Starting Points World View Primer

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Starting PointsStarting Points, where our thinking begins, is the introductory course to the three-year course World Views of the Western World by David Quine. It provides the basic foundation of the Biblical world view, practice in identifying literature based upon the Biblical world view, three approaches to apologetics, and an understanding of the world view of the founding of the US.

The Starting Points guide includes a weekly teaching overview, daily Assignments, explanations, outlines, short answer questions, and essay questions.

Starting Points is a research based unit study. It incorporates all major disciplines (except math) into one study of famous (and not-so famous) inventors, inventions, and entrepreneurs. Encourages child to start a business, develop a new product, or try out an apprenticeship.

For Grades 7 to 12, three credits are available in Bible, Literature, and American History.

Starting Points Curriculum

Starting Points Where Our Thinking Begins

By David Quine

Required resources are listed below. An asterisk * indicates a resource that is more difficult to find (meaning it probably won’t be available at your local library.)

Assumptions, Christian Overman *

The Deadliest Monster, Jeff Baldwin *

Know What You Believe, Paul Little *

How to Read Slowly, James Sire *

The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson

Know Why You Believe, Paul Little *

Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis

Never Before In History, Gary Amos *

It’s a Wonderful Life (Video) (Wal-Mart usually has these around Christmas time)

The Wizard of Oz (Video)

Answers for Difficult Days, David Quine *

 

9780012103401

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The Deadliest Monster An Introduction to Worldviews

J. F. Baldwin

The Deadliest Monster: An Introduction to Worldviews by J. F. Baldwin 9780972089036

9780972089036

Price $12.00

 

Assumptions That Affect Our Lives

Christian Overman

Assumptions That Affect Our Lives“In this classical work Pastor Overman traces with clarity the foundations of Western thought back to two opposing traditions: the ancient Greeks, who fathered secular, human-centered rationalism, and the ancient Hebrews, who carried forward to God’s revelation.” 4th Edition

0974342572

$14.00

Know What You Believe

Paul E Little

A practical discussion of the fundamentals of the Christian faith, Know What You Believe helps new and longtime believers understand the basic truths of their Christian faith.

 

Limited Quantity

Out of Print

9780781439640

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How to Read Slowly

James W. Sire

How to Read Slowly “helps readers detect no only what writers say but what lies behind what they say.” Helps teach reading comprehension.

 

9780877883579

$12.99

Chronicles of Narnia

C. S. Lewis 

All seven books of the Chronicles of Narnia have been published in this paperback edition with the original illustrations by Pauline Baynes. The books are placed in reading order.

 

9780066238500

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Frankenstein

By Mary Shelley

9780486282114

$2.00

 

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

 

 

 

9780486266886

$1.00

 

Know Why You Believe

Paul Little

Limited Quantity

Out of Print

9780781439633

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Mere Christianity

C. S. Lewis

Powerful rational case for Christianity.

9780060652920

List $11.95

Sale $10.95

 

Never Before In History

Gary Amos

9780964210424

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Sale $31.49

 

Never Before In History Teacher Book

Gary Amos

9780964210431

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The Universe Next Door (4th Edition)

James W. Sire

Now in its fourth edition, the Universe Next Door explains and evaluates eight different perspectives ranging from Christian theism through naturalism and existentialism to New Age and postmodernism.

 

9780830827800

$17.00

The Universe Next Door (3rd Edition)

James W. Sire

In addition to explications of such worldviews as theism, deism, naturalism, nihilism, Marxism, and others, this third edition includes a new chapter on postmodernism and a thoroughly revised chapter on New Age philosophy.

 

Out of Print Limited Quantity

0830818995

$15.00

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Answers For Difficult Days Surviving the Storm of Secularism

David Quine

9780965651219

$6.00

 

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Let Us Highly Resolve (Families Living for Christ in the 21st Century)

David and Shirley Quine

Equip your children with a Christian worldview in order to counter the current thoughts and ideas of secular humanism.

Teach you children to reason and discern truth in a post-Christian culture

Prepare your children from the Word of God to Challenge the culture with the truth of Christianity and the life of Christ.

Lead your family to live in the 21st century by taking the course that David and Shirley have carefully charted through a life of faith.

 

9780965651202

$10.00

 

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