Distinctive
Bible
From a child thou hast known the Holy
Scriptures.—2 Timothy 3:15
The clear teaching of the Bible is the
foundation for all other learning.
Since the Bible is the most important subject in
the Christian school, it should be taught specifically and systematically.
The A Beka Book Bible Program presents the Bible in the narrative
style in which it is written. The stories of the Old and New Testaments in
the lower grades lead up to a presentation of the profound truths of the
Gospels, the Epistles, and the other portions of Scripture for older
students. The lessons flow from the Word of God, through the heart of the
teacher, to the heart of the student. The curriculum has been planned so
that students going through the A Beka Book Bible Program will
become thoroughly acquainted with the basic portions of the Scriptures.
History
History is for time, what travel is for space;
it is an intellectual journey across oceans and continents of duration,
and of ages both remote from our own and vitalized and enriched by
stupendous events. —Moses Coit Tyler
Students need a realistic view of history,
government, geography, and economics based upon the foundational truths of
the Scriptures.
Ever since H. G. Wells published his Outline
of History in 1920, the theme of world history texts has been man's
supposed progress from savagery toward socialism, from tribal religions
toward one-world government. American history is usually presented as a
series of conflicts-rich vs. poor, black vs. white, North vs. South, labor
vs. management, male vs. female, etc.
Our A Beka Book texts reject the
Marxist/Hegelian conflict theory of history in favor of a truthful
portrayal of peoples, lands, religions, ideals, heroes, triumphs, and
setbacks. The result has been positive, uplifting history texts that give
students an historical perspective and instill within them an intelligent
pride for their own country and a desire to help it back to its
traditional values.
We present government as ordained by God for the
maintenance of law and order, not as a cure-all for the problems of
humanity. We present free-enterprise economics without apology and point
out the dangers of Communism, socialism, and liberalism to the well-being
of people across the globe. In short, A Beka Book offers you a
Christian and conservative approach to the study of what man has done with
the time God has given.
Mathematics
Mathematics is the language God used in His
creation of the universe, and thus it is logical, orderly, beautiful, and
very practical in science and in daily life.
No subject matter better reflects the glory of
God than mathematics. To study mathematics is to study God's thoughts
after Him, for He is the great Engineer and Architect of the universe.
Unlike the “modern math” theorists, who believe
that mathematics is a creation of man and thus arbitrary and relative, we
believe that the laws of mathematics are a creation of God and thus
absolute. All of the laws of mathematics are God's laws. Our knowledge of
God's absolute mathematical laws may be incomplete or at times in error,
but that merely shows human frailty, not relativity in mathematics. Man's
task is to search out and make use of the laws of the universe, both
scientific and mathematical.
A Beka Book provides attractive, legible,
workable traditional mathematics texts that are not burdened with modern
theories such as set theory. These books have been field-tested, revised,
and used successfully for many years in Christian schools. They are
classics with up-to-date appeal. Besides training students in the basic
skills that they will need all their lives, the A Beka Book
traditional mathematics books teach students to believe in the absolutes
of the universe, to work diligently to get right answers, and to see the
facts of mathematics as part of the truth and order that God has built
into the real universe.
Science/Health
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but
the honor of kings is to search out a matter. —Proverbs 25:2
Science is the study of God's order,
provision, and reasonableness as revealed in His physical creation.
While secular science textbooks present modern
science as the opposite of faith, the A Beka Book science texts
teach that modern science is the product of Western man's return to the
Scriptures after the Protestant Reformation, leading to his desire to
understand and subdue the earth, which he saw as the orderly, law-abiding
creation of the God of the Bible.
The A Beka Book Science and Health Program
presents the universe as the direct creation of God and refutes the
man-made idea of evolution. Further, the books present God as the Great
Designer and Lawgiver, without Whom the evident design and laws of nature
would be inexplicable. They give a solid foundation in all areas of
science -- a foundation firmly anchored to Scriptural truth. Teach ability
is assured through accurate, interesting writing, carefully planned
demonstrations that can be performed with a minimum of equipment, chapter
terms and questions, full-color illustrations, consideration of the
interests and comprehension skills of students at each grade level, and
detailed Curriculum / Lesson Plans.
English
How forcible are right words! —Job 6:25
Because God has given us the great commission
of communicating His truth to mankind, we must give our students the
finest tools available to carry out this goal in a reasonable,
well-articulated manner.
God gave us our powers of thought and language
and chose to reveal His will and His ways to us in a written form, the
Bible; thus we need to pay particular attention to the teaching of
grammar, spelling, vocabulary, composition, and literature as we seek to
educate students from a Christian perspective.
Since Darwin, linguists have sought in vain for a
credible explanation for the origin of language. Having accepted
evolutionary philosophy, they can only think that language must be simply
a response to a stimulus, an emotional outcry, an imitation of animals.
If such foolishness were true, then any talk of
language being governed by rules or any claims that some expressions are
better than others would be inappropriate, and relativism would rule. This
explains many English programs today. But as Christians, we still believe
that the Bible provides the only credible explanation for the universe, of
man, and of language. Therefore, it is easy to see in language a structure
which reflects the logic, reasonableness, and orderliness of the One who
created man and his language.
On this basis, we believe that there are
standards for man to adhere to in language as in all of life. This is why
our A Beka Book grammar books emphasize structure, rules, analysis,
and the kind of practice that aims at mastery. This is why we place an
importance on correct spelling and the continual enlargement of each
student's vocabulary. This is why we aspire to provide students with
examples of the very best literature of the ages, and this is why we
emphasize the continual improvement of writing abilities.
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