"Christianity and History " Topic

"How does a strong Christian faith influence the work of a historian? First of all, Christians who study history acknowledge God's sovereignty and guidance over all the universe, including the affairs of men. It may be objected that this approach forces historical facts into an ideological viewpoint. However, everyone who studies history comes with a certain frame of reference. "The best way to deal with these universal phenomena," writes George Marsden, a leading Christian historian, "is to acknowledge one's point of view rather than posing as a neutral observer. That way readers can take an author's viewpoint into account, discount it if they wish, and learn from it to the extent they can."…"
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About 20 years ago I had the privilege to be the sponsor for a friend going through the Rite Of Christian Initiation For Adults (RCIA) at my parish church. This topic of Christianity, History and Science became a big, involved and fun topic for discussion throughout the several weeks of the classes. Growing up in the Catholic Church during the 1960s, it was interesting to see how the Church closely followed and sometimes paralleled society's evolution on the topic. It was an entirely enjoyable experience.

Any belief, be it religious, political or economic, influences the historian. That is why it is important to check several sources and writers. The same goes for any publication, that is why people should (but sadly don't these days) get their news from a variety of sources, not just ones that agree with their own point of view. As part of my History degree there was a course called the History of Political Thought which showed how different views slanted history.

The historical milieu of the historian was a subject in every history class in my history program. The department basically integrated historiography into everything, which was helpful to thinking critically about what might actually have happened and why.