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There isn't more history in the last five centuries than all the previous millennia, we just have more plentiful records of it. In all honesty, sometimes the plethora of detail isn't only overwhelming, it obscures the whole point of the story. As humans, we're all too susceptible to the lure of obscurity, to the desire for darkness where there ought to be light.

In many ways, this is the chief characteristic of modern history. Mankind seems to have accepted Enlightenment ideals en masse, and the result is the non-stop acquisition of knowledge, as though information could shut us off from the eye of a just and jealous God. Evolutionary theory, psychology, existentialism and postmodernism, public education, Communism—all these ideas are intended to put man at a further remove from God.

During the Renaissance, thinkers and artists decided that if man was going to make himself great, he'd have to replicate the glory of the Classical Era, with its enduring artifacts and intellectual produce. Enlightenment thinkers took this one step further, insisting that man could only know what he could deduce using reason alone, and consequently amassing knowledge in order to have a more thorough basis for such reasonable inquiry.

Since then, philosophers and scientists have devoted themselves to interpreting the facts from a purely human perspective, creating a picture of the universe that is mechanistic and godless. Meaning is dead, God is dead, and hope is dead, but the Enlightenment ideal of human progress (repackaged as Darwinian naturalism) is alive and well, the phantom idol of countless millions.

Even a brief survey of the last century would seem to demolish the possibility of any such idea, but it continues to inform nearly every element of our culture, from pop music to public policy debates. Atrocities like the Holocaust, racism in America, abortion, and totalitarian rule in Asian countries are reinterpreted or explained away to fit the overarching rubrik of sustained forward progress.

Christians understand things a bit differently. We aren't pessimists by any means, but we aren't blind optimists, either. God's plan entails one thing: His ultimate glory, and for those who believe His promises and trust Him for salvation, that's the most hopeful doctrine conceivable. At the same time, we also understand that man's efforts cannot be responsible for whatever good befalls us, that "progress" is only a gift of the Most High, and that only through the Holy Spirit is evil overcome by good.

The modern world is increasingly secular. Even in the Church, men and women stray from biblical truth in favor of appealing arguments on behalf of man, substituting a Christ-centered Gospel with one that is primarily focused on mankind and our individual salvation. We must counter these attitudes with God's truth, but we can only do so with an understanding of where those ideas come from and why they've taken root. A thorough study of modern history can and will provide those answers, and teach us how to stand firm in the truth we hold dear.

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$4.99
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from Dover Publications
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from Chicago Review Press
Activity Guide for 4th-7th grade
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$16.95
Civil War Uniforms - Coloring Book
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by Peter F. Copeland
from Dover Publications
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$4.99
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by Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne
from Scholastic Inc.
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
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from Dover Publications
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Colonial Kids
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1st edition from Chicago Review Press
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$9.00 (2 in stock)
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from Dover Publications
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Educational Read & Color Books
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$4.95
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from Dover Publications
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from Dover Publications
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$3.99
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History Speaks
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$19.99
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$4.99
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from Dover Publications
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from Dover Publications
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by Peter F. Copeland
from Dover Publications
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$4.99
Exploration of North America - Coloring Book
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by Peter F. Copeland
from Dover Publications
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$4.99
Explorer's Handbook
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from Dutton Children's Books
for 4th-6th grade
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Explorers
by Mary Ellen Sterling
from Teacher Created Materials, Inc.
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$2.50 (1 in stock)
Explorers
CTP Theme Series
by Glenda Nugent
from Creative Teaching Press
for 4th-6th grade
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
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Dover Coloring Books
by Gregory Guiteras
from Dover Publications
for 2nd-6th grade
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$4.99
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by Bruce LaFontaine
from Dover Publications
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$3.99
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from Dover Publications
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$4.99
Fashions of the Old South - Coloring Book
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from Dover Publications
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$3.99
French Baroque and Rococo Fashions - Coloring Book
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From Antietam to Gettysburg - Coloring Book
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$2.00 (1 in stock)
From East to West with Lewis and Clark - Set
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George Washington - Coloring Book
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from Dover Publications
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$4.99
George Washington for Kids
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1st edition from Chicago Review Press
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$7.50 (1 in stock)
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by Ming-Ju Sun
from Dover Publications
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$4.99
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$8.00 (1 in stock)
Heading West
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$1.50 (2 in stock)
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Dover Coloring Books
by Peter F. Copeland
from Dover Publications
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$4.99
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$2.50 (2 in stock)
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$3.99
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$10.00 (1 in stock)
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$5.00
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Johnny the Confederate Soldier - Sticker Activity Book
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Kid's Guide to African American History
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Last Safe House
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$4.99
Legendary Outlaws and Lawmen of the Old West - Coloring Book
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from Dover Publications
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$5.99
Lewis & Clark Expedition
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$4.50 (1 in stock)
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by A. G. Smith
from Dover Publications
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$4.99
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$12.95 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Lewis and Clark for Kids
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from Chicago Review Press
Historical Reference/Activity Book for 4th-6th grade
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$16.95 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Life in Colonial America - Coloring Book
Dover Coloring Books
by Peter F. Copeland
from Dover Publications
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in History of America Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISA)
$5.99
Lighthouse Activity Book
by Elinor De Wire
from Sentinel
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$2.00 (1 in stock)
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from Chicago Review Press
Biography/Activity Book for 4th-8th grade
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$17.95
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$3.99
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by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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$12.99
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from HarperCollins
Arts and Crafts for 3rd-6th grade
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$13.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
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Dover Coloring Books
by A. G. Smith
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$5.99
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by Inc. Kids Can Press
from Kids Can Press
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$3.50 (1 in stock)
Pioneer Days
American Kids in History
by David C. King
1st edition from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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$7.50 (1 in stock)
Pioneer Days
American Kids in History
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from Scholastic Inc.
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$5.00 (1 in stock)
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Educational Read & Color Books
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
History Speaks
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$1.50 (1 in stock)
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by William E. Hill
Regular Print/Single Titl from Oregon California Trails
for 4th-6th grade
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
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