Beyond Biblical Integration Quotes

“Generally, individuals and societies are not aware that they (1) are ordering their behaviors in certain ways, (2) have potentially contradictory and untrue ideas to which they subscribe, and (3) are pursuing their vision of the good life. It’s as if they are simply anchored to and animated by an unexamined, unseen foundation and wellspring of life (think of Kant’s super-sensible substrate).”
― Roger C.S. Erdvig, Beyond Biblical Integration: Immersing You and Your Students in a Biblical Worldview

“Sadly, I find that, for many Christians, the set of ideas that make up the cognitive dimension of their worldview resembles a junk drawer more than a well-organized silverware drawer, with every piece neatly laid out in appropriate places.”
― Roger C.S. Erdvig, Beyond Biblical Integration: Immersing You and Your Students in a Biblical Worldview

“Christianity is not merely a set of rules or propositions to obey; nor is it solely a “personal relationship with Christ.” In that moment, it dawned on me that Christianity is a comprehensive framework and overarching view of reality within which I could orient my entire being and find ultimate meaning and fulfillment.”
― Roger C.S. Erdvig, Beyond Biblical Integration: Immersing You and Your Students in a Biblical Worldview

“For years the Christian education community has used the term “biblical worldview integration” to describe efforts to teach every subject from a biblical perspective. It’s time to retire that phrase. Why? Because if the Bible is God’s special revelation for everyone, everywhere, all the time, then it isn’t something we integrate into whatever else we’re doing. It’s something we immerse ourselves in; any other truth rises out of it. God’s Word isn’t a partial truth that dovetails with other, “not-from-God” truths. God’s Word is true truth. Here’s a new way to phrase the mission of Christian education: biblical worldview immersion.”
― Roger C.S. Erdvig, Beyond Biblical Integration: Immersing You and Your Students in a Biblical Worldview