Veritas Pro Vita:
Truth for Life
There is not one square inch of the entire creation about which Jesus does not cry out, ‘This is mine!’
Abraham Kuyper
What do you mean by Christian Worldview?
At Clapham, we believe there is absolute truth and that we find that truth in the person and work of Jesus Christ. That truth is revealed in the Holy Scriptures, and thus the Bible is our most treasured text in our rich, literature-based curriculum.
As Dutch Reformer Abraham Kuyper once said, "There is not one square inch of the entire creation about which Jesus Christ does not cry out, 'This is mine! This belongs to me.'"
Why is a Christian Worldview important?
In a world largely devoid of absolutes, the underlying philosophies of society's basic framework - religion, economics, education, media, and family - have become subject to the ever-shifting demands of public opinion. Therefore, navigating these societal issues and engaging the world in a thoughtful, biblical way is increasingly important.
At Clapham, we seek to inculcate Scriptural truths into the lives of our students, so that, as the man in Psalm 1 who loves God's law, they will find life in the truth. "He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers." Psalm 1:3
We also seek to equip students for a life of Christian service in a world where they can be salt and light. "He has showed you, O man, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8
Practically, we believe that a Christian Worldview is far more than simply hiring Christian teachers or having a Bible class each morning (although we obviously do both!). It is to understand that God's handiwork runs through each subject - from art and music to math and science - and teach the students accordingly. Furthermore, because we believe that children are created in God's image, the traditional "teacher directed" classroom needs to be modified to a "teacher facilitated" classroom where students take responsibility and ownership for their own learning. This enables a truly classical classroom to thrive by taking advantage of the Socratic method of dialogue even at early ages.
Finally, as the students grow and develop, they will have the tools to study the text of authors from whom competing worldviews are formed. In our Upper School (to be launched in several years), students will study Rousseau, Darwin, Skinner, Locke, Hume and others whose philosophies underpin the major competing worldviews to that of a Christian Worldview. In studying these authors (and, through the years, equipping students to thoughtfully read and engage in the ideas of texts at this level), the students will not only understand a biblical worldview, but be able to discern in our culture the nuanced messages that contain ideas that are foreign to a biblical worldview.
Teaching a Christian Worldview at Clapham is nothing short of our entire curriculum and the pedagogy that we use to engage the students. Clapham's whole approach IS all about Christian Worldview.
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