Christian Liberal Arts Curriculum

LaFayette High School’s core curriculum is the basic Math, English, Social Studies, Science, and 2 years of a foreign language, which expands a general knowledge of basic subjects needed for further education. Covenant’s core curriculum, not only includes these subjects, but also strongly emphasizes spiritual and intellectual growth in order for each student to thrive as a Christian and be the person God wants us to be. Davis expands on this by stating, “Liberal arts skills prepare us to work together to discover and develop the potential God built into creation” (pg. 68). Core classes at Covenant also incorporate courses such as “The Christian Mind” and multiple courses teaching about the Bible. That is incredibly different from LaFayette High School, where teachers were discouraged from even mentioning Christianity outside of a history class simply establishing a background over the world’s major

Including my spiritual experience at CBU, I will be able to understand my religion more. Including, that all the staff members being 100% Christian, I could ask a question that I may have and the could help me find an answer. Having to attend the school's chapel I know that I can get closer to God and understand his word, and be able to follow in his footsteps that will help me grow as an adult. With this spiritual growth from attending CBU, will be vast and helpful with me growing into a mature and responsible

Although I am not one hundred and fifty percent sure I know what I want to be when I grow up, I’m almost positive I want to go into the medical field, more specifically become a nurse (then move to Africa and save lives but that's thinking really far ahead). Because I plan on taking several science classes it’s important to me that I am learning from a Christian prospective. Thought high school, I have had a wide variety of science teachers, some have believed in Christ and others have not. Because several scientific theories disregard the idea of a God, and the teachers have expressed their belief in these theories, it can be difficult to have a strong faith in God and yet study science. I know that all professors teaching at CBU are Christians, this fact alone is extremely important to me when deciding a college.

In today’s society it is hard to be a teacher; especially, in a secular school. The students in this setting need Christian teachers more than anything. The children today need to have a teacher that has biblical values and understands just how important it is to live by these values. Before stepping foot into a classroom, a teacher really needs to understand that each child’s worldview will make a difference as to how the teacher leads her instruction and how the students processes the instruction that is given to them. We are there to encourage our students to take a good look at them self and really examine what they believe their worldview is. This being said, we really need to understand what a worldview is, why integrating our worldview into the classroom is so important, what it really means when someone talk about integrating, and how a teacher can begin to develop worldview integrative activities in a secular and Christian school environment.

Furthermore, being a part of this California Baptist University will bring me closer to God and strengthen my faith with him. Strengthening my faith with God will allow me to figure out how I can positively impact and influence others and help them see the good in life.

The education of children has existed since the beginning of time as parents have taught and molded their children into the young adults they desired them to be. Initial training of children was not in a formal setting, although history would see numerous settings, purposes, and methodological changes. Philosophies of education have also changed through the years as various voices have seemed to grasp the purpose of educating the next generation, thus laying out objectives to reach those goals of teaching children.

Critical thinking means to think correctly in to find knowledge that is relevant and reliable. In terms of a liberal arts education critical thinking is crucial because a liberal arts education teaches students skills that are needed in the rapidly changing world that usually requires a lifetime of self-learning and understanding. Critical thinking is something that people usually must learn on their own; however, as a liberal arts school it is taught, so we have a better understanding of thinking critically.

God calls us to serve and to do everything with love (1 Peter 4:10, 1 Corinthians 16:14). As a Student Affairs (SA) professional, my main goal is to help students discover their calling and equip them to better serve the world while integrating their faith. Smith (2004), states why it is important to serve as a mentor during a critical adult faith development stage. In The Council for the Advancement of Standards and Higher Education (CAS), CAS has incorporated faith, spirituality and religion into the standards and competencies that they advocate for individuals working as educators in the student affairs field ( Smith, 2004). In the CAS masters-level graduate program for student affairs standards (2004) the authors spoke to the essential need to incorporate spirituality.

