History is worldview formation. Teach with a purpose.

A teacher-ready guide to understanding and teaching history through a clear, biblical worldview—so students learn to discern God’s redemptive work in the past and live wisely in the present.

For more than sixty years, Summit Ministries has helped Christians understand that worldview matters. But does it matter in terms of history? Dr. Roger Erdvig answers this question with a resounding “yes!” in this short, accessible book intended for both teachers and students. A biblical worldview of history helps Christians better appreciate the lessons of the past and inform their approach to contemporary issues. Highly recommended!

—Mark David Hall Professor of Government, Regent University Author, Did America Have a Christian Founding & Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land

Don't reduce history to disconnected facts and overanalyzed details.

How we teach history shapes how students see the world. The real question isn’t whether history feels interesting. It’s what worldview your forming when you teach.

This book moves beyond surface-level “biblical integration” to help students and teachers immerse their understanding of the past in a fully biblical framework. Instead of simply adding Scripture to historical content, this book equips you to see and teach all of history as part of God’s unfolding story.

History Is Shaping Your Students Whether You Mean It To or Not

History is one of the most influential subjects taught in schools.
It quietly answers questions students are already asking:

What is true?
Does history have meaning?
Is progress inevitable—or is redemption possible?
What does it mean to be human?

Too often, history is taught as neutral, fragmented, or governed by secular frameworks that leave these questions unanswered—or answered without God. The result is students who know the facts, but struggle to make sense of them.

A Guide to Biblical Formation

This book equips Christian educators to:

Develop students who don’t just know history, but who are shaped by it
Equip students to think clearly, love rightly, and live faithfully in light of what they learn.

Because when history is taught within God’s story, it doesn’t just inform the mind. It transforms the person.

About the Author: Dr. Roger Erdvig

Dr. Roger Erdvig is the Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview Formation. Having researched and developed expertise in biblical worldview formation for over 30 years, Roger is a leading voice in the biblical worldview movement. Roger is the author of the book, Beyond Biblical Integration, which has been studied by tens of thousands of educators across the globe and has become a standard text for university educational foundations courses.

Teach History With Confidence in Three Simple Steps

Learn the Framework
Gain clarity on how a biblical worldview interprets history, meaning, and human purpose.
Apply It to What You Already Teach
Use guiding questions and models to strengthen existing lessons—no curriculum rewrite required.
Form Wise, Discerning Students
Help students connect the past to God’s truth and their lives today.