NEW MAPI Course: "An Assessment of the Qur'an" (June 19 - August 7) with Dr Dan Brubaker

We introduce the 6th of our ten MAPI courses for our 'Master's Degree in Apologetics and Polemics to Islam' program (MAPI). This course is entitled IS506[23] "An Historical Assessment of the Qur'an", taught by Dr Dan Brubaker, every Monday night from June 19 - August 7, 2023. This course, taught by one of the leading authorities on the historicity of the Qur'an, Dr Brubaker, unpacks not only how the Qur'an was put together, but what it says, as well as its popular, theological and apologetical implications for today. Beginning on Monday the 19th of June (starting at 8:00 p.m. - Eastern Time) Dr Brubaker will be lecturing for 8 weeks, with each lecture followed by a 'live' discussion and Q&A between the students and him (as well as Drs Jay Smith and Daniel Janosik) on the material introduced in each lecture. To register for the course just e-mail "Peter" before June 19th to: info@ves.edu Dr Brubaker will be introducing each lecture 'live', via Zoom Webinar, every Monday evening from 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time - USA), from June 19 - August 7 (inclusive). Since we do all of our teaching by Zoom Webinar, you can also watch the lectures from the comfort of your own home, anywhere in the world, or at any time, as they will be recorded and the URL will be sent to you the next day by email. But you need to be a Christian to take this course, due to the fact that it is being taught at the 'Veritas International University' (VIU) which is a Christian seminary headquartered in California, and, therefore, only Christian students can participate. Every lecture will be recorded, and the URL along with the PowerPoint and PDFs for every lecture will be sent to every registered student, so that those who are asleep in another part of the world and thus cannot be at the 'live lectures' (via the Zoom Webinar), can still watch them wherever they are, and at any time they choose. As we have in the past, we are offering this course for 3 categories of students: 1) Full-TIme Master's or Doctoral Degree Students: The first category are those students who want to take this course for a Master's or a Doctorate academic credit. This is a 3-credit course, so the fee for each credit is $330, which makes the cost for the whole course around $1,000 (depending on whether you are a returning or a new student). For these full-time students, the full course itself continues for 15 weeks, stretching from June 19 - September 25 (though there are only 8 weeks of lecture). This will give you ample time to read and then write logs of the books required for the course, participate in the discussions, write your Research papers, and write your final 'open book' exam. 2) Audit Students: The second category are those students who want to simply audit the course. The fee for this 8-week course is $280. An Audit student will have any assignments, but will have access to the Populi site where the discussions and assignments are found (like the Full-time academic students), and will be able to listen to the lectures and will be sent the PowerPoints and PDFs to download. 3) Personal Enrichment Students: The third category are those students who simply want to take this course for their 'Personal Enrichment'. Their fee for the 8-week course is $225. Unlike the Full-time students or the Audit students, they will not have access to the Populi site, but will still have "live access" to all of the lectures and will be sent the PowerPoints and PDFs to download. To underline the distinctions, while all of the students in all 3 categories will have access to all of the lectures and to all of the PowerPoints and PDFs for the entire course, the full-time Academic as well as the Audit students will also have admission to the Populi site to participate in the ongoing weekly discussions, and will have access to the reading lists and assignments, though the full-time students will only be required to fulfill them. If you are interested in any of these 3 levels, simply e-mail the registrar 'Peter' at: info@ves.edu But you need to hurry, as the first lecture begins on Monday, June the 19th, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US). Just e-mail: info@ves.edu Lecture Topics: Lecture 1: Introduction, & a Qur'anic Overview Lecture 2: Traditional & Critical Scholarship Views of the Qur'an Lecture 3: The Theology & Major Themes of the Qur'an Lecture 4: The Qur'an's Physical Manuscripts & their History Lecture 5: The Qur'an's Exegesis, prior Scripture, Abrogation, Corruption, & Uniqueness Lecture 6: The Qur'an's Manuscripts, Codicology & Textual features Lecture 7: The Qur'an's Manuscripts, & Textual Variants Lecture 8: Summary: Popular, Theological, and Apologetical Implications for Christians We're looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Monday, June 19th, but do register first at: info@ves.edu © Pfander Centre for Apologetics - US, May 26, 2023 (74,920) Music: "Rustic Ballad" by Alexander Nakarada, from filmmusic-io