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AMBEX courses generally meet General Education, Elective and/or Major (upper division) requirements. It is desired that every course/credit count toward graduation; check with your college Registrar to see how AMBEX credits may be applied. At some colleges some AMBEX courses may serve solely for spiritual and professional advancement but still appear on the transcript.
Please check the AMBEX Calendar to identify which courses are being offered during a given semester.
Crown Gate and Draw Bridge, Dresden
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Christian Worldview & Apologetics
TH313AMAM
3 Semester Units
This is an in-depth study of the nature and basis of a Christ-centered, God-honoring, comprehensive Christian worldview, with particular attention to the nature and interrelationship of biblical metaphysics (the nature of God, man, and all creation), epistemology (the nature, basis, and validity of knowledge), and ethics. The nature, method, and sources of theology will be considered, with interaction, analysis, and critique of the fundamental bases of non-Christian worldviews.
This class coincides with a 3-day Academic Tour to Weimar, the theological/philosophical heart of Germany/Europe. Weimar is also known as the “Athens of Germany”.
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European History, Geography & Culture [People and Places]
GE303AMAM
3 Semester Units
Student hostel, nurnberg
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This is a 12-week course overlaying the entire semester that orients students to the cultural and geographical setting of the Reformation and Renaissance. Additionally, contemporary German and European geography, demography, government, society, culture, customs, politics, commerce and industry, education system(s), etc., will be addressed. Learning will draw heavily on academic field trips and student travel as evidenced by each student’s Scholastic Journal. The course is taught by a lead instructor coupled with guest speakers and lecturers. During Orientation Week class is scheduled daily. As the semester progresses there will be fewer class meetings and depend on the availability of guest speakers and learning opportunities. Pre program reading and preparation is assumed.
This class coincides with several day-trips throughout the semester, including Munich, Walhalla, Nuernberg, Dresden, Berlin etc.
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Aegean sea, Turkey
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Theology of the Reformation
TH303AMAM
3 Semester Units
An examination and analysis of critical theological issues of the Reformation, the Counter-Reformation, Protestant Evangelicalism, and modern theology, including the nature of God, man, sin, salvation, revelation, and the church, with consideration of the basis and nature of worldview (including the basis and nature of authority), to the development of different Christian and non-Christian theological views.
This class coincides with a week-long Academic Tour to sites pertaining to the Germany Reformation including Wittenberg, Erfurt, Eisenach, Wartburg Castle, Worms & Mainz.
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Art History of the Western World
aka Images of Humanity and Christianity in Art
AT334AMAM
3 Semester Units
This course provides an introduction to the history and theory of the visual arts in Western culture from Pre-history to the present day. Christians should be wise in understanding the ways of the world, while being conscious to avoid imitating the world. This is especially complex in the field of study involving human culture, and the visual arts in particular. This course should help. We will discuss the major artistic trends, artists, and works of each period, especially through a Christian lens. We will also discuss the historical and philosophical settings of each period. Students will learn artistic terminology and will be able to recognize major works of art of these periods. By the end of the course, students will be able to place art and artists within their respective social, political, philosophical and religious contexts. We will travel to Venice, Florence, Dresden, Munich, Berlin, and other locations, viewing significant works in museums such as the Uffizi, the Old Masters Gallery, the Alte Pinakothek, Doge's Palace etc. as well as many cathedrals and monasteries. The course will also count toward General Education requirements.
This class coincides with a week-long Academic Tour to Austria & Italy to include sites like Salzburg, Venice, Florence, Pisa & Cinque Terre, Italy.
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Modern European Literature
EN493MEAM
3 Semester Units
Future [AMBEX] Inductees at Walhalla
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Modern European Literature will study drama and fiction selections that reflect the changes in European thought from the fading of the Romantic Movement in the Nineteenth Century to the rise of Twentieth Century Existentialism, changes that reflect the influences of industrialism, the ideas of Darwin, Marx and Freud, and the political, emotional and spiritual devastation wrought by two World Wars, changes that include widespread rejection not only of Christian belief, but of a search for any sort of transcendent meaning for human existence.
In addition to some Keatsian odes to illustrate a Romantic attempt to experience some sort of transcendence, selected readings will include material from Scandinavian, French, German, Austrian, Swiss, and Romanian writers who gave up that kind of search and looked for meaning elsewhere.
As always, Christian readers come to our reading with the confidence of our understanding of our place in a world designed and redeemed by a God who knows us, loves us, and sustains us. This course will, in part, help us understand and feel what the world looks like and feels like to modern Western thinkers who have no such understanding or hope.
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Niemoeller - Leaders of the Confessing Church and Models of Courage
HU493BNAM
3 Semester Units
Germany, in the days of the Third Reich, presents for Christians a window through which to view how brave believers dealt with life and death issues under the hand of a murderous state. Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Niemöller were two such believers. They were convinced that the Gospel was more than a simple sermon on Sunday, but rather a life of light that stood resolutely against the ideological darkness of the Nazis. This course offers the opportunity to study the life and writings of Bonhoeffer and Niemöller and learn what the cost of discipleship meant to them in those perilous days.
This class includes visits to 2 former Concentration Camps as well as the Third Reich Document Center & Rally Grounds in Nuernberg.
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Vienna History & Art Museum
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Christian Ethics: Confronting Hitler and the Problem of Evil in World War II
HU493HTAM
3 Semester Units
Despite postmodern claims to the contrary, evil is an omnipresent reality of our fallen world. Human history is replete with perpetrators of evil, those who sanction heinous behavior to achieve and consolidate power over others. Using World War II era Germany as a historical case study, the course specifically aims to examine the German peoples’ collective response to the evils of Nazi social policy, especially the initiatives of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and other Christians who faced recriminations, even death, for opposing the Schutzstaffel (SS) and the Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo). This course also explores Christian ethical responsibilities in the geo-political realm.
This class includes visits to 2 former Concentration Camps as well as the Third Reich Document Center & Rally Grounds in Nuernberg.
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