The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation

The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation
Author: Cynthia A. Shearer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1997-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781882514113

A study guide with background information, discussion questions, and suggested activities to accompany Famous Men of the Renaissance & Reformation. Integrates the readings from the Famous Men books with Voices of the Renaissance and Reformation and the DK Eyewitness Renaissance book. Use this guide to help you study this time period and make sense of it within the Christian world view.

Famous Men of the Renaissance & Reformation

Famous Men of the Renaissance & Reformation
Author: Robert G. Shearer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2007
Genre: Europe
ISBN:

Examines the lives and activities of thirty-four men from the Renaissance and Reformation who had a significant impact on their times.

The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of Rome

The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of Rome
Author: Cyndy Shearer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1989-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781882514045

Discussion questions and vocabularly for the biographies in Famous Men of Rome. Part of the Greenleaf Press series from Old Testament & Egypt through Greece, Rome, Middle Ages and Renaissance / Reformation

The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of the Middle Ages

The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of the Middle Ages
Author: Cynthia A. Shearer
Publisher: Greenleaf Press (TN)
Total Pages: 106
Release: 1992-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781882514069

A Companion to Famous Men of the Middle Ages (also published by Greenleaf). The thirty-four lessons in this guide are a gentle introduction to the history of the Middle Ages, using what Charlotte Mason called a "living book." This guide will show you how to use the biographies in Famous Men of the Middle Ages with students in a wide range of grade levels. Key figures from church history (Augustine, Patrick, Francis) as well as kings, knights, and travellers are covered with lots of suggestions for supplemental books and activities. Make sure you get the Greenleaf version of Famous Men of the Middle Ages. Its the only one that includes the five new chapters (on Augustine, Patrick, Francis, Dominic, etc) written by Rob Shearer and added to the original 1904 edition."

The Greenleaf Guide to Old Testament History

The Greenleaf Guide to Old Testament History
Author: Cyndy Shearer
Publisher: Greenleaf Press (TN)
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1994-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781882514120

This book outlines a program which will take you through the history of Israel by reading through the historical books, Genesis to Nehemiah, chronologically. Old Testament history is divided into 196 Bible readings (approximately 1 chapter each), along with some suggestions on how to cover the material and keep it interesting. For each reading there is a series of questions to help you focus on the significant details. There are also a number of background notes, and some suggestions for further study. This book won't answer all your questions, but it will give you a well-thought-out program of reading and studying the ancient history of Israel. This is intended as a first history course for the early elementary grades, though many parents are using it with high school students. Suggestions are given for supplemental materials for varying grade levels.

The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of Greece

The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of Greece
Author: Cyndy Shearer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1989-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781882514021

The study guide to accompany Famous Men of Greece, also published by Greenleaf Press. The Guide includes suggestions for how to set your study of ancient civilizations in a biblical context, as well as background information, vocabulary, and discussion questions. Also contains suggestions for supplementary assignments in children's versions of the Iliad and Odyssey, as well as selections from Plato.

Famous Men of the 16th & 17th Century

Famous Men of the 16th & 17th Century
Author: Robert G. Shearer
Publisher: Greenleaf Press (TN)
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2009-08-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781882514410

Shearer provides 28 biographies of world leaders from the 16th- and 17th-centuries in chronological order.

The Greenleaf Guide to Ancient Literature

The Greenleaf Guide to Ancient Literature
Author: Cyndy Shearer
Publisher: Greenleaf Press (TN)
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2000-08-01
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9781882514304

"Every culture's answers must be tested and examined in the light of what the Bible teaches. One of the rewards of studying ancient literature with teens is the joy of helping them prepare themselves to give their culture a defense of the hope that is within them."--Cover, p. 4.

Voices of the Renaissance and Reformation

Voices of the Renaissance and Reformation
Author: Robert G. Shearer
Publisher: Greenleaf Press (TN)
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2009-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781882514656

A short biography helps us to understand the significance of a historical figure, but if you really want to know them, you must read what they wrote. This anthology includes primary source material from the key figures of both the Renaissance and Reformation. The Renaissance selections include Petrarch, Valla, Lorenzo de' Medici, Savonarola, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Erasmus. The Reformation readings include Wyclif, Hus, Luther, Zwingli, Sattler, Tyndale, Cromwell, More, Calvin, and Knox. The Luther selections include the 95 theses, as well as all three of the famous 1520 essays (Address to the Christian Nobility, On the Babylonian Captivity, and The Freedom of a Christian). For Luther, Calvin, and Knox, we have their own accounts of their conversion experiences