The document discusses strategies for integrating faith and history in teaching and scholarship. It proposes developing a Christian worldview, confronting assumptions in the history discipline, studying revealed actions of God in history, allowing a Christian worldview to suggest topics and guide fact selection, applying Christian understandings of human nature and moral standards, and focusing on spiritual factors like the role of the Christian church. The goal is to examine history through insights from the Christian faith.

2. What Is Faith-Learning Integration? The scholarly project whose goal is to ascertain and to develop integral relationships which exist between the Christian faith and human knowledge, particularly as expressed in the various academic disciplines (HISTORY).

6. Strategies for the Integration of Faith and History

11. Hebrews 11:26-27 [26] He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of the people than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the great reward that God would give him. [27] It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt. He was not afraid of the king. Moses kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.

15. CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN NATURE cont., more examples: Voltaire Christianity is “the Christ-worshiping superstition” which is responsible for many of societies ills. It would some day be destroyed “by the weapons reason.” Knowing about human pride - can cause the replacement of God with humans own knowledge and ideals Ex.: Enlightenment Voltaire Christian thinkers such as Joseph Butler and David Hartley developed rationalistic theologies that paralleled in many ways their more radical colleagues Ex.: Marxism Atheist – yet system parallels Christianity Struggle between good and evil (proletariat - History has end goal Heaven-Classless society Ex.: Darwinism

16. SOCIAL DARWINISM: Extension of Darwinism to society Herbert Spencer ROMANTICISM IDEALISM DARWINISM GOBINEAU “ Race alone is the Hero Volk deciding factor” Aryans Superior WAGNER CHAMBERLAIN ROSENBERG HITLER Crude Social Darwinist: “Nature is cruel, therefore we too may be cruel… I have a right to remove millions of an inferior race that breeds like vermin.” “The German race has been selected to dominate the Earth.” CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN NATURE cont., more examples: “ Survival of Fittest, Elimination of Unfittest” “ If they are sufficiently complete to live, they do- if not they should die.” “ War is the element of the order of the world established by God” Von Moltke “ The goal of human life is struggle” Th. Roosevelt

17. 6. Christian Moral Standards Christian morality embodied in the Ten Commandments and the Bible, may suggest possible clues as to the strengths and weaknesses of individuals and cultures. The admonishments of prophets can help us to see to how a given society treats its politically and economically weak members. This morality further teaches us to regard all people as important, regardless of class, race, or creed. No Eurocentric, elitist history "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." ( Matthew 25:40 ).

18. Christian Moral Standards The impact of industrialism in the 19th and 20th centuries, for instance, helps us to reflect upon its positive and negative influences Christian morality also offers a perspective for judging institutional and technical developments . It makes us aware that what is good for one class may be bad for another and what offers material advancement may harm the environment , limit social justice , and destroy spiritual values.

19. 7. Spiritual factors--especially the role of the Christian church Christian historians believe that God's principal activity is spiritual and that Christianity , however imperfect a human practice it seems to be, is the major embodiment of God's redemptive purpose on earth. Therefore, Christian historians will be particularly interested in spiritual factors--especially the role of the Christian church .

21. Spiritual factors--especially the role of the Christian church MANY MORE TOPICS Birth and Spread of Christianity Scholasticism (Integration of Faith and Reason) Reformation Title of Argument Content of Argument The Argument From Perfection It can be observed in the universe that there is a pyramid of beings (e.g., from insects to man), in an ever-increasing degree of perfection. There must be a final being who is absolutely perfect, the source of all perfection. This being is God.

23. OVERALL PROCESS OF INTEGRATION OF Faith and History Build Historical Explanation Actively construct the past Meaning Analyzing Sources Determining Significance Locate Evidence Change over time Causation Christian philosophy (theology) of History Christian philosophy (theology) of History