Christian Thought in the Humanities (BA) - Online
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Location: Online
Program Mission: The Christian Thought in the Humanities program seeks to cultivate wisdom in students through the study of human thought, culture, and artifacts. Students will learn to see God as the author of human creation and the love of God as the ultimate purpose for studying human creation.
Program Overview
The Arts and Sciences Department designed the Christian Thought in the Humanities program to provide LBC students with a degree that deepens their understanding of God and broadens their understanding of humanity. The major takes advantage of the disciplines already part of the Arts and Sciences core curriculum while it offers students the opportunity to dig deeper into courses that help students see the world, its cultures, its societies, and its people according to the light of Scripture. This program will prepare students to move into humanities graduate degree programs after graduation as well as serve as teachers in Christian schools, classical schools, and homeschool environments. The end of all education is to know God through the study of his creation. This program was created to give students that kind of education.
· The Christian Thought in the Humanities program provides three specializations of 18 credits while all three specializations share a core of 24 credits. The specializations are in Literature, Writing and Rhetoric, and History. The core credits provide opportunities for all students in the Christian Thought in the Humanities program to interact across disciplines, while the specialization credits allow students to focus in on the discipline that suits them.
Program Outcomes
Students will:
1. Employ reasonable thought and argumentation in evaluating human culture.
2. Articulate an understanding of how and why God is the final object of human thought, expression, and creativity.
3. Develop a biblical framework for understanding and evaluating the virtues of human culture.
4. Cultivate an appreciation of the diversity and dignity of human beings as well as their weaknesses and flaws.
5. Understand the self and others in light of cultural artifacts and masterpieces.
Christian Thought in the Humanities Curriculum Scope
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Bible & Theology Core
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30 credits
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Arts & Sciences Core
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37 credits
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Christian Thought in the Humanities Core
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26 credits
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Specialization
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18 credits
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Electives
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9 credits
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Program Total
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120 credits
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Bible & Theology Core
| BIB 103 | Creation & Covenants: OT I | 3 |
| BIB 104 | Israel's Life & Literature: OT II | 3 |
| BIB 106 | Interpreting the Bible | 3 |
| BIB 203 | Life of Christ: NT I | 3 |
| BIB 204 | Early Church: NT II | 3 |
| THE 105 | Prelude to Biblical & Theological Studies | 3 |
| THE 223 | Christian Narrative I: Creation & Fall | 3 |
| THE 224 | Christian Narrative II: Redemption | 3 |
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| Bible/Theology Elective 3 credits | 3 |
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| Bible/Theology Elective 3 credits | 3 |
Arts Sciences Core
HIS ____
| HIS Core (200 Level) | 3 |
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| Human Culture Elective | 3 |
| HUM 101 | Human Thought and the Humanities | 3 |
| HUM 102 | Human Thought in Math and Science | 3 |
| LAN 101 | Academic Writing, Research, and Rhetoric | 3 |
LIT ____
| LIT Core (100/200 Level) | 3 |
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| MAT Math Core (200 Level) 3 credits | 3 |
SCI ____
| SCI CORE (100/200 Level) | 3 |
SCI ____
| SCI L____ SCI Lab CORE 100-200 Level-1 credit | 1 |
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| Arts and Sciences Elective 3 credits | 3 |
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| Arts and Sciences Elective 3 credits | 3 |
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| Arts and Sciences Elective 3 credits | 3 |
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| Arts and Sciences Elective 3 credits | 3 |
| CSV 199 | Christian Service | 0 |
| CSV 201 | Christian Service I | 0 |
Christian Thought in the Humanities Core
| LAN LAN 230 | Survey of Classical Rhetoric to Modern Contexts | 3 |
| EDU 204 | Instructional Design | 3 |
| LIT 321 | C.S. Lewis | 3 |
| HIS 304 | American Religious History | 3 |
| PHI 301 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| POL 201 | American Constitution: God & State | 3 |
| SCI 351 | Evolution/Creation - Chance or Design | 3 |
| HUM 430 | Cultivating Christian Thought in the Humanities Capstone | 3 |
| HUM 450 | Humanities Practicum I | 1 |
| HUM HUM 451 | Humanities Practicum II | 1 |
Specialization Requirements for History
| HIS 204 | The Modern World: WWI to the Present | 3 |
| HIS 205 | Greece, Rome, and the Early Church | 3 |
| HIS 210 | Origins & Legacies of 1960s | 3 |
| HIS 301 | Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3 |
| HIS 305 | Renaissance & Reformation | 3 |
| HIS HIS 310 | History and the Christian Imagination | 3 |
Specialization Requirements for Literature
Specialization Requirement for Rhetoric and Writing
Electives
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| Elective | 3 |
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| Elective | 3 |
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| Elective | 3 |
Program Director
Geoffrey Reiter, PhD
Dr. Reiter is currently Associate Professor and Coordinator of Literature at Lancaster Bible College. Prior to this, he was a professor and English Program Coordinator at The Baptist College of Florida. Dr. Reiter is also a writer and associate editor at the website Christ and Pop Culture. He is the author of over a dozen academic articles on theology and genre fiction, and he has published several poems and short stories in the horror, fantasy, and science fiction genres.
Education:
PhD in English, Baylor University (2010)
MA in Church History, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (2005)
BA in English, Nyack College (2001)
Advice:
Creation itself and human creative works are gifts from the Giver. We need no other justification than that for studying them.
Faculty
Daniel Spanjer, PhD
Krissi Castor, MA