Lovedtodeath Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 To me non-denominational means accepting all denominations, not rejecting them. We are currently using Heart of Dakota, but I am not sure about the church history stuff being too slanted. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I think it would be nearly impossible for any curriculum to get into the meat of Christianity without catering to or dismissing at least some denominations. While they are all Christian, there are some very different beliefs and history in different denominations. I can't imagine any way to go in depth and appeal to several specific denominations, unless they are all offshoots from the same schism. After you say you believe in God and Jesus, there is a lot of breakdown as to what different people believe and what different denominations teach. Is the Bible literal or allegorical? Even the basics get sticky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 I think it would be nearly impossible for any curriculum to get into the meat of Christianity without catering to or dismissing at least some denominations. While they are all Christian, there are some very different beliefs and history in different denominations. I can't imagine any way to go in depth and appeal to several specific denominations, unless they are all offshoots from the same schism. After you say you believe in God and Jesus, there is a lot of breakdown as to what different people believe and what different denominations teach. Is the Bible literal or allegorical? Even the basics get sticky. This is more about doctrine though. Surely history can be taught in a non-slanted manner. 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I thinkSonlight does a pretty good job. I'm usually pretty picky and sensitive about slant- in a lot of cases I end up sing secular sources because it's easier to edit those then religious ones, but we've been happily using Sonlight all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 I thinkSonlight does a pretty good job. I'm usually pretty picky and sensitive about slant- in a lot of cases I end up sing secular sources because it's easier to edit those then religious ones, but we've been happily using Sonlight all year. Thanks. Which cores are you basing this on? Oh, D&E duh, I see it now. Are you using the science too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) To me non-denominational means accepting all denominations, not rejecting them. I think you will very hard pressed to find this in any curriculum available right now. Some are just easier to tweak than others. Sonlight as a company does not meet those requirements. Sonlight the curriculum can be made closer to non denominational if you eliminated the Bible teachings, the missionary books and portions of the IG, depending on which core you are looking at. Edited January 7, 2012 by melmichigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeniebeenie6 Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I haven't found anything that pointed towards any denomination with MFW K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 I forgot about MFW. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 This is more about doctrine though. Surely history can be taught in a non-slanted manner. 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. ... not if you are truly non-denominational. Does history start with a moment of creation 14 billion years ago, or a moment of creation several thousand years ago? Even post-Jesus history is hard to do non-denominationally because the Protestants and Catholics have rather different views. I do not know of a specifically Christian history program that satisfies all camps on this; maybe someone else does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristinannie Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I definitely wouldn't call SL nondenominational. I consider SL to be very evangelical. That said, I don't think that any curriculum could be. Like PP said, people have such different views of so many things. It is easy enough to tweak things or skip or reword things you come upon. I won't use any blatantly anti-Catholic books (although I will present both sides of the story when the kids are older). Otherwise, I just tweak as needed. A lot of the great curricula that I love are evangelical and, except for the young Earth stuff, I am pretty much in agreement with them and have no problem using them. I ended up piecing together my SL cores though because there were a few books each year that I definitely didn't want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) I thinkSonlight does a pretty good job. I'm usually pretty picky and sensitive about slant- in a lot of cases I end up sing secular sources because it's easier to edit those then religious ones, but we've been happily using Sonlight all year. :iagree: I feel that Sonlight does an excellent job of presenting different viewpoints on topics. I am very pleased with it. ETA: We've used Cores A & B and we are currently using D+E. We're also currently using Science K and Science 5. Edited January 7, 2012 by freeindeed further clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganW Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 ... not if you are truly non-denominational. Does history start with a moment of creation 14 billion years ago, or a moment of creation several thousand years ago? Even post-Jesus history is hard to do non-denominationally because the Protestants and Catholics have rather different views. I do not know of a specifically Christian history program that satisfies all camps on this; maybe someone else does? We have been really enjoying the "What's in the Bible" DVDs. I think they really manage to be nondenominational. They put both in there. "Some people believe this, and some people believe that." "Catholics say this, Protestants say that." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I don't know of any history program that presents a truly non-denominational Christian perspective. There are some that are non-denominational Protestant, but Catholic Christians and Eastern Orthodox Christians still object to certain parts of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Your thoughts are helpful. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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