奥古斯丁的学者计划

“进入Westmont, I knew that the Augustinian Program was almost a perfect fit for my personal learning style. I best connect with God and with people through good, 有意义的, 知识discussion-yeah, 我是个书呆子. 我很惊讶, 然而, by how much those intellectual discussions were integral to my spiritual, 情感, 和关系发展, especially my first year of college. 亚博AG旗舰版被要求在课堂内外互相询问，然后讨论的问题指向了亚博AG旗舰版人性的核心, 与耶稣的关系, and personal identities—some of my best friendships were forged in those discussions. Alongside my new life-long friends, the greatest gift the Augustinian Program gave me was intellectual humility. 我了解到, rather than humbly sharing the answers you do know, 真正的智慧谦逊是不断地寻求真理，同时意识到并承认自己根本不知道答案. The program helped me move past what began as a shallow Search for knowledge, ultimately sourced in a desire for control, 享受探索的乐趣:在人类和上帝的细微差别和神秘中寻求真理.”

“This program has been a blessing and a testimony to God’s goodness in my own life. I came into college aware of desiring growth in my interpersonal connections and my professional aspirations; 然而, 上帝也有别的想法，把我带到这里来整合和深化我的智力和精神欲望. 从基本的角度来看, ASP课程建立在一个与我在高中学习的非常不同的框架上——我从来没有上过哲学或神学课程，ASP项目肯定是一条陡峭的学习曲线. 然而, 与其他学生一起通过严格的课程，让我建立了一些伟大的友谊，也为我如何理解自己和追求与上帝有意义的生活奠定了基调. 最重要的是, ASP是我更深层次理解我的兴趣以及它与其他学科交叉的催化剂和垫脚石. 当我回首往事, these four years together have been a sweet, 富有成果的, 真正的知识探索的谦卑体验，我很高兴看到这将如何在我的生活中展开.” 

"This program has taught me that I have power in my daily life as a college student, even if I’m still finding places where it exists, and how to harness any influence that I am gifted with. 有趣的是，程序完全做了它应该做的事情，而我却没有意识到, and even in spite of some resistance on my part. 在我第一年, I found myself frustrated with the way that the class offered many difficult, 强烈的问题, 但答案相对较少. By the end, I was burnt out and rather closed off. 在我的第二年, 虽然, as I found myself enthusiastically engaging in 虽然tful discussions in my free time, 我意识到，这个项目给了我最宝贵的资源:一个我可以解决地点和方向问题的社区. Many of my friends in the program have blessed me by listening well, 通过问一些深思熟虑的问题, 通过肯定我. I don’t know how many of my questions have been answered. There are always new questions that form. What I do know, 虽然, is that I have the personal and communal tools to think about them well. "