Christian Thought in the Humanities (BA)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Location: Lancaster
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 Description:
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.
The curriculum sheet identifies the courses for this program.
Christian Thought in the Humanities (BA) - History Curriculum Sheet
Christian Thought in the Humanities (BA) - Literature Curriculum Sheet
Christian Thought in the Humanities (BA) - Rhetoric & Writing Curriculum Sheet
For the course descriptions related to this program, see the courses section of the catalog.
Christian Thought Curriculum Scope
History Specialization
HIS 310 History and the Christian Imagination is required. Also choose five electives from the following list.
| HIS 310 | History and the Christian Imagination | 3 |
| HIS 201 | U.S. History I (1600-1877) | 3 |
| HIS 202 | U.S. History II (1877-Present) | 3 |
| HIS 203 | Ancient History | 3 |
| 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 | |
| HIS 280 | World Wars | 3 |
| HIS 301 | Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3 |
| HIS 302 | American & French Revolutions: The Birth of the Modern Era | 3 |
| HIS 303 | The American Civil War | 3 |
| HIS 304 | American Religious History | 3 |
| HIS 305 | Renaissance & Reformation | 3 |
| HIS 480 | Selected Topics in History | 3 |
Rhetoric and Writing Specialization
Choose six electives from the following list.
Literature Specialization
LIT 340 Literature and the Christian Imagination is required. Also choose two 100/200 level courses AND three 300 level courses (six LIT courses total for the Literature Specialization).