What's in Our Name?
Fideles, properly pronounced "fee-day-lace," is Latin for "faithful ones." Its meaning reflects our desire to assist families in the training of their children to be faithful disciples of Jesus Christ, particularly as this training relates to their educational and vocational callings in life. Its Latin origin symbolizes our desire to pass on our scholarly inheritance from western civilization and the knowledge of the centrality of the role of the church in it. From the time of Rome's acceptance of the Christian faith, the church adopted and utilized the Latin language as it established churches and schools throughout Western Europe. From Europe it influenced North America and the world. "Today, more than 750 million people use the English language," and "it is safe to say that more than half the words we use in our daily speech come to us from or through Latin." Further, it is estimated "that 80 percent of scholarly English words are derived from Latin." Just as symbolized in the influence of this language, the church's influence has also been strongly felt in virtually every other area of our culture. Therefore, ultimately our name reflects our vision to continue that heritage of training students who will faithfully, in their various callings, be builders and influencers of their culture and world for the Lord Jesus Christ.
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What's in Our Name?
Fideles, properly pronounced "fee-day-lace," is Latin for "faithful ones." Its meaning reflects our desire to assist families in the training of their children to be faithful disciples of Jesus Christ, particularly as this training relates to their educational and vocational callings in life. Its Latin origin symbolizes our desire to pass on our scholarly inheritance from western civilization and the knowledge of the centrality of the role of the church in it. From the time of Rome's acceptance of the Christian faith, the church adopted and utilized the Latin language as it established churches and schools throughout Western Europe. From Europe it influenced North America and the world. "Today, more than 750 million people use the English language," and "it is safe to say that more than half the words we use in our daily speech come to us from or through Latin." Further, it is estimated "that 80 percent of scholarly English words are derived from Latin." Just as symbolized in the influence of this language, the church's influence has also been strongly felt in virtually every other area of our culture. Therefore, ultimately our name reflects our vision to continue that heritage of training students who will faithfully, in their various callings, be builders and influencers of their culture and world for the Lord Jesus Christ.
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| The interpretation of our logo begins with the book at the base of it. It is an open Bible, and it signifies that God's revelation and guidance is our foundation and the source of our wisdom and knowledge. The candle above it represents the scholarship and study involved in applying God's word. The flame on the candle represents the necessary illumination of our study by the Holy Spirit, who gives light to us internally and to our witness in the world around us. The seven stars above represent the seven churches from the book of Revelation, and are a symbol of the Universal Church. Their color being the same as the flame represents their agreement with the witness of the lighted candle; we are both individual witnesses and a host of witnesses. The placement of the stars above represents their witness to all creation of their light, even in the darkness of night. |
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