Course Syllabus

Course title: ST 831 Polemics (Islam, Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, and the New Atheism)
Course description: This course will introduce the student to the major apologetic themes relating to
evangelizing and responding to Islam, Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, and the New
Atheism.
Course instructor: Dr. James White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a Christian apologetics
organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a professor, having taught Greek,
Systematic Theology, and various topics in the field of apologetics. He has authored or
contributed to more than twenty books, including The King James Only Controversy, The
Forgotten Trinity, The Potters Freedom, and The God Who Justifies. He is an
accomplished debater, having engaged in more than seventy-five moderated, public
debates with leading proponents of Roman Catholicism, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, and
Mormonism, as well as critics such as Bart Ehrman, John Dominic Crossan, Marcus Borg,
and John Shelby Spong. He is an elder of the Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church, AZ.
Course credit: 2 credits
Course
requirements:
Student must satisfactorily complete the following course requirements:
(1) Lectures The student must listen to all 17 lectures by Dr. James White, which can be accessed on
RBS Virtual Campus or ordered through the RBS online store.
(2) Reading The student must read at least 600 pages from the following works in their entirety:
Mohler, R. Albert Jr. Atheism Remix. Crossway, 2008.
White, James R. What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Quran. Bethany
House, 2013.
White, James R. The Roman Catholic Controversy. Bethany House, 1996.
______, Is the Mormon My Brother? Solid Ground Christian Books, 1997.

(3) Book review Students will select a book from the required reading list. The review should be between
1,200 and 1,500 words. No review under 1,200 or over 1,500 words will be accepted. The
review should be 12 pt. font, Times New Roman, single-spaced, and justified margins. The
book review must be emailed to the seminary dean (dean@rbseminary.org) who will
forward it to Dr. White.
(4) Final Exam After completing the lectures and reading, the student must take a final exam. The exam is
worth 70% of the students grade and will test the students aptitude on the lecture
material. If the student has any questions, he may email Dr White at droakley@gmail.com
or the seminary dean.
Course grading:

Lectures and reading = 20% / Book review = 10% / Final Exam= 70%