Welcome to the Agent-Based Modeling & Social Theory class! The official code for this course is HNRS-251-A, and it is part of the Honors program at Calvin University. The course is a core + core course, involving both social sciences and computer science.
In the following weeks we will wrestle with models of reality, providing understanding and challenges about humans and societies.
Using Lewis Smedes standpoint on models, in our fallen world, we believe we are meant to create some imperfect models of the good world that will one day come about Smedes (2003). And that’s what we will try to do.
This will be a hands-on course, where we will learn by doing. As we do, we will also reflect and learn important concepts and ideas that will nurture our understanding of the world and our place in it.
This website is the main source of information for the course. You will find the syllabus, schedule, and all the course materials here.
- Smedes, L. B. (2003). My God and I: A spiritual memoir. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing.