Posted in The Principle Approach: A Summary

1. PA is uniquely Christ-centered—all things of redeeming value originate in Him.
2. Jesus Christ is the focal point of history—all human history is consummated in Christ.
3. There is value to having a Christ-centered education across the curriculum.
4. There is value to teaching “whole to parts” education.
5. PA offers freedom in education; our reliance being on God’s leading as it relates to our particular families.
6. God’s hand in history—God’s plan for redemption of mankind and this earth is revealed in the study of all of history.
7. PA uniquely identifies the continent of Asia as the Continent of Origins, the continent of Europe as the Continent of Development, and America as the Most Complete Expression of Christian Civilization. 
8. PA’s approach in history is to all of history, focusing on our Christian heritage.
9. American history is taught based on this country’s Christian heritage and how to train ourselves as well as our children to live and act under the principles of Biblical self-government, exemplified by the Pilgrims and founding fathers.
10. Another very important aspect of PA is learning how to use the Bible as a political textbook, where all things are compared to God’s Word, also exemplified by the Pilgrims and many of our founding fathers and mothers.
11. A providential view of history is seeing how God’s hand moves throughout history as He provides for our future.  We do this all the time in our Christian walk.  We look for God’s providential care of us throughout our life.
12. The Chain of Christianity highlights 10 key links following our Christian Heritage throughout history.  All periods & dates are compared with those 10 links providing “mental pegs” for children to organize world events as they relate to our Christian heritage.
13. The westward movement of the Gospel is revealed to us as we study God’s hand in history as His spirit washes across the continents.
14. The Seven Principles of America’s Christian History and Government are the crème del la crème of The Principle Approach.  They represent fundamental truths embraced by the Pilgrims and our founding fathers at God’s leading that resulted in the most complete expression of Christian civilization.  These Christian truths of Biblical civilization are important for us and our children to learn in order that our lives will conform to God’s plan on how we are to function individually, how we are to lead our families, and how we are to live in Christian civilization in conformity with God’s Word. 

 Staying faithful,

Karen