Mini-Course Guide Fall 2021 ENCOR 028-01: Tennessee in Tennis Shoes: A Traveling History Course ENCOR 028-04: Ageless: New Research on Health and Well-being in Later Years This traveling course will include visits to four historical sites in Tennessee, Georgia, or In this updated course, we will consider new research and corresponding recommendations Alabama. The selected sites are listed below, and class participants may choose which sites for healthier lifestyles and medical advances that have extended middle age into what used they wish to visit at a scheduled information meeting with a minimum of 20 participants to be called the senior years. Healthy aging is seen in context of enhancing cognitive and required for each trip. Dates of travel and locations will be announced at this meeting. functional abilities, and strategies to sustain and improve well-being. We will review the basics to staying healthy but also look at the social, cultural and individual determinants Travel opportunities will include: Knoxville Zoo, Blount Mansion, Cumberland Playhouse, as well as the five key protective factors that contribute to resilience among older adults. General Longstreet Museum, Cordell Hull Birthplace & Museum, Fort Dickerson, James White’s Fort, Raccoon Mountain caverns, Ruby Falls/Lookout Mountain, Smoky Mountain Instructor: Dr. Karen Mundy-Judkins and Dr. Bennett M. Judkins Train Ride, Oak Ridge History Museum, Buttonwillow Civil War Theater Location: TBA / Class Size: 60 Schedule: Five-week course meeting on Tuesdays from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Required Materials: There will be travel costs and admission fees applied that will be made 8 October 12 8 November 2 available during the first and only class meeting. Payments for trips are to be made in 8 October 19 8 November 9 advance with the exception of the first travel date. 8 October 26 Instructor: David Altopp, Retired Lee University Faculty ENCOR 028-05: The Golden Age of Mysteries of Margery Allingham Schedule: Dates and opportunities will vary. We will read five mysteries of the famous Allingham (though slightly less famous than her friend and encourager, Agatha Christie) who wrote during the Golden Age of British ENCOR 028-02: Church History and Theology 101: From Jesus Until Now detective fiction 1920s-40s. She has strange plots, an aristocratic detective in Albert Did you ever wonder how Christianity developed from a faith centered around Jesus in the Campion, and a very wide canvas of British social life. We will finish with one of the most first century to a worldwide movement today? Or how the contemporary church ended up famous mysteries of the mid-twentieth century, The Tiger in the Smoke. Class discussion is with the various practices and beliefs she has? This class will seek to answer such questions! our entire enjoyment in life. I suggest reading the first half of “The Crime at Black Dudley” This class will highlight the main contours of Christianity as it developed through the for the first class. You haven’t read her, I bet, but you should. centuries, noting the major historical and theological developments as they occurred that shaped Christianity. Reading: The Crime at Black Dudley #1(Bloomsbury 978-1448216664) Mystery Mile #2 (Bloomsbury 978-1448216656) Instructor: Dr. Lisa Stephenson, Professor of Systematic Theology Look to the Lady #3 (Ipso 978-1933397573) Location: TBA / Class Size: 60 Police at the Funeral #4 (Ipso 978-1911295105) Schedule: Four-week course meeting on Tuesdays from 2:45-3:45 p.m. Tiger in the Smoke #14 (Ipso 978-1912295211) 8 September 7 8 September 21 8 September 14 8 September 28 Instructor: Dr. Christopher Coulter, Associate Professor of English Location: TBA / Class Size: 25 ENCOR 028-03: Fads, Foibles and Collective Behavior Schedule: Ten-week course meeting on Wednesdays from 3:35–5:00 p.m. In this brand-new course, we will look at the topic of what sociologists’ call “collective 8 September 22 8 October 20 8 November 10 behavior,” which is about changes in society from the bottom up and how they come about. 8 September 29 8 October 27 8 November 17 Using leading theories of collective actions, we will start with the French revolution, which 8 October 6 8 November 3 8 November 24 ushered in modern civilization, and work our way up to the controversies of January 6, 2021. 