Biblical Worldview Paper
Sarah Bramlett
Department of Education, Liberty University
EDUC303: Instructional Practices for Content Teachers
Professor Erin Mills
September 18, 2023
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In this paper, I will be discussing what a worldview is, why worldview integration is
important for a Christian teacher to implement, what it means to integrate, and how a teacher can
integrate worldview activities into the curriculum.
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary a worldview is “a comprehensive
conception of apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint.” (Merriam) A
worldview often seeks to answer four basic questions that most people wonder: Who am I? Why
am I here? What is a human being’s purpose? Must we create a purpose? The answers to these
questions become a person’s worldview. According to the text Undivided, “A worldview is one’s
foundational beliefs, thought to be true, which answer life’s biggest questions about reality,
knowledge, and values and form a coherent frame of reference for thinking and acting.”
(Publications, 2016)
Worldview integration is important for a Christian teacher to implement because students
are exposed to many worldviews throughout their day. Undivided describes it best when it states
“We are ‘in the world’ and must be vigilant to prevent intellectual incoherency caused by cultural
trends. This is why we must be intentional in the development of a biblical worldview and
continue to evaluate our core beliefs as new thought-forms enter the culture.” (Publications,
2016) Teachers, especially those in public schools, are going out into the world nearly every day.
When they are grounded in their worldview, they will be able to stand firm when addressed
about other worldviews, and when doing so they are shining a light for the Gospel.
To integrate as described by the textbook is “To incorporate into a larger unit; bringing
together into a larger whole.” (Publications, 2016) Integrating worldview into a curriculum
means that you are bringing together a Christian worldview with subjects like math, science, and
reading. Integrating does not mean there is a separate class for the Bible or that one is replacing
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content from a lesson with a chance to share biblical truth with their students. When integrating
is done correctly the teacher is helping their students to develop their critical thinking skills
while strengthening their own worldview. As noted in chapter 3 of Undivided “Strengthening
their worldview will make students more open-minded and more intellectually coherent.”
(Publications 2016)
A teacher can begin to develop worldview integrative activities into the curriculum in
many ways. One way is the “interpersonal/spontaneous model,” this model assumes the teacher
is relational with their students. Teachers wait for students to ask a question which leads to an
opening for the teacher to share their worldview along with the content they are teaching.
Another model is the “parallel model” in which a teacher may share a Bible verse or prayer at the
beginning or end of class but that moment in class does not relate to the content being taught.
One other model is the “integrating core model” where the teacher intentionally plans on
bringing biblical truth into the lesson by matching a biblical truth with the lesson that they will
be going over. (Publications, 2016)
In conclusion, a worldview is the lens through which we answer the world’s big
questions. A teacher brings their worldview into their teaching and a teacher with a Christian
worldview is tasked with finding ways to integrate that worldview into the curriculum that they
teach.
References
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Worldview definition & meaning. Merriam-Webster.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worldview
Publications, P. D. (2016). Undivided: Developing a Worldview Approach to Biblical
Integration, E-Book. Association of Christian Schools International
(ACSI). https://libertyonline.vitalsource.com/books/E6262
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