Edwards, “A Divine and Supernatural Light,” 1734
    • Thomas Paine, "Common Sense"
    • Additional Recommended Reading
    • Discussion Two
  • 04

    Module Three: The Prophets

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    • Lecture Three
    • Selections from The Book of Mormon
    • God in America: A New Eden
    • Additional Recommended Reading
    • Discussion Three
  • 05

    Module Four: Gods of War

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    • Lecture Four
    • Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
    • Film to Watch
    • Additional Recommended Reading
    • Discussion Four
  • 06

    Module Five: Mammon

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    • Lecture Five
    • "The Gospel of Wealth," Andrew Carnegie
    • 'The Man Nobody Knows' by Bruce Barton
    • "First Principles" by Herbert Spencer
    • Additional Recommended Reading
    • Discussion Five
  • 07

    Module Six: Gods of Progress and Gods of Tradition

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    • Lecture Six
    • Read selections from 'This Is That: Personal Experiences, Sermons and Writings of Aimee Semple McPherson'
    • Read selections from 'The Fundamentals: The Famous Sourcebook of Foundational Biblical Truths'
    • Additional Recommended Reading
    • Discussion Six
  • 08

    Module Seven: Gods of Today and Tomorrow

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    • Lecture Seven
    • Suggested Readings
    • Discussion Seven
    • End of Course Survey