Today, Christians have a vested interest in retaining a liberal arts education. By maintaining a delicate balance between faith and reason, Christians can find some relief for the soul's longing for answers to eternal questions. Above all else, believers desire to know God. In seeking to know Him and His truth, the faithful glorify God. They point toward freedom from that which enslaves and impedes living well.
Popular culture is enslaved by desire for pleasure, profit, and praise.
Only eternal things will satisfy. Toward that end, APU aims to prepare young men and women for a life-long endeavor to know better the God we serve and understand the world He created. As a comprehensive university, APU's mission extends beyond liberal education to include professional preparation. The former develops intellectual and moral capacities, which are essential to professional success and compel reflection on the purposes of professional endeavor. It enhances one's abilities to compute, speak, write, read, and think.