This course lays an excellent foundation for future high school and college history studies. It would make an excellent prerequisite for future history courses if parents desire.
Total class meetings: 4
Duration of each class: 55 minutes
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th grade
Suggested credit: 1/3 semester History or Historiography with the completion of all homework.
Instructor: Phillip Campbell
Instructor Email: phicampiii@gmail.com
Course description: Foundations of Christian Historiography explores the discipline of history from a Christian worldview. This course will educate students in the various ways people have viewed history throughout the ages, discuss the importance of retaining a Christian framework in our pursuit of historical studies, and train students to see subtle (or not so subtle) anti-Christian presuppositions in popular portrayals of historic events. Students will also learn how to prepare and draft research papers on historical topics, including how to utilize source material and cite sources. This class is essential for anyone interested in studying history at the college level and will be helpful for all Catholics, for whom history, tradition and theology are so tightly interwoven.
Course outline:
Class One: Historical Interpretation
Class Two: Centrality of the Incarnation
Class Three: Historical Sources
Class Four: Writing for History
Course materials: All course materials provided FREE by the instructor.
Homework: Homework consists of daily short answer questions. Answer key will be available for parent grading or self-grading.
- Teacher: Phillip Campbell