1. What do you think the role of the supernatural should be in historical reconstruction? Evaluate Ernst Troeltsch’s three criteria for historical investigation.
2. Articulate your viewpoint: To what extent can we be objective or complete in our reconstructions of the past? To what extent is history inevitably told by the “winners”?
3. If you are a Christian, what is your perspective on issues over which Christians have differing viewpoints, such as the degree of God’s involvement in history, whether God primarily acts in love or justice, and whether things are likely to get better and better or worse and worse?