Worldview
- Another massive site: teacher's use, probably, initially, although you'll use it to find sites for your children. If they want to read the originals, here they are!
- If you and your children enjoy praying for different countries of the world, you will enjoy linking up with this page on Worldwide Missions. It contains statistics that give a clear picture of the prayer needs of various countries. Our Year 3 Teacher's Notes encourage you to lead your children in prayer for all Hindus and Buddhists, and has three weeks devoted solely to the lives of famous missionaries. Teachers will enjoy reading summaries of their lives, and of many other, less prominent, missionaries. Included in these summaries are lists of books you can use as alternates to the ones I suggested. Use of this site removes the need to purchase Operation World.
- Contributed by Sue, this site enables you to read about various religions: BBC Religion and Ethics. Click on the left side of the page to go to another religion.
- Lizzy recommends the "Ism" online book for basic definitions that will help you in your worldview studies.
Want to suggest a resource or link? Email Dana.
Week 1: When John Adams Was President
- From the Christian History web site: Issue 36 entitled "William Carey."
- Biography and more links about William Carey
- A Christian response to Hinduism
- From Probe Ministries: Hinduism
- From Focus on the Family: What's a Christian Worldview?
Week 2: Napoleon: The Man and His Career
- From the Christian History web site: Issue 36 entitled "William Carey."
- Biography and more links about William Carey
- Immanuel Kant
Week 3: Early Industrial Revolution
Week 4: Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
Week 5: Jefferson and the Supreme Court
- William Wilberforce
- Christian History: William Wilberforce
- Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher
Week 6: Madison and the War of 1812
- William Wilberforce
- Christian History: William Wilberforce
- Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher
Week 7: Reshaping Europe and South America
Week 8: South America in Transition
Week 9: Monroe and the American Hemisphere
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Week 10: John Quincy Adams and Political Realignments
- Charles Grandison Finney and the Revival
- James Mill biography
Week 11: Jacksonian Democracy
- Charles Grandison Finney and the Revival
Week 12: Revolutions in Texas & Europe
Week 13: Rise of Jacksonian Democracy
- Life of Charles Grandison Finney in brief.
- An account of Finney's conversion from his own pen.
- You can order this excellent article from Christian History (issue 66) on the role of religion in the settling of the West. Click this link to see advertisement.
- VERY good article on Evangelicalism as a social movement, and great ideas for leading a student discussion of it. Will throw light on Week 14 Church History discussion as well, though the focus there will be Great Britain.
Week 14: Nationalistic Revolutions 0f 1830. Life in Europe: 1815-1830. Australia.
- Defining Evangelicalism. Excellent site gives a definition for "evangelical" so you can answer question 2 on your student's reading in Church History in Plain Language this week.
- Click here and go to the Christian History web site. There, search for issue 53 on William Wilberforce and the Abolition of the Slave trade.
Week 15: Overview of American Expansion 1830-1860
- ChristianAnswers.Net provides one opinion about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Parent use only: from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints websites: History of the Church. Use this link to understand Mormon's teachings and then present what you've found to your children.
Week 16: Manifest Destiny: The Pioneers Head West!
- Click here and go to the Christian History web site. There, go to the archives, and then click on "American Experience" in the sidebar. Look for issue 66, entitled "How the West Was Really Won: The neglected story of Christians' role in taming America's most diverse and rugged region." This whole issue is currently online for free as I write this. I don't know how long it will last!
Weeks 17-18: Marx's Philosophies
- Spark notes: Communist Manifesto: text and notes. Dialectic and up.
- Vatican II's pronouncement of papal infallibility.
Want to suggest a resource or online site? Email Dana!
Week 19: Hudson Taylor
- Issue 52 of Christian History is devoted to Hudson Taylor. Great for in-depth studies on related topics about missionaries, etc.
- Another brief biography of Hudson Taylor.
Week 20: Crimean War, Sardinia, and the Unification of Italy
Week 21: A Nation Dividing
Week 22: Civil War I
- Edited J. S. Mill's Essay on Liberty, Chapter 1, assigned this week in Pageant of Philosophy
- Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Week 23: Civil War II
- J. S. Mill's treatise On the Subjection of Women (abridged). Required reading for this week's Pageant of Philosophy.
- Click here and go to the Christian History web site. There, search for issue 62 on Christianity among slaves and black freedmen.
- Christmas carols and the Civil War (on Christian History site. May move.)
- Information on Christian revivals in the camps of both Northern and Southern soldiers.
- Outstanding site on the Chaplains in the Civil War. Text is Dialectic up; site has great pictures for all.
- One page of a massive resource list on the Civil War links many articles on various aspects of Christianity and the war. I've not had time to preview all of them, but many are helpful.
- Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Week 24: Reconstruction
- Composite page on Moody, with helpful resources and links. Older students, or Teachers.
- A close friend of Moody was Horatio Spafford, writer of the beloved hymn It Is Well With My Soul. Spafford's faith carried him through the great Chicago fire, and the tragic losses of his son and four daughters. Read his story: click here. Or, for a fuller account included in a broader sermon, click here.
- Click here and go to the Christian History web site. There, search for issue 25 on Dwight L. Moody.
Week 25: The Plains Indians
Week 26: Unification of Germany and Prussian Wars
- Charles Darwin's Origin of Species (selections). Required reading for this week's Pageant of Philosophy.
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Week 27: African History I
- Mary Slessor
- Wonderzone is a great Christian site where kids can learn about missionaries through interactive online stories. "Danger in Calabar" is one such story that follows Mary Slessor through the jungles as she teaches tribesmen about God. You'll have to sign up and get a password in order to totally enter the site. Recommended by Jennifer J.
Week 28: African History II
Week 29: Victorian England and the British Empire
Week 30: Impressionism & Culture 1870’s to 1900
Week 31: Immigration/Social Darwinism
Week 32: Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?
Week 33: Labor Issues and Trust Busters
Week 34: Populists, Progressives, & "Moderns"
Week 35: Results of Growth
- Everything you need on Charles Spurgeon: the Prince of Preachers. PLEASE read one of his wonderful sermons! (Danger: they are habit forming!)
- Click here and go to the Christian History web site. There, search for issue 29 on Charles Spurgeon.
- Click here and go to the Christian History web site. There, search for issue 26 on William and Catherine Booth.
Week 36: Spanish-American War
