Why Study History? Reflecting on the Importance of the Past

Name: Why Study History? Reflecting on the Importance of the Past
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ISBN: 9780801039652

ISBN-10: 0801039657

ISBN-13: 9780801039652

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Authors: John Fea

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What is the purpose of studying history? How do we reflect on contemporary life from a historical perspective and can such reflection help us better understand ourselves, the world around us, and the God we worship and serve?In this introductory textbook, accomplished historian John Fea shows why Christians should study history, how faith is brought to bear on our understanding of the past, and how studying the past can help us more effectively love God and others. Deep historical thinking can relieve us of our narcissism; cultivate humility, hospitality, and love; and transform our lives more fully into the image of Jesus Christ.

Book details

List price: $22.00
Publisher: Baker Academic
Publication date: 9/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Prologue



What Do Historians Do?



In Search of a Usable Past



The Past Is a Foreign Country



Providence and History



Christian Resources for the Study of the Past



History for a Civil Society



The Power to Transform



So What Can You Do with a History Major?


Epilogue: History and the Church


Appendix: A Proposal for the Center for American History and a Civil Society


Subject Index