Zondervan Academic Course Bundles

Learn from the world’s leading Christian scholars. These Course Bundles are your entryway into a more meaningful understanding of the Bible, theology, church history, and practical ministry topics. After you have read each chapter in the included book and watched the accompanying video lecture, the materials provided in each exclusive Course Guide will help you review, assess, and apply what you have learned. You’ll have everything you need for a rich and productive learning experience—at your own pace, on your own schedule—in an approachable, easy-to-follow format.

The post-Christian world we inhabit presents a mundane and disenchanted view of reality. Under the sway of materialism and science, we have been left with a way of seeing, thinking, and living that has no place for beauty and wonder. We live in a world bereft of magic and mystery.

Many, including many Christians, no longer perceive the world in its proper light. As a result, the Christian imagination is muted. Moreover, the church has grown anti-intellectual and sensate, out of touch with the relevancy of Jesus and how to relate the gospel to all aspects of contemporary life. As a result, the Christian voice is muted. In this age, Christian wholeness remains elusive, blunting the church's ability to present a winsome and compelling witness for faith. As a result, the Christian conscience is muted.

The Cultural Apologetics course addresses this malaise by setting forth a fresh model for cultural engagement, rooted in the biblical account of Paul's speech on Mars Hill. Featuring lectures by scholar and author Paul Gould, this course details practical steps for reestablishing the Christian voice, conscience, and imagination in the disoriented haze of the modern Western culture.