Disadvantages Of Liberal Arts Education

In order to truly understand what a liberal arts education leads to and its specific benefits, it is paramount that one understands the basic premise of a liberal arts education. After identifying the basic foundation of the liberal arts education as all-encompassing, the main purpose of glorifying God through learning is realized. Following this main purpose, it is possible to narrow down five specific outcomes of this type of learning. From this point, a web of connection begins to form between this particular type of education along with its benefits, a specific discipline (i.e. the health sciences) and the Christian faith. At the core, a Christian liberal arts education implies an all-encompassing education focused on cultivating and identifying …show more content…
For example, in spite of a hard science background, a liberal arts education affords the opportunity to pursue other vocational endeavors for Christ and His Kingdom outside this specific realm due to the broad scope of a liberal arts education. This type of versatility is lacking as degrees at many major universities become more and more specialized and equip students to be able to do only one thing extremely well. The liberal arts education provides the skills for students to thrive in a variety of areas, regardless of major or academic …show more content…
The premise behind this type of education pushes a broad spectrum of learning that does not simply focus on science as an absolute or faith as an absolute. It attempts to combine the two by integrating faith and learning to create a more complete graduate. The health sciences deal with the human body—specifically its form and function—which is arguably God’s most magnificent creation. The health sciences deal with studying the masterpiece and final work of the Creator God. As with many disciplines, as knowledge is ascertained in the health sciences, it becomes clear that the complexity and specificity of the human body is, in many ways, far too advanced for our finite minds to understand. Health science majors only begin to scratch the surface of why the body works the way it does, but as learners continue to scratch the surface, the brilliance of an all-mighty God is recognized and appreciated to an even greater extent. Ultimately, this is the goal. The goal is to see God in the physical world and gain the skills to see Him in other areas of life so that He can receive more glory through our description of His creation and recognition of who He