Topics

1. Introduction
   1. Purpose of Creation
   2. Human existence
2. Divine Providence
   1. General vs. individual providence
   2. Divine decrees
   3. Terms of Divine Providence
      1. Mercy and justice
      2. Fate
      3. Satan
   4. Reward and punishment
      1. Doctrine of Measure for Measure
      2. Righteous suffer/wicked prosper
      3. This World and The World-to-Come
3. Nature
   1. Natural law
   2. Mazal (stellar influence)
4. Free Will
   1. Influence of human nature
   2. Influence of mazal (stellar influence)
   3. Influence of Divine providence

Course Schedule

• 5 week duration. Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - Tuesday, January 6, 2009. Each Wednesday, new course material will be posted on-line and remain available for the duration of the course.
• Self-Paced Study: Students can read the material and correspond at their own pace.

Course Fee

Interactive Feature

• Question & Comments: Students are invited to respond to questions and/or raise questions of their own, via E-mail.
• Personal Responses: Students will receive personal responses to their letters, via E-mail.
• On Line Posting: Select teacher-student correspondences will be posted on-line for viewing and comments by the entire class.

Confidentiality of student correspondence will be respected