Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1950-1951 Page: 5
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The requirements for the bachelor's degree in an American
college or university are as varied as these institutions of higher
learning are numerous. Perhaps no generally accepted answer will
ever be given to the question, "What is a liberal education?" Every
liberal arts college attempts to answer this question in its own
requirements for a degree.
Abilene Christian College stands for the liberal education. It believes
that such an education must include a careful and thorough
training of the head, the hand, and the heart. Its idea of a college
education is in accord with that of the late Dr. W. L. Phelps who
said: "Everyone who has a thorough knowledge of the Bible may
be called educated, and no other learning or culture, no matter how
exclusive or elegant, among Europeans or Americans, can take its
place. Western civilization is founded upon the Bible. Our ideas,
our wisdom, our philosophy, our literature, our art and ideals come
more from the Bible than from all other books put together . . . I
thoroughly believe in a university education for both men and women;
but I believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college education
is more valuable than a college course without the Bible."
The principal reason for the existence of Abilene Christian College
is to emphasize the teaching of the Bible. Its bid for patronage and
support is based largely on the fact that here students have about
them continuously a genuine Christian influence, and also have a
rare opportunity of studying God's Holy Word. Courses in Bible
are required for both the B.A. and B.S. degrees. Having such high
ideals, this institution hopes to reach many and to train and inspire
them to the noblest and best living in a Christian way.
With courage, confidence, and hope, therefore, Abilene Christian
College faces the future, believing that the God of the Bible,
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will crown its efforts with
just such success and patronage as it deserves.
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