Survey of World Religions and Cults

Lectures and readings in English.

1. 1. Lectures Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures:

   • The Missionary Encounter with World Religions 1-24 Dr. Harvie Conn 16 h Broken link Doctrinal
   • World Religions 1-8 Dr. Hans Bayer et al. 7 h Broken link Doctrinal
   • World Religions 1-20 Dr. Timothy Tennent 11 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Timothy Tennent (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Roman Catholicism 1-5 Dr. R.C. Sproul 4 h Broken link Doctrinal
   • Confronting the Cults 1-10 Dr. Curt Daniel 7.5 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Curt Daniel (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Is Jesus the Only Savior? Dr. Ronald Nash 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review printed as [1] without unit; read as hours Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Ronald Nash (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).

   Total: 46.5 hours

2. 2. Reading Read and provide chapter summaries:

   • The Religions of the World David James Burrell 348 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • The Light of the World: A Brief Comparative Study of Christianity and Non-Christian Religions Robert Speer 416 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Robert Speer (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Cults and Contemporary Religious Movements Probe Ministries 167 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Probe Ministries (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).

   Total: 931 pages

3. 3. Assignment Write a 30 page paper on a world religion with directives on how Christians can best relate and share the gospel with that religion's adherents.

   Open the assignment

Every lecture and reading carries its role. "Under review" means the teacher's subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms of Unity is not yet established; "Read as comparison" means the material teaches the 1788 American text of WCF 20.4, 23 or 31 or of Larger Catechism Q.109, which the school reads beside the 1647 text. Nothing has been removed.