8 October 13 We will consider the power of language to influence ideas of collective behavior. In between, we will look at fads, trends and social movements (fashion, music, civil rights, women’s rights, etc.) in the United States that have shaped America over the last few decades. Instructor: Dr. Karen Mundy-Judkins and Dr. Bennett M. Judkins Location: TBA / Class Size: 60 Schedule: Five-week course meeting on Tuesdays from 4:00-5:30 p.m. 8 September 7 8 September 28 8 September 14 8 October 5 8 September 21 ENCOR 028-06: Joint Conditioning ENCOR 028-09: Walking with God and Living by Faith This course will cover different techniques to help students strengthen and regain movement This course will deal with our Christian walk with God as outlined by the Apostles Paul, Peter in their joints. The class will include different stretches and breathing techniques to help and James. It will also focus on the heroes of the faith as presented in the book of Hebrews. with relaxation, flexibility, agility, and strength. Chairs will be used in class, but some of the exercises do require standing. Suggested Reading: Bible of choice Required Materials: Students will need to wear the proper attire, such as clothing that one Instructor: Dr. Henry Smith, Senior Adjunct in Christian Ministries can move easily in, along with comfortable walking shoes. Location: TBA / Class Size: 25 Schedule: Five-week course meeting on Mondays from 4:30–6:00 p.m. Instructor: Roxanne Tyson, Part-Time Faculty 8 August 25 8 September 15 Location: TBA / Class Size: 15 8 September 1 8 September 22 Schedule: Ten-week course meeting on Wednesdays 2:00–2:50 p.m. 8 September 8 8 August 25 8 September 22 8 October 13 8 8 8 September 1 September 29 October 20 ENCOR 028-10: Introduction to Christian Apologetics 8 8 8 September 8 October 6 October 27 Why do we, as Christians accept and believe the principal things we do about God, 8 September 15 revelation, and humanity? Is there any foundation for our beliefs? What does it mean to always be ready to give a reason, or defense, for the hope that is within you? How does one ENCOR 028-07: Fitness Class do this with gentleness and respect? In this class we will build muscle and strength while using weights. We will also stand to help our endurance and mobility while enjoying fun music that helps with our coordination. Special Instructions: No textbook is required. The instructor will provide photo-copies of various articles and links to news stories, websites, videos, etc. We will review stories and Required Materials: Students will need to wear the proper attire, such as clothing that one communication campaigns online during class. The course may involve some minimal can move easily in, along with comfortable walking shoes. assigned reading from readily accessible news media sites and free-access publications; student access to the internet will be useful, but not necessary. Instructor: Roxanne Tyson, Part-Time Faculty Location: TBA / Class Size: 15 Instructor: John D. Bland, Visiting Lecturer in Public Relations Schedule: Ten-week course meeting on Wednesdays 1:00–1:50 p.m. Location: TBA / Class Size: 15 8 August 25 8 September 22 8 October 13 Schedule: Six-week course meeting on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4:15–5:30 p.m. 8 September 1 8 September 29 8 October 20 8 August 31 8 September 14 8 September 28 8 September 8 8 October 6 8 October 27 8 September 2 8 September 16 8 September 30 8 September 15 8 September 7 8 September 21 8 October 5 8 September 9 8 September 23 8 October 7 ENCOR 028-08: Japan: Land of the Rising Sun Japan is a land steeped in tradition and famous for nearly 215 years of self-imposed isolation. ENCOR 028-11: Making Sense of the Middle Ages It is home to the world’s oldest and largest existing wooden buildings, and the longest A survey of the historic trends of medieval Europe from the fall of Rome through the single unbroken dynastic line. Juxtaposed and interwoven with traditional Japan, the story Renaissance, tracing how these trends conform (or not) to our modern notions of the Middle of modern Japan is one that is profoundly influenced and constructed by outside influences, Ages and in what ways our modern world is an inheritance of the European Middle Ages. and is marked by a dramatic ascendancy on the international world stage. Beginning in antiquity and progressing into the twentieth century, this course will survey the twists and Suggested Reading: A workbook will be provided the first week of class with excerpts from turns of Japan’s rich history and culture. relevant primary sources. Suggested Reading: Edwin Reischauer, The Japanese Instructor: J. David Schlosser, Adjunct Professor of Humanities Location: TBA / Class Size: 25 Instructor: Dr. Timothy Lay, Adjunct Instructor of History Schedule: Ten-week course meeting on Wednesdays from 11:15 a.m.-12:14 p.m. Location: TBA / Class Size: 60 8 August 25 8 September 22 8 October 13 Schedule: Five-week course meeting on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4:15-5:45 p.m. 8 September 1 8 September 29 8 October 20 8 October 19 8 November 2 8 November 11 8 September 8 8 October 6 8 October 27 8 October 21 8 November 4 8 November 16 8 September 15 8 October 26 8 November 9 8 November 18 8 October 28 ENCOR 028-12: The Book of Judges Part II: ENCOR 028-14: Oil Painting Beginner to Intermediate Level An Enduring Biblical Message for a Modern World The class will concentrate on actually accomplishing many painting experiences.