Category: Essays

Philosophy and Christianity

Philosophy and Christianity

Title of the Assignment Outline an account of how philosophy can relate positively to theology, and appropriately support theological reasoning and application. Illustrate your account with a selection of relevant examples from the history...

Hegel and Mill

Hegel and Mill

Title of the Assignment If John Stuart Mill and Georg Hegel were both to answer the question “What makes a good society?”, which one in your view would give the best reply? Give reasons...

Ockham and Aquinas

Ockham and Aquinas

Title of the Assignment Compare and contrast the approaches offered regarding human knowledge by Aquinas and Ockham. Commentary This one was a bit of a tough one. Everyone thinks that an “open book exam”...

Fear and Trembling

Fear and Trembling

Title of the Assignment An interaction with a philosophical document from the early modern/modern periods with significance for the relationship between Christianity and a major philosophical issue. Summarise the key ideas of the document...

Cur Deus Homo

Cur Deus Homo

Title of the Assignment An interaction with a philosophical document from the ancient/medieval periods with significance for the relationship between Christianity and a major philosophical issue. Summarise the key ideas of one of the...

Saul and David

Saul and David

Commentary I got a distinction for this exam answer (84%). I can’t recall the question but it related to the transition from the Judges to the Kings and Yahweh’s role as ultimate king. The...

Joshua

Joshua

Commentary I haven’t kept the questions for these exams, so the titles will be just covering the broad subject area. I got a distinction for this exam answer (80%). All in all, I was...

Is Christianity Good for the World?

Is Christianity Good for the World?

Title of Essay With a particular audience in mind (University Christian Youth Forum for this essay), provide a script for a talk responding to the following key question within the field of apologetics: Is...

The central message of Job

The central message of Job

Commentary I got a high distinction for this exam answer (86%). The exam question asked what the central message of Job is and gave a quote from Hill and Walton (as I recall). All...