Western Humanity in Christian Perspective I-IV

I will begin with our ancestors, since it is both just and fitting that they be given the honor of remembrance at such a time.
-Thucydides, Pericles' Funeral Oration

As an incoming Bethel student, you must satisfy General Education (GE) requirements. There are two ways to satisfy your GE requirements.

You may select either (a) the four-course Western Humanity in Christian Perspective or (b) the alternative GE courses.

Here is what both look like:

Freshman Year
The Humanities Program	Alternative General Education Courses
Western Humanity in Christian Perspective I (GES145, 4 credits)	College Writing (GES110, 3 credits)
Western Humanity in Christian Perspective II (GES146, 4 credits)	Introduction to the Creative Arts (GES125, 4 credits) Christianity and Western Culture (GES130, 4 credits)

Sophomore Year
The Humanities Program	Alternative General Education Courses
Western Humanity in Christian Perspective III (GES245, 4 credits)	Christian Theology (THE201C, 3 credits)
Western Humanity in Christian Perspective IV (GES246, 4 credits)	Course in "Modern Age" category (3 credits)

The four Humanities courses are taken in sequence, one course at a time, during your first four semesters at Bethel.

The idea of the program is to give you a solid knowledge foundation for your career at Bethel and for the rest of your life. The program is intended for students who enjoy reading and discussing ideas in class. It is a program for those who feel the past is alive and waiting to teach those who are willing to listen.

The people we introduce you to certainly have something to say. Plato, Augustine, Abraham Lincoln, Flannery O'Connor, Stravinsky and Rembrandt, are just a few of them. In learning about and interacting with these people, you will discover where many of our present ideas come from, discover new ways of thinking about the world, and challenge your beliefs.

We gear your papers to be part of the conversation with these thinkers, part of the dialog that Humanities is all about. In essence, what Humanities tries to do is to initiate a conversation between you and some of the greatest minds in history. Once this conversation has started, we think it will captivate you for the rest of your life.

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