Humanities Program
Student Testimonials |
These are quotations from notes we've received from students about their experiences in Western Humanity in Christian Perspective. |
| "Not only have I learned how to state my own beliefs more articulately, but I have learned how to examine the views of others… Humanities has taught me to search out reasons for what I believe." |
| "The writings of Augustine and Dante allowed for a spiritual rebirth [for me], as I saw their views and opinions of God, faith, heaven, and hell, and then re-thought my own." |
| "Our studies had a profound impact for me spiritually. It was enthralling to read about Plato's forms and find God as the ultimate form of good. It was refreshing to journey with Augustine through his spiritual struggles until his final realization of Christ as Lord." |
| "It's a lot of work but if you're coming to a Christian liberal arts University you expect the academics to be good—and the Humanities program filled that for me." |
| "For me, reading authors like Plato, Augustine, and Dante was crucial in teaching me how to understand the origin and development of ideas that have become part of Western culture. It's not a class where you study to pass a test: you really have to think, and that's what compels you to gain knowledge that stays with you. " |
| "For me, reading Augustine's Confessions was amazing: it opened my eyes up to a new way of thinking and really challenged me all along the way. I could not put the book down." |
| "Humanities was a dramatically different experience than I was expecting. I came to college with the dread of reading. With each book, I have begun to enjoy reading about other cultures more and more." |