A solid article about lectures.

Is the Lecture Dead?http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/01/is-the-lecture-dead/272578/

Business Ethics

Current reading: pp. 60-66

Business Ethics

It is critical that you attend class Friday the 1st of February.  We will have our first day of work on your project and if you miss you will have a very hard time catching up with your colleagues.

IOCC 201 W/F

January

26 – Plato Republic 7

30 – Plato Ion

February

1 – Plato Apology

6 – Aristotle Politics 1-2

8 – Aristotle Ethics 1-2

13 – Aristotle Poetics

15 – Exam I

20 – Intro to the Hebrew World – Genesis 1-23

22 – Selections from Isaiah and Joshua

27 – Intro to Christianity

March

1 – The Gospel of Mark

6 – Paul's Letter to the Romans

8 – Spring Break

13 – Spring Break

15 – Intro to Islam

20 – Selections from the Koran

22 – Selections from the Koran

27 – Exam II

29 – The Roman World – readings in the library

April

3 --The Roman World – readings in the library

5 – The Early Church

10 – The Early Church

12 – Augustine

17 – Augustine

19 -- St Benedict – Final Papers Due

IOCC T/Th

January

29 – Plato Republic 7

31 – Plato Ion

February

5 – Plato Apology

7 – Aristotle Politics 1-2

12 – Aristotle Ethics 1-2

14 – Aristotle Poetics

19 – Exam I

21 – Intro to the Hebrew World – Genesis 1-23

26 – Selections from Isaiah and Joshua

28 – Intro to Christianity

March

5 – The Gospel of Mark

7 – Paul's Letter to the Romans

12 – Spring Break

14 – Spring Break

19 – Intro to Islam

21 – Selections from the Koran

26 – Selections from the Koran

28 – Exam II

April

2 --The Roman World – readings in the library

4 – The Roman World

9 – The Early Church

11 – The Early Church

16 – Augustine

18 --Augustine

23 – St Benedict – Final Papers Due

IOCC 201 Study Sheets

Please make sure and bring in a hard copy to class.  I can't keep track of them all if you email them to me.
Dr. Berg

Mid-day humor.

IOCC 201 Reading

Homer's Odyssey:

1,2,9,10,11,12,17,22,24

IOCC 201

You are to read the first two books (chapters) from Homer's Odyssey for the first reading assignment.

Thinking about Seminary?

Do you long for a chance to get away, even for just a day, in prayer and reflection? Have you been hearing a still, small voice calling to you, and want to go somewhere that’s quiet and peaceful to listen and discern more closely and intentionally?

We invite you to join us on the campus of Wartburg Theological Seminary for the next “Exploring More: A Discernment Retreat.”This short but meaningful retreat is designed to give you the space and time you need to contemplate your call to ministry – and to a life lived even more fully and deeply in God’s love and service. This occasion also gives you a chance to visit our seminary without needing to give up a mid-week work-day (it’s just one Saturday).

Join Wartburg Seminary staff, faculty and students, as together we spend a simple, Spirit-filled day engaging in ancient spiritual practices; sharing stories and exploring scripture; hearing and singing meaningful music and centering ourselves in worship and prayer. You can also take this opportunity to ask current students why they came to seminary and how they make it work; hear and share awesome insights; and consider more deeply how God may be calling you to something new.

Complete information:

http://www.wartburgseminary.edu/template_FutureStudents.asp?id=429

Business Ethics

Room Change!  We are on the first floor now!  Mac 114.

Essay Contest

I would love to have a few Mac students enter this:

The 2013 Great American Think-Off question: “Which is more ethical: sticking to your principles or being willing to compromise?”

The 21st annual Great American Think-Off announces its question for 2013: “Which is more ethical: sticking to your principles or being willing to compromise?” The Great American Think-Off is a philosophy contest for everyone, and it annually awards cash prizes of $500 each to four finalists whose essays are selected from writings submitted from anywhere in North America.
Anyone can submit an essay by mail (Think-Off, PO Box 246, New York Mills, Minnesota 56567), on line (www.think-off.org), or by email (info@think-off.org). There is no fee, and deadline for submission is April1st (postmark or electronic date stamp). Finalists are notified by May 1st.
Last year’s contest featured essays by more than 500 writers who addressed the question “The nature of humankind: inherently good or inherently evil?” Adam Bright, a student at Syracuse University, won the argument for evil as determined by a vote of the 450 persons who attended the debate.
The 750-word (maximum) essay should be grounded in the writer’s personal experience, not in philosophical abstraction. The four writers selected are invited to debate the question on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 in New York Mills, with travel costs, food, and lodging covered by the Think-Off’s sponsoring organization, the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center.
This year’s question seems to be particularly germane to current political and social debates, and many essays will surely use our common national experiences as a framework to address the question. However, the Think-Off Committee members emphasize that each essayist should approach the question from her or his own life experiences, grounding the abstract question about principle and compromise in everyday, ordinary experience.

Welcome back!

I hope you all had a great break.