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History
Coram Deo Academy students prepare to transform culture not only by a thorough study of human history, but also by a thorough understanding of “the hope that lies before us” (Hebrews 6:18).
Winston Churchill once said, “Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.” Although we hope that some of our students will become great statesmen and stateswomen, it is not the sole purpose of the history program at CDA. Why do we study history? Some Christians learned to love history by reading the Old Testament as children. The amazing people, battles, miracles, and the story of God’s people inspired us. It is not until later in life that we put the pieces together and saw how amazing God’s hand is throughout history.
We emphasize that God’s hand was and is in history, and that the glory of the world in which we live is only a shadow of what He has planned for his people. Contrary to what many believe, we do not study history to avoid “repeating” it, as that implies that we live in a circular historical framework, but to see the course of history as one that is guided and directed by God. We make similar mistakes, but history never repeats itself. One cannot study the Holocaust without realizing that we live in a fallen world. The Holocaust does not deny the existence of God; it shows students that humans desperately need God. By studying history, we see the greater story of God redeeming and restoring his people and creation. This realization allows us to rest in the truth that God is greater, wiser, and more just than we can imagine. As we examine history, we understand how events in our lives shape our character and direct our paths.
The history program at Coram Deo Academy is one that reaffirms this. By teaching the history of Western Civilization in chronological order and repeating it three times at ever-deepening levels (grammar, logic, and rhetoric), we emphasize that God’s hand was and is in history, and that the glory of the world in which we live is only a shadow of what He has planned for his people. C. S. Lewis said it best in Mere Christianity.
If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next. The Apostles themselves, who set on foot the conversion of the Roman Empire, the great men who built up the Middle Ages, the English Evangelicals who abolished the Slave Trade, all left their mark on Earth, precisely because their minds were occupied with heaven. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this. ~C.S. Lewis
Faculty
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Justin BassRS History - CC -
Brooke BryantLS History, Science, Bible, English- FM -
Eric BryantHistory Asst. Chair, RS History - Dallas -
Allison CrowderLS Music & Art, History - CC -
Leng EaLS History, Science, Bible, English, English; Athletics, Electives - FM -
Libby FerayLS/RS History, LS Speech, RS Theology - Dallas -
Tyson GuthrieTheology Asst. Chair, LS History; RS Theology; Electives - FM -
Kevin HarrisLS/RS History, Athletics, Electives - FM -
Luke HattebergDallas Dean of Students -
Cyrus HayatLS/RS History, Electives - CC -
Drew HicksLS History, LS/RS English - Dallas -
Kimberly TownsendLS Bible, History, Science; Electives - CC -
William VictorHistory Asst. Chair; RS History; Electives - FM -
Shannon VowellLS History; LS/RS English
