It has been a while since I've posted; three months, in fact. Much water under the bridge, but also much work that continues.
Here are some notes on the next phase of worldview training here at school. It will be important for instructors here to understand, if not accept, the basic history and priorities of Christianity, so that they can respect historically held and tested Christian perspectives. What follows is the beginning of a list of learning topics for the next possible phase of faculty training, realizing that the ultimate goal is to provide teaching and a curriculum that operates from a Christian perspective.
Christianity sees as central the person of Jesus of Nazareth. Alister McGrath explains the significance of Christ in three points:
"1. Jesus tells us and shows us what God is like.
2. Jesus makes a new relationship with God possible.
3. Jesus himself lives out a God-focused life, which Christians are encouraged to imitate" (4-5).
It does seem that these three points encapsulate a distinctively Christian point of view on the person of Christ. This fleshes out the Power Point element in the original presentation to faculty.
Of the various points that McGrath makes about the person of Jesus, the most germane to a Christian worldview seem to be the importance of his teaching, the crucifixion, and the resurrection. Probably each of these should be unpacked, and the importance of the meaning of the crucifixion and resurrection further explained.
