ETR (6-8th Grade) - STUDENT Workbook

Expedition to Reality

 

 

Exploring Worldviews and Major World Religions

Can you be a Christian and deny the core principles of Christianity? Although people with different worldviews can and should co-exist, why aren't all worldviews equally valid?

In today's culture, your child is constantly confronted with competing worldviews and tough questions about faith. Are they ready to respond with confidence and clarity?

Now your 7th-9th grade student can join certified apologist Shanda Fulbright and Dr. Frank Turek in this exciting course, Expedition to Reality: Exploring Worldviews and Major World Religions, where they'll learn how to identify the core principles of Christianity, compare it to other world religions, AND HAVE FUN DOING IT! ?

This course will equip your child to stand strong in a world full of false ideas. They'll explore ideas like: 

• What is a worldview, and why does it matter?
• What sets Christianity apart from other belief systems?
• How can I confidently respond to challenges to my faith?
• What tools are available to think critically about competing ideas

Through interactive lessons, real-world applications, and a focus on building a strong Christian worldview, your child will grow in their faith and develop tools to engage thoughtfully with the world around them.

Lesson 1 - What is a Worldview?

• What is a Worldview?
• Somebody's Disciple
• How Do You Know What's True?
• Why Worldview Matters

Lesson 2 - Christianity

• Christianity
• Made in God's Image
• Where It All Went Wrong
• The Solution

Lesson 3 - False Christianity

• False Christianity
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Mormonism
• Progressive Christianity

Lesson 4 - Islam

• Islam
• The Five Pillars of Islam
• A Religion of Peace?
• A Muslim's Perspective

Lesson 5 - Marxism

• Marxism
• Marxism in the 20th Century
• The 10 Commandments of Marxism

Lesson 6 - New Spirituality

• New Spirituality
• New Age Practices
• Transcendentalism, Panentheism, and Karma
• A New Age Perspective

Lesson 7 - Doctrine of Original Sin

• Free Will
• Human Nature
• Temptation
• Sin

Lesson 8 - Worldview Question: Destiny

• Who is God?
• Jesus is So Offensive
• Don't Be Wrong About Eternity
• The Good News

Frank Turek has been providing evidence and answering questions from believers and non-believers about the Christian faith for over 20 years. Frank Turek is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author or coauthor of four books: Stealing from God:  Why Atheists Need God to make their Case, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Correct, Not Politically Correct and Legislating Morality. As the President of CrossExamined.org, Frank presents powerful and entertaining evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools and at secular college campuses that often begin hostile to his message. He has also debated several prominent atheists including Christopher Hitchens and David Silverman, president of American Atheists.

Shanda Fulbright is a former California Public School teacher. She is credentialed with a certification in multiple subjects for grades K-8. Along with her BA from California State University, Fresno, she has a certificate in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, a certificate from the CrossExamined Instructor's Academy as well as several certificates from Online Christian Courses.

Shanda is the host of Her Faith Inspires podcast where she takes cultural issues and aligns them to biblical truth. You can read her blogs and find out more about her at shandafulbright.com. Besides her podcast, Shanda has spoken at women’s conferences on the West Coast, as well as seminars for parents on how to teach their children to defend the faith. She has worked with middle schoolers and upper elementary students for more than 10 years - both in church ministry and the mainstream classroom. Being a teacher in the public school system and mom of three school aged children has only made her more passionate about teaching children the reason for the hope that is within us. 

She and her husband reside in South Carolina with their 3 boys.