A Christian Worldview of History

  Block, Herbert, Artist. History Class . , 1990. 8/5. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012642544/.   A Christian worldview of history is one seen through the optics of scripture, not necessarily using it as an explanation of it. It is a belief system that a faith based individual use to live their lives and associate with the world. Christian worldviews can also differ between the various Christian faiths and denominations, but many tenets of a scripture-based way of living is universal. When we discuss having a Christian worldview of history, I’m not referring to spiritualizing history, using scripture to link historical events or making exclamations about why Christ played a role in specific events throughout history. I’m referring to the application of a Christian worldview to the study of history because I believe it is germane to faith and happiness. This week’s course content informs us that a Christian worldview of history is ensuring that Christians are very p...