依我們觀察所得，六二年課程改革的重點為增強中西文化之認識、減輕科目的宗教色彩。然而「減輕」絕不等於「消滅」。「西方文化之精神基礎」這個科目從其命名，乃至講授的內容，仍然保留明顯的教會思想特色。它代表着改革前後的連續性。
The Spiritual Roots of the West:
A. The Hebrew Heritage. Lectures on the lands and peoples of the Ancient Near East with special attention to the Literature and Thought of the Hebrews.
B. The Greek Heritage. Lectures on Greek poetry, science, and philosophy from Homer through the Aristotelian Academy.
C. The Christian Synthesis. The Christian view of man, society, and God in terms of the Synoptic, Pauline, and Johannine traditions.
(See 《CHUNG CHI COLLEGE CALENDAR 1961-62》, Page 157.
