What courses should I teach?
For a great foundation in biblical worldview and providential history we recommend either of two courses:
1) Monumental: Restoring America as the Land of Liberty
2) America’s Providential History
Monumental has 12 or 13 sessions and America’s Providential History about 16. A description of each of these follows. For a short introductory course (four sessions) we suggest “Fundamentals for Biblical Transformation.”
Monumental: Restoring America as the Land of Liberty
America has undergone a radical shift in recent times, from an exceptional nation—the most free, prosperous, and virtuous in history— to a nation in decline. There are numerous signs of decay in the American culture: the breakdown of the family; the abandonment of sexual morals; the decline of education; the rampant killing of unborn children; the rise of big government; and the growing hostility to Christianity in schools, colleges, the military, business, and government.
The good news is that we can do something to solve these problems and restore America. We can follow the blueprint that the Founders of the nation gave us to build a free nation.
This 12-lesson course provides the blueprint for restoring America as the land of liberty. This package contains the Dove-nominated film by Kirk Cameron Monumental, a book authored by Stephen McDowell on Restoring America as the Land of Liberty, and discussions on DVD by Kirk and Stephen on the twelve chapters in the book.
Section 1: The Founder’ Blueprint for Liberty:
1) The Forefathers Monument: A Matrix of Liberty
2) Faith
3) Morality
4) Law
5) Education
6) Liberty.
Section 2: The Story of Liberty:
7) The Chain of Liberty: Preparation of the Seed of the American Republic
8) The Pilgrims: Planting the Seed of the American Republic
9) The Christian Colonization of America: Cultivating the Seed of Liberty
10) Advance of Liberty in Early America: Fruit of the Seed of the American Republic
11) Decline of the American Republic in the 20th Century: Growth of a Different Seed
12) Being Watchmen on the Walls: Replanting the Seed of the American Republic
Be a part of advancing God s monumental story. This course is the ideal means of providing you and your family and friends with the ideas necessary to live in Christian liberty.
Instructors: Stephen McDowell and Kirk Cameron. Book author: Stephen McDowell
Format: 13 sessions. Session 1: The film Monumental. The other 12 sessions are comprised of reading a chapter, listening to a 30-minute discussion of the chapter, and answering review questions.
America’s Providential History
* This course is highly recommended for everyone. It not only teaches a great overview of Christian history and Biblical worldview, but introduces the student to many primary source writings.
A course using the books: America’s Providential History; America’s Providential History, A Documentary Sourcebook; and Teacher’s Guide to America’s Providential History. There are CDs teaching much of the material in America’s Providential History that can be used as a supplement with this course, but these are optional.
Discover why many historians consider the Bible America’s founding document. Learn how God’s presence was evident at our nation’s founding in the men who fought for independence and shaped the Constitution. Beginning with ancient history, the course presents a providential view of significant events leading to the establishment of America. It examines the Reformation, the Pilgrims, the role of the clergy and church, the Christian foundations of education and economics, and the development of liberty. Cites primary source documents that show our nation grew from Christian principles and reveals how to bring them back into the nation today.
The Documentary Sourcebook contains over 25 historical writings. Reading primary source materials is the best way to learn of the faith and worldview of America’s founders. These writings show the Founders had a Christian philosophy of government, they understood the divine purpose of civil government, and they knew that government begins internally in the heart of man with the ability to govern his own life; hence, self-government is essential for civil liberty. Selections including: Columbus’ Christian Character and Divine Mission; The Fast and Thanksgiving Days of New England; Election Day in Early America; Letters of John Quincy Adams to His Son on the Bible and Its Teachings and much more. The Teacher’s Guide contains questions for each chapter, supplemental readings from the Documentary Sourcebook, lists of materials for further study, chapter outlines, tests, and more.
Authors: Stephen McDowell and Mark Beliles
Format: Course comprised of 3 books. Various written assignments are given in APH Teacher’s Guide. Sixteen or more sessions.
