Arts & Sciences Department
Using the Liberal Arts to Fulfill the Mission of Lancaster Bible College
Jesus declares that we are to love God with all our mind. Therefore, the Arts & Sciences Department is dedicated to equipping students with broad cultural knowledge and practical principles for living out Christ’s teaching through a strong liberal arts curriculum. Courses emphasize four themes: developing discernment, cultivating creativity, analyzing the evolution of diverse worldviews and critically investigating God’s creation. These themes presuppose that students, as God’s image bearers, are pursuing more than a career. We believe students must be educated holistically, preparing them to follow God’s call to be a redemptive presence in the world.
Academic Programs
The Arts & Sciences Department offers students flexible career options for obtaining an associate or bachelor’s degree through the traditional on-campus college experience or online undergraduate track. Through these program, the department also seeks to help students understand how the theories and trends within various disciplines influence worldviews on many levels. Before graduating, students take a capstone course that encourages them to put their knowledge into action by interacting with various communities that lie beyond the classroom.
Meet Our Faculty
Full-time & Part-time Faculty
Geoffrey Reiter, PhD
Associate Chair of Arts & Sciences Department,
Associate Professor, Coordinator of Literature
Krissi Castor, DA
Chair of the Arts & Sciences Department,
Associate Professor, English Composition Coordinator
Adjunct Faculty
Criminal Justice
Political Science
Read Our Department Stories
Online Christian Thought in the Humanities Program Graduates First Student!
Lancaster Bible College’s online Christian Thought in the Humanities program has some exciting news! This relevant and unique LBC program will celebrate Lydia Lowery (’24) as a December 2024 graduate later this month. While December graduates will walk in one unified college ceremony at the main campus in Lancaster, Pa., this spring, Lydia will soon…
Faculty Column: Haunting Theology—Can ‘the Gothic’ Speak to Christians?
In his role as Coordinator of Literature at Lancaster Bible College, Dr. Geoffrey Reiter helps students consider all literature from a biblical worldview. This timeline piece by Dr. Reiter was originally published on christandpopculture.com on Oct. 30, 2014. ’Tis the season for monsters, mad scientists, and dark and stormy nights. The history of horror and…
What’s Offered in Lancaster Bible College’s Arts & Sciences Department?
Have you ever wondered what the phrase “Arts & Sciences” means? If so, you wouldn’t be the first to be confused. In fact, college Arts & Sciences departments can sometimes be misunderstood because of the broad nature of the academic programs offered within them. Lancaster Bible College’s Arts & Sciences Department directly fulfills the LBC…