Sunday, January 14, 2007

Interim: Developing the Christian Mind (DCM)

one class.  three weeks.  it’s a great way to learn!  when I can focus on only one class and put my best into it, I enjoy learning a lot more.  I’m taking DCM right now (Developing the Christian Mind), and usually freshman students take it.  I’m a sophomore, so many people ask me what I’m doing in DCM.  it’s because I took music theory for my first interim, which opened up a lot of opportunities for me since music theory was the prerequisite for calvin’s music classes.  I’m glad I took it, and my professor was the associate conductor of the grand rapids symphony, John Varineau.  fantastic teacher, and now my suitemate is taking the same class for his first interim.

so what is DCM?  it teaches us Calvin College’s definition of a Christian education.  since Calvin College is linked with Reformed theology, Calvin College’s approach to education is filled with the familiar words, Creation, Fall, Redemption.  yes, it’s a mantra that all Calvin students should be chanting after four years here.  some students don’t like DCM, and some do.  personally, I’ve been very pleased with what I’ve been learning.  Creation, Fall, and Redemption has been coming up more and more in my life.  I’ve noticed that my church’s (Mars Hill Bible Church) pastor, Rev. Rob Bell, adheres closely to Reformed theology.  in fact, this morning at church, I was paying close attention to Bell’s sermon on music worship and I heard him say the words Creation, Fall, and Redemption.  I’m not kidding, he said those exact words, scattered throughout his short sermon.

I love how Reformed theology is all about engaging the world and redeeming it for the glory of God.  i believe so strongly in it, and my assigned readings for DCM have been so affirming in clarifying true Reformed theology (true in the sense that Calvin College supports it).  reading articles from writers such as Philip Yancey expound on Creation, Fall and Redemption makes me just want to say “Amen!”  reading articles from ex-Calvin professors about how to engage homosexuals from a Reformed perspective makes me want to say “Yes!  That’s correct!”  it’s fantastic, and Reformed theology becomes more and more appealing to me day by day.

Posted by Nehe555 on 01/14 at 10:00 PM
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