Re: Teaching a Biblical Worldview (Classical Sources Message Board)

Re: Teaching a Biblical Worldview
Author: Penny	March 7, 2000 at 09:49:48
in reply to: Teaching a Biblical Worldview* posted by Debbie on February 29, 2000 at 22:04:38*

> Next month I am presenting "How to teach a Biblical
> Worldview" to my local Trivium support Group and would like
> to pick the brains of those on this loop. How do you define
> "Biblical Worldview"? How do you teach it at the grammer,
> dialectic and rhetoric stages? What curriculum or resources
> do you recommend for each stage?
The Christian worldview views the natural world and its history through the lens of God's influence. It is fundamentaly different from the Renaissance Classical Education that was based on pagan Greek and Roman philosophers. Though you could write a whole book on this topic and several people have. Fundamentally a Christian worldview differs from a secular humanist worldview on the following areas:
Christian Humanist
Supreme being God Man
Man's purpose Glorify God Man is the measure of all things
Nature God created nature Evolution - nature due to chance
& intervenes supernaturally
Depending on your own Worldview grid you will evaluate truth differently. Look at he Creationist vs. Evolutionist debate. Whether we admit or not, we all have a worldview orientation. Several books that are helpful on the topic are the following:

How Then Shall We Live - Francis Schaeffer (Book and Video
Series are excellent) The Universe Next Door - Sire
Understanding the Times - David Noebel Contours of a
Worldview - Arthur Holmes

I hope this helps. You may e-mail at andrukat@oakharbor.net if you have specific questions.
Penny

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> > Next month I am presenting "How to teach a Biblical > > Worldview" to my local Trivium support Group and would like > > to pick the brains of those on this loop. How do you define > > "Biblical Worldview"? How do you teach it at the grammer, > > dialectic and rhetoric stages? What curriculum or resources > > do you recommend for each stage? > The Christian worldview views the natural world and its history through the lens of God's influence. It is fundamentaly different from the Renaissance Classical Education that was based on pagan Greek and Roman philosophers. Though you could write a whole book on this topic and several people have. Fundamentally a Christian worldview differs from a secular humanist worldview on the following areas: > Christian Humanist > Supreme being God Man > Man's purpose Glorify God Man is the measure of all things > Nature God created nature Evolution - nature due to chance > & intervenes supernaturally > Depending on your own Worldview grid you will evaluate truth differently. Look at he Creationist vs. Evolutionist debate. Whether we admit or not, we all have a worldview orientation. Several books that are helpful on the topic are the following: > > How Then Shall We Live - Francis Schaeffer (Book and Video > Series are excellent) The Universe Next Door - Sire > Understanding the Times - David Noebel Contours of a > Worldview - Arthur Holmes > > I hope this helps. You may e-mail at andrukat@oakharbor.net if you have specific questions. > Penny
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