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The author examines the integration of historical knowledge into a Christian worldview and its implications for teaching, scholarship, and life.

Writing from the standpoint of Seventh-day Adventist Christianity, Land surveys major issues in six concise chapters:

Introduction: History and Philosophy of History
The Christian Understanding of History
The Nature of Historical Knowledge
Christian Assumptions and Historical Explanations
A Seventh-day Adventist Perspective
Writing History Christianly: Some Case Studies

Teaching History will be used by Christian historians as a resource and as a text in undergraduate and graduate methods courses.

Gary Land is professor of history and chair of the department of history and political science at Andrews university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He is a member of the Conference on Faith and History, among other professional organizations, and has been president of the Association of Seventh-day Adventist Historians. He is editor of Adventism in America and The World of Ellen White.

Book Specs

Paper Back
Publisher: Andrews University Press
Printed: 2000
Pages: 128

Table of Contents

Introduction: History and Philosophy of History
The Christian Understanding of History
The Nature of Historical Knowledge
Christian Assumptions and Historical Explanations
A Seventh-day Adventist Perspective
Writing History Christianly: Some Case Studies