Worldview at the Abbey is a Christian gap year program associated with Worldview Academy summer camps. Bill Jack, Jeff Baldwin, August Huckabee, and Hannah Hall founded the Abbey in 2014, and the curriculum centers around a Socratic teaching of classical texts in general education classes such as literature, political science, history, and economics, as well as teaching rhetoric, and apologetics from a Christian worldview. Along with classroom teaching, students engage in community service and leadership initiatives throughout the year to solidify the teaching in the classroom.
“As a young boy I lived in the great plains of Eastern Colorado. It’s a place of counterintuitive beauty because in the expanses of the American West the land has almost no features. It’s the the sky that commands your attention. If you’ve never experienced this kind of sky then only the words of a true master can capture the sensation.”
Read MoreWhen Christians consider some of the most famous science fiction authors—atheists like H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, and Gene Roddenberry—they might conclude that science fiction is the genre most antithetical to a biblical worldview. Not true!
Read MoreThe art world was all atwitter earlier this month after an acclaimed, but anonymous, street artist known simply as Banksy set a Sotheby’s Auction House record for selling one of the artist’s paintings for $1.4 million. However, what set the art world a buzz was, that as soon as the auctioneer’s gavel fell closing the sale, the painting seemed to come to life and partially shredded itself to the astonishment of those in attendance.
Read More“While evangelizing, my students were asked the question, “if there were not evil in the world, would we really appreciate the goodness?” The person argued that evil is necessary and beneficial to recognize the worth of goodness. To their credit, if you imagine a world without evil, it would seem difficult to see the goodness – because you would be swimming in it. Goodness is quite visible in this world due to the contrast it provides to evil. But is evil a prerequisite for good? Does evil need to exist for us to appreciate goodness? On the contrary, goodness can and does exist without evil.”
Read More“What is your definition of justice?” This is a question I’ve taught hundreds of students to ask over the last four years at Worldview Academy camps, TeenPact Leadership Schools, and Worldview at the Abbey students who needed to ask questions of anyone in government.”
Read MoreWorldview at the Abbey is an academic program first and foremost—our new students have almost finished reading Plato's Republic and (even more impressively) are beginning to understand what Plato got right and what he got wrong. Worldview Academy has a long history of seeking to help students “think well in order to live well,” which means we put a premium on thoughtful discussions and wrestling with the big ideas. So why do we take three days in the middle of a hectic first month to camp and hike and raft with our students in the Colorado wilderness?
Read More"What would life be like if one’s work provided so much money, that one would never have to worry about it again? What fun and joy would occupy one's free time? This is the life of most Hollywood stars. Celebrities do not want for work or money. In fact, they can ensure that they do not have a single moment that is not occupied either by work or lavish amusements. Although they have everything that man searches for in life, they do not have happiness. They are the canaries in the mineshaft, letting the whole world know that wealth and fame will not bring joy. Their lives wilt because the do not participate in leisure."
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