Bachelor in Literature

The mission of literary research in a Liberal Arts education is to confirm the semantic richness of man and the world through textual experiences. For this to be done, we must be able to critically read the world, to accept the emotional dimension, which is not necessarily explicable through logic, and to learn how to apply an integrative and intellectual approach. While the current trend is to prioritize rationality and practicality, a major mission for literary research is to appreciate and restore irrationality, which tends to be rejected as being troublesome, to understand and recognize the symbolism inherent in everyday life, and to recover this particular aspect of the world through the medium of words. These aspects of life tend to be disregarded because we are prone to be satisfied through the consumption of superficial or material things rather than the abstract.

The Literature major covers such broad themes as "the records of human activities", "the art of words" and "letters as the expression", and deals with various literary forms, extending from Eastern and Western classical literature to more modern forms of literature .alues.

From the early years of the twentieth century, Christians in both Japan and North America prayed for the establishment of a Christian university in Japan. Their long-cherished dream finally came to fruition after the end of World War II. Reflecting on the catastrophe of war, and with strong feelings of responsibility to future generations, seeking to fulfill a committee charged with the mission to establish ICU was founded.

The official decision to establish the International Christian University was taken by the University Organization Council. These leaders of the Christian church in Japan and North America held a meeting at the YMCA Tozanso in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture on June 15, 1949. The first page was thus written in the history of ICU, nourished by the wishes and prayers of those seeking to transform Japan into a country open to the world seeking to nurture individuals who can contribute actively to a peaceful future for humankind.