Signum University — Blackberry

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Creative Writing

Precepted by Christopher Bartlett

General Humanities

Precepted by Dr. Joel D. Ruark

Current and Upcoming Modules in the Metaphysics Portal

April 2026

Midst: Adventures in Unusual Storytelling Candidate

Precepted by Christopher Bartlett

Tolkien and the Old Testament Candidate

Precepted by Dr. Joel D. Ruark

All Modules in Metaphysics Portal

Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals
An Intensive Reading of the Tao Te Ching/Daode jing 道德經 Part II	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ecocriticism History Japan Le Guin Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Intensive Reading of the Zhuangzi/Chuang Tzu 莊子	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Anime China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics Fantasy History Japan Le Guin Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Introduction to Classical Philosophy	Dr. Hamish Williams	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Ethics Metaphysics Philosophy
An Introduction to Hinduism	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Introduction to Islam	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Cultural Studies Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Introduction to Sacramental Christianity	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Cultural Studies Ethics History JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Philosophy Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Creative Writing: A Flash of Brilliance Writing Flash Fiction	Christopher Bartlett	Creative Writing Sector	Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Science Fiction Time Travel Weird Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Exploring Tolkien's "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth"	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Philosophy The Inklings
Midst: Adventures in Unusual Storytelling	Christopher Bartlett	Creative Writing Sector	Adaptation Theory Creative Writing Fantasy Metaphysics Monsters Music Science Fiction Worldbuilding
In the Age of Wonder: The Many Themes of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal	Kerra Fletcher Jay Moses	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene Comparative Mythology Drama Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy Ethics Fairy Tales Fantasy Film Studies Magic Metaphysics Monsters Weird Fiction Worldbuilding
Introduction to Japanese Religions Series	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy	Dr. Joe Desloge	General Humanities Sector	History Linguistics Metaphysics Philosophy
Plato's Republic	Adam Beaton	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy The Greco-Roman World
Reading John Donne’s Holy Sonnets	Dr. Faith Acker	General Humanities Sector	Metaphysics Poetry Religious Studies Renaissance
Sunshine, Fleas, and Desperate Pleas: Eight Amorous Verses by John Donne	Dr. Faith Acker	General Humanities Sector	Metaphysics Poetry Renaissance
Tolkien and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Religious Studies
Tolkien and the Romantics: Dark Romanticism and the Gothic Literary Tradition	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	Anthropocene British Literature Classical Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Philosophy Poetry Romanticism The Middle Ages
Tolkien and the Romantics: Forging Myth and History	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	Anthropocene Arthurian Literature British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature History JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Philosophy Poetry Romanticism The Middle Ages Time Travel Travel Literature Worldbuilding
Tolkien and the Romantics: Imagining and Dreaming	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Owen Barfield Poetry Romanticism The Inklings The Middle Ages Time Travel
Tolkien and the Romantics: Nature and Ecology	Will Sherwood	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene British Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy JRR Tolkien Legacy Literacy Metaphysics Philosophy Romanticism Travel Literature Women's Studies

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