Concentration – ENC

Providence Christian College’s English and Communications (ENC) concentration explores the fundamental questions of human existence and experience, such as “Who are we?” “Why are we here?” and “How should we live?” through a specific engagement with the God given gifts of the written and spoken word from a Christian perspective.

At Providence, we believe that all God created was created good, even the language He gave us to communicate with one another. However we know that sin taints every aspect of our lives, language being no exception. With this in mind, Providence teaches and believes that the Christian’s responsibility is not to recoil from this brokenness but to recognize that these are real and honest truths of our sinful reality, while also understanding that, because language was created good and given to us as a gift, there is a way to actively engage with it in order to seek the truth, beauty, and goodness of creation.

After active participation and completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Develop communication and critical thinking skills, incorporating a Reformed Christian worldview into their thoughts, attitudes, and actions.
2. Compose college-level analytical essays using rational structure (logos), accepted style and appropriate evidence (ethos), and sympathy for opposing points of view (pathos) that promotes reasoned and civil discourse in philosophical, political, and religious arenas.
3. Develop information and critical literacy to navigate the media, communications, and cultural landscape.