Here at Calvin, you will immerse yourself wholeheartedly in an academic and intellectual culture. Calvin faculty affirm this culture as part of our Christian calling (you might remember this from Core 100?).  A Case-Based Approach to Argumentation claims that academic arguments are a way

•  to connect to audiences and
• to better understand a topic. 

This claim in CAAW is not overtly Christian, but Prof. Sonheim thinks connecting to audiences and seeking to better understand topics is a deeply Christian posture.