Instructor:
Fr. Makary Ibrahim (Former Psychiatrist)
E-mail: agapemercy@gmail.com, Phone: 210-730-3782
Course Description:
This course will provide a deeper understanding of the dependencies of the heart, romance, relationships, and sexual intimacy.
Course Objectives:
The student will learn about:
- Roots of addictive love
- Characteristics of addictive love
- Romance & sex addiction
- The truth about lust
- Strategies for long-term change
Required Text:
- Is It Love or Is It Addiction: The Book That Changed the Way We Think About Romance and Intimacy by Brenda Schaeffer. Publisher: Hazelden; Third Edition edition (March 27, 2009) ISBN-10: 1592857337 , ISBN-13: 978-1592857333
- 2. Sex is not the problem lust is by Joshua Harris. Multnomah publishers. ISBN-10: 1590525191 , ISBN-13: 978-1590525197
On-Site Lesson Schedule:
Readings Prior to Arrival: The first 2 chapters of each book. The Instructor will give an overview of the course and will emphasize the important points.
| Grading Scale: |
Test SchedulePercentage of course gradeA+ = 96-100
A- = 90-95
B = 80-89
Below 80 will get certificate of attendance
F = Below 60Test 1 – 6
Final Test60%
40%
Course Requirements:
1. Attending the course’s lectures in the announced conference.
2. Having daily access to the Internet and basic typing skills.
3. Turning Tests & assignments after the dead line may reduce the score.
4. There will be a comprehensive final exam which will be following all the rest of the work that has been completed and turned in.
Distance Learning Lesson Schedule
| Week |
Lesson |
Text Book (Ref # 1) |
Test Schedule |
| Week 1 | Chapters 1 – 2 | ||
| Week 2 | Chapters 3 – 4 | Test 1 Due January 31 | |
| Week 3 | Chapter 5 | ||
| Week 4 | Chapter 6 | Test 2 Due February 12 | |
| Week 5 | Chapter 7 | ||
| Week 6 | Chapter 8 | Test 3 Due February 26 | |
| Week 7 | Chapter 9 | ||
| Week 8 | Chapter 10 | Test 4 Due March 12 | |
| Text Book (Ref # 2) | |||
| Week 9 | Chapters 1 – 3 | ||
| Week 10 | Chapters 4 – 6 | Test 5 Due March 26 | |
| Week 11 | Chapters 7 – 8 | ||
| Week 12 | Chapters 9 – 10 | Test 6 Due April 9 | |
| Final Test = 40 % | Final Test Due |