Week 5 Discussion Board - Jessica Keim

What is a Christian worldview of history?

"It is not a spiritualization of history."- Dr. Samuel Smith
It is not trying to fit God into historical events. - Dr. Smith
We interpret past events with the understanding of Providence (Smith 2014).
We view events through the lens of our faith (Smith 2014)




Christian Historians 

Susan Fletcher (image link here)

This week's textbook readings highlights Susan Fletcher, a historian living in Colorado (Fea 2009). Fletcher, despite being skeptical at first of Christianity as a lens for history, became convinced that historians can show evidence of God (Fea 2009). Fletcher came to this conclusion after a series of wildfires devastated Colorado several years ago (Fea 2009). She believes that God protected the property of Christian ministry The Navigators, using the lack of property damage as proof of her belief (Fea 2009).


Eusebius (image link here)

John Fea cites Eusebius as an important Christian historian who often sought to document God's presence in Christian history. As Fea writes, Eusebius thought that history had a goal to "communicate God's designs," (Fea 2009, 104). Modern Christian historians owe a debt to Eusebius, Fea thinks as Eusebius was one of the first theological historians in Christianity (Fea 2009).

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