
Great Falling Away
I have been working on a new course for Jacksonville College this summer. The course is Philosophy of Religion. What is philosophy? Why study philosophy? The word philosophy comes from two Greek words: phileo, “to love,” and sophia, “wisdom.” Thus, philosophy is the love of wisdom. Philosophy is a course that is designed to encourage a student to think about the difficult questions of life. Why study Philosophy? Philosophy plays a role in the proclamation of a Christian world