When one thinks of a worldview, they often realize that it is “a set of concepts that assembles everything else we believe into a coherent whole.” (Taylor Notes, p. 1)There are many different world views that have become prominent throughout our society. One that is the most prominent is the idea of a Christian Worldview. This proclaims how to think Christianly while leaving within the aspects of the world. (Taylor Notes, p.1) By obtaining a Christian worldview, one demonstrates that they are the students whom defy the odds in order to demonstrate the gospel of Jesus and His love for one another. They often demonstrate this through their livelihood and the decisions that allowed for them to follow the path that God has laid out for them. This
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I called upon my college advisor, Dr. Downs, to inform me on better ways of integrating faith and learning. Through a series of questions, Dr. Downs advised me that the best advice is for me to look at my studies as a story that allows me to dig deep and find myself while also demonstrating to others how to do the same thing. Dr. Downs also reinstated to me that I must always rely upon a Faith-Learning Integration model when approaching the classroom. He proclaims that the best model that works for him is the Equal Authorities Model as he states: “This model proclaims that it is through the Bible and the general knowledge works that allow for historians to demonstrate equal authority between their beliefs and their general works.” Finally, Dr. Downs informed me of two prominent resources that I can look back to to understand how others were able to important their Christian faith into their major, just as I am. The first way was through the book by Ronald Wells “History and the Christian Historian”. This collection of essays “…are impressive testimony to a broad-based effort among Christian historians to explore the complex interrelationship between religious conviction and appropriately professional, responsible historical investigation.” (McKenzie, p. 1) This basically allows for “the best ways of integrating faith and learning.” (Dr. Downs) Secondly, Dr. Downs also informed me that it is best for me, in my social science/historical profession, to refer back to specific documents from prominent historical figures (such as Billy Graham and Martian Luther King Jr. ) as they allow for the younger generations to understand how to incorporate the Christian faith within society. These prominent figures (along with Dr. Downs) demonstrate the Gospel
I called upon my college advisor, Dr. Downs, to inform me on better ways of integrating faith and learning. Through a series of questions, Dr. Downs advised me that the best advice is for me to look at my studies as a story that allows me to dig deep and find myself while also demonstrating to others how to do the same thing. Dr. Downs also reinstated to me that I must always rely upon a Faith-Learning Integration model when approaching the classroom. He proclaims that the best model that works for him is the Equal Authorities Model as he states: “This model proclaims that it is through the Bible and the general knowledge works that allow for historians to demonstrate equal authority between their beliefs and their general works.” Finally, Dr. Downs informed me of two prominent resources that I can look back to to understand how others were able to important their Christian faith into their major, just as I am. The first way was through the book by Ronald Wells “History and the Christian Historian”. This collection of essays “…are impressive testimony to a broad-based effort among Christian historians to explore the complex interrelationship between religious conviction and appropriately professional, responsible historical investigation.” (McKenzie, p. 1) This basically allows for “the best ways of integrating faith and learning.” (Dr. Downs) Secondly, Dr. Downs also informed me that it is best for me, in my social science/historical profession, to refer back to specific documents from prominent historical figures (such as Billy Graham and Martian Luther King Jr. ) as they allow for the younger generations to understand how to incorporate the Christian faith within society. These prominent figures (along with Dr. Downs) demonstrate the Gospel