The parable of the talents from Matthew and Luke, draw our attention to a normally overlooked responsibility, namely our government. If we bury our talents, namely, if we ignore our government and hope for the best, God will look us on with disappointment. We would have failed to manage our responsibilities in a way that honors God. God has not given us this government so that we can ignore it, but instead He gave it to us that we may be actively participating and

However, I am grateful that I have been able to identify the weak points in my learning efforts so early in my academic career and also been able to implement changes to them. The way in which I study is drastically changing and I have already seen positive improvements because of that. I have reprioritized many times, focusing primarily on my studies, and finally arrived at a balance that works best with my schedule. I have learned to not be reserved and to expose myself to all that is available at this university because some of my best experiences have come from unexpected moments. Overall, I have assured myself that choosing a liberal arts education was the best decision I made because it offers me an infinite amount of opportunities, both intellectually and personally. My goals have been reevaluated after my learning thus far and I am enthusiastic to continue to pursue them throughout the remainder of my time here. Academically, I plan to graduate with a competitive skillset that will set me apart from others in the workforce and also graduate studies. The education I am receiving here is phenomenal and I wish to translate that into my future career. To do so, I strive to be involved inside and outside of the classroom to further my knowledge in all subjects. Through involvement in various organizations, I aim to become more diverse in my abilities. Along with that, I have ambition

According to Littlejohn and Evans (2006), “The purpose of Christian education is always twofold, we want our students to grow spiritually, intellectually, and socially, and we want them to foster similar growth in society” (p. 18). This sums up the Christian liberal arts philosophy. Therefore, a Christian liberal education should be useful and practical. The goal of every Christian is to be like Christ and to serve others just like Christ did. While a traditional liberal arts scholar serves others out of duty to community, a Christian liberal arts scholar serves out of love for the Lord. So, the Christian liberal arts education should build the human person by fundamentally changing who they are and what they, preparing and equipping them for the good work.

I believe Lewis University requires their students to take a theology class to help us better understand Christianity from a different point of view. They want us to explore things about religion that are beyond the norm. For example, we wouldn’t examine Gods existence in church, but in a theology class we will. The majority of students in the country attend public schools. In public schools we do not learn about a specific religion. Public schools are to diverse and there is a fine line on how much a school allows its teachers to teach. Lewis, being a Catholic and Lithuanian school has the ability to require students to take a theology class. They have the power to do so because when students enroll with Lewis they are aware that it is a

Also, it definitely affects my worldview with God and my Christian morality in the context of a LaSallian school. We owe everything that we have become to God, and personally I owe a lot to Christian Brothers Academy for making me the Academy Man that I am today. Moreover, I see myself as a liaison between these freshmen and the CBA faculty, staff, and family in order for them to eventually transform themselves in their lives while keeping God as a major focus. By embracing my own self value through Christian morality, I must also encourage these freshmen that they are valuable because of their relationship with God in this LaSallian school, exemplifying the teachings of St. John Baptist de La Salle. As an example, Peck States in The Road Less Traveled, “this feeling of being valuable is a cornerstone of self-discipline because when one considers oneself valuable one will take care of oneself in all ways that are necessary. Self-discipline is self-caring” (Peck 24). Self-discipline is so important in my own life, and I look to teach the freshmen the importance of it as well. My own relationship with God is one based on self-caring, the petitioning for forgiveness and the constant gratification that goes along with it. When it comes down to it, we all have the free will to believe what we want to believe, however, it is integral to these

Religious studies courses focusing on Christianity can benefit from reading Dashiell Hammett 's The Maltese Falcon. Why? Because religious studies can incorporate other studies as well. For example, sociology can be used during religious studies courses to study why people believe in a specific deity or how religion can affect the behavior of individuals. Psychology can be incorporated as well because religion can have both negative and positive psychological effects. An example is how religion can be used to persuade people to do both good and bad things depending on how it is taught and interpreted. Focusing on the aspect of the deadly sins in The Maltese Falcon this novel can be used a tool to diagnose and assign each character an aspect of sin to represent. This would give students a book other than the bible to use as a reference to the behaviors that are associated with the seven deadly sins.

The parable of the talents is one parable within a series. It is important that while researching the parable of the talents, other parables are analyzed in Matthew as well. Many themes throughout Matthew are interconnected, especially the Kingdom of Heaven. The parable of the ten virgins precedes the parable of the talents. In this story, the wise virgins who bring extra oil for their lamps symbolize preparedness for Jesus’ return. After the parable of the talents, the story of the separation of the goats and