Programs of Study
Program Objectives
It is the stated goal of all programs of study at American Baptist College to develop to the fullest the God-given potential of the individual student and to prepare him or her for living a life of Christian stewardship that is responsible to God and responsive to the needs of persons. This goal for the individual’s development and preparation is in keeping with the injunction of Scripture: “As each has received a gift, employ it for one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God; whoever speaks, as one who utters oracles of God; whoever renders service, as one who renders it by the strength which God supplies; in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and dominion forever and ever.” (I Peter 4:10-11) To this end, not only the curriculum but also the efforts of the faculty and the total resources of the College are directed. The total curriculum seeks to:
- confront the student with the Word of God proclaiming humanity’s alienation from God and God’s work of redemption in Christ (Bible) and to explore ramifications of this Gospel for the students personal life and the work of the Church in the world (theology);
- equip the student with the tools of the educated person. These include the ability to write and speak one’s native language clearly and effectively (English composition, speech), to think clearly (logic, mathematics, scientific method), and to read in at least one other language than one’s own (foreign language);
- bring about the students increased understanding of the world in which one lives, including the world of persons and ideas (literature, philosophy, psychology), the world of nature (natural science), and the world of human affairs (history, and sociology);
- give the student a sense of preparedness through mastery of a field of knowledge and related skills (area of concentration); and Field Education.
- inspire the student to use his or her knowledge and ability in the service of others and to the praise of God (practical Christian service).
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