6 to the proverbial wisdom of this world so that they may then see His Truth for themselves in stark and superior contrast. We fully expect our students to know more about the intellectual systems of Marx, Darwin, or Freud than do actual Marxists, Darwinists, or Freudians so that they will then (1) know what they believe, (2) know why they believe what they believe, and (3) be rationally able to critique all other opposing systems of thought that fall short of God’s Word. To that end, we have assembled this brief collection of essays written by the professors who teach in the Department of History and Government at Cedarville. Each article explores the biblical foundation for the academic disciplines unique to our Department, such as history, sociology, and government. The authors make it clear that apart from God’s written revelation, there would be no rational basis — no intelligent meaning or purpose — underlying these disciplines. Thus, it is not just our argument that we teach these academic subjects as well as or even better than our secular peers; rather, it is our contention that the very existence of these academic subjects themselves presuppose the truth of the Christian worldview, and can only be rationally apprehended and experienced in any meaningful way within a biblical framework of knowledge. And so, we do not avoid but, rather, insist that our core values govern our scholarship; how could we, or even our secular colleagues, do otherwise? We, the authors of these articles, unapologetically state our biblical worldview up front and will continue to articulate it to the world in our publications and model it for our students in the classroom — lest we do them a profound disservice by not leading them forth in the way they ought to go.
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