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Alesia Hicks
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Liberty University
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Abstract
In the article Interdisciplinary education within biblical theology: a spiritual-
philosophical-educational-practical overview, the author speaks about disciplines, and how they
should be used in a biblical outline. As we read throughout the article, it introduces
interdisciplinarity as a God-given reason, with the background of biblical teaching. What are
universal truths and how are they created through interdisciplinary studies? As this article further
elaborates on how to find universal truths, it shed light on how to answers those questions
through the teaching of theology. A theologian-scientist by the name of John C. Polkinghorne,
graceful guides us in answering the questions concerning interdisciplinary studies in Christianity.
This article also strategically offers an integration on how to utilize knowledge and Christian
beliefs. This study breaks down the theological construct to use it as a primary source, creating
interdisciplinary studies for students, creating biblical interdisciplinary approaches and overall
bring understanding to biblical interdisciplinary education.
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Theologist John Polkinghorne creatively gives his break down on how to properly utilize
biblical interdisciplinary studies. In interdisciplinary studies, there is an integration of two or
multiple studies. In this essay and study, Polkinghorne, wanted to show that interdisciplinary
education has to be foundationally constructed through a biblical mindset. He thoroughly
presented multiple scriptures and biblical theology that proves knowledge and theology can work
hand and hand. Reason and intelligence are effective, God-given instruments that cannot be
dismissed, though their use must be tempered with humility (Eckel, 2015).
I like how he explains the unavoidable presence of the “God-given instruments”. It is
basically saying how the purpose for human nature cannot be unattached to God and his ways.
He created all things, and with human beings there will always be human error. One of the more
interesting points of this study is how he introduces Clement of Alexandria. Clements’s point of
view was to simply take notice to how truth is all derived from God. His purpose of study is
bringing all studies such as math, fine arts, etc., and give Christian educators access to truth
through interdisciplinary education.
The unity of all things under the lordship of Jesus necessitates an educational process
infused with biblical thought (Eckel, 2015). In this portion, Eckel gives the objective of
interdisciplinary education. Although Christian understand the basic practices of different
mindsets, it is the objective of the educator to involve the unified but diverse models when
educating. In an interdisciplinary education the following course objective were listed:
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Biblically, Apologetically, Ethnically, Experimentality, Interactively, Relationally, and Practically
(Eckel, 2015).
After creating an objective for interdisciplinary Education, there are outcomes of this
study. This announces the unapologetic presentation of interdisciplinary studies of why this
subject should be studied. The outcome of interdisciplinary education should be centered around
God, and elaborate on the approach of how to acquire knowledge of a subject in a Christian
perspective. Interdisciplinarity has no cohesiveness without biblical theology. The framework of
scriptural thinking creates the structure for addressing the whole world and all of life from God’s
perspective (Eckel, 2015). Throughout this article Eckel (2015), demonstrates and creates an
interdisciplinary educational plan for Christian educators to effectively deliver disciplines with
biblical theology. The main goal is to construct a biblical yet theological mindset through
interdisciplinarity. Eckel (2015), makes this statement, “Indeed, a mantra for Christian
interdisciplinary may form the centerpiece to engage the whole world and all of life: Knowing
where we have come from (ontology) and where we are going to (teleology) will help us know to
live now (axiology).
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Reference
Eckel, M. (2015). Interdisciplinary education within biblical theology: a scriptural-philosophical-
educational-practical overview. Christian Education Journal, 12(2), 384+. Retrieved from
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