This issue of The Pillars reflects a great expansion in both the quality and size of our creative arts programs. A quick glance at the stories featured here relative to our programs in the narrative arts, graphic design, animation, digital media, video game design, creative writing, music, studio arts, and many others reveals the significant development of these academic areas at HCU in recent years.
These areas of study are important for all kinds of reasons, not the least of which is the theological basis for the arts at a Christian university. God is a creator God, and he has made us in his image and given us responsibility over the creation. The Lord has created from nothing all that is, and he has given us the responsibility of extending the frontiers of his kingship throughout all the creation and reflecting his wise power as his stewards and subcreators. Every work of art, whether it involves painting, writing, screenplays, sculpture or music, represents a creative act that reflects the orderly and beautiful work of God in the world.
And the arts also, as a reflection of God’s creative work, are deeply embedded in all the marketplaces of life. It’s exciting to see how many students are drawn toward these various academic programs and especially to realize the impact that they will have in the worlds of business, entertainment, education, law, ministry, medicine, and other careers open to those who are educated in the arts and have learned to think creatively.