PCA学院
约大学 is a Christ-centered institution of higher education, emphasizing
liberal arts, operated by a 校董会 elected by the General Assembly of the
美国长老会, and exists to provide post-secondary educational services to the denomination and
广大公众.
改革视野下的基督教博雅Education
The College is committed to the Bible as the Word of God written, and accepts as its
most adequate and comprehensive interpretation the summary contained in the 威斯敏斯特信条和教理问答.
The focus of 约大学 is found in its motto, based on Colossians 1:18, "In
凡事基督至上."承认基督是至高无上的万物创造者
things, as the redeemer of people fallen into sin, as the touchstone of all truth,
and as the sovereign ruler over all areas of life, the College strives to discern
并揭示他在万物中卓越的含义. 为了达到这个目的,
we seek to appropriate the mind of Christ as the biblical perspective from which we
描述和回应现实. 试图做出这样一个以圣经为基础的
frame of reference explicit and operative, we are committed to excellence in academic
inquiry, and we seek to define all areas of the College's structure and program according
对我们的目的的理解.
We seek to implement our purpose in view of our belief that all human beings are created
in the image of God and are, therefore, spiritual, moral, social beings who think,
行动,重视和行使统治权. 因为我们被要求以有限的方式进行反思
what God is infinitely, we attempt to institute 项目 designed to offer all students
the opportunity to discover and give expression to their potential in each facet of
他们被救赎的人性.
在基督徒团体中共同生活
With these commitments in mind, we seek to work together as a college community, responsibly
striving, corporately and personally, to accomplish the following general aims in
生活的各个方面:
- to see creation as the handiwork of God and to study it with wonder and respect;
- to acknowledge the fallen nature of ourselves and of the rest of creation and to respond,
in view of the renewal that begins with Christ's redemption, by seeking to bring every
思想和行为都要顺服他;
- to reclaim the creation for God and to redirect it to the service of God and humankind,
receiving the many valuable insights into the structure of reality provided by the
good hand of God through thinkers in every age, and seeking to interpret and re-form
这样的洞见是根据圣经的;
- 把学习看作是一个持续的过程和职业;
- to endeavor to think scripturally about culture so as to glorify God and promote true
人类的进步.
As an educational institution, 约大学 specifically seeks to provide educational
从改革的角度为入学的学生提供服务. 而传统的
undergraduate, on-campus 项目 remain the primary focus of the College, we recognize
that the College has a significant role to fulfill in the education of students in
非传统的类别.
学生
学生 are expected to become active participants in fulfilling the general aims
只是概述. It is the College's purpose to help these students make significant
在以下领域走向成熟:
在基督里的身份
A Covenant student should be a person who is united with Christ and committed to Him.
This union and commitment should lead to an understanding both of one's sin and of
one's significance as a person redeemed by Christ, resulting in a growing awareness
的目的. This awareness 的目的 should facilitate the development of goals,
priorities, and practices that foster spiritual effectiveness and well-being, including
the emotional, social, physical, and intellectual aspects of the individual students.
圣经参照系
学生 should be acquiring the ability to orient their lives by a perspective based
论圣经启示. 为实现这一目标,以下几点是重要的:
圣经的知识
学生 should be acquiring a working knowledge of the Scriptures, rejoicing in their
promises and allowing them to direct their thoughts and actions in every area of life.
学术调查
学生 should be acquiring a broad appreciation of the various aspects of creation,
becoming familiar with valid methods of inquiry into each area of study. 每一个学生
should be acquiring some depth in one or two academic disciplines.
分析技巧
学生 should be acquiring the capacity for incisive, critical and logical thinking.
沟通技巧
学生 should be acquiring the ability to communicate ideas clearly in both speaking
和写作.
像基督一样的事奉
- 学生 should be assuming responsibilities within a local congregation as well as
在所有信徒的社区里. 这意味着表现出积极的影响
在别人身上,同时接受他们的关爱.
- 学生 should be assuming responsibilities in society as servants of God. 这涉及到
a total life-calling to fulfill one's covenantal responsibilities as succinctly summarized
in Genesis 1:28 and Matthew 28:18-20, including not only the student's specific vocation,
还有其他的活动.
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