Worldview 1

The Ancient World and Middle Ages

Purpose

Worldview One is designed to give an overview of the progression of Western thought and culture.

Covering the Ancient World into the Middle Ages (Creation to 1100 A.D.), this first year of Worldview

prepares students to face an increasingly pagan world. Students investigate and compare the great

philosophers, writers, and streams of thought originating from Israel, Greece, and Rome that helped

form Western Civilization.

This is a 4-credit course: English, Ancient Literature, World History, and Philosophy.

Process

Students are expected to keep extensive syllabus notes, write several reflective and argumentative

papers, give oral presentations in class, as well as write and present a major research paper.

The books studied in Worldview One include, but are not limited to:

• The Iliad, Homer

• Genesis in Space and Time, Francis Schaffer

• The Universe Next Door, James Sire

• The Odyssey, Homer

• The Republic, Plato

• The Aeneid, Virgil

• The God Who is There, Francis Schaffer

• Escape from Reason, Francis Schaffer

• The City of God, Augustine

• Church History in Plain Language, Shelly

• The Bible and Ancient Thought World Views of the Western World, David Quine