Mystery of History was written by Linda Lacour Hobar and published by Bright Ideas Press, telling world history chronologically across four volumes — Creation to the Resurrection, the Early Church and Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation, and the Modern Age. Each volume is designed for multi-age use, with younger children doing narration, coloring, and simple activities while older students tackle independent research, primary sources, and writing assignments from the same lesson.
The curriculum presents history through an explicitly Biblical lens, framing world events as part of the ongoing story of God’s redemptive plan, and teaches from a young-earth creation perspective. The author writes from a Protestant background but handles Catholic-Protestant history during the Reformation with noted evenhandedness, including figures from both traditions. Bright Ideas Press also publishes companion resources like timeline figures, activity cards, and audio readings that many families add on.
Best for Christian families with several children spanning a wide age range who want one shared history spine for the whole family, and who want faith and history taught as one connected story rather than as separate subjects.
Different tasks for different ages, all from the same lesson.
Engaging writing that ties world events to a Biblical narrative.
One purchase per volume covers a full school year, only four total across your child’s education.
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