What We Believe (Apologia Worldview)

What We Believe is a four-volume worldview series from Apologia. The support center describes the four volumes, and the Curriculum Path says the series is appropriate for grades K-8 and places the volumes in 3rd through 6th grade.

Last updated: 2026-10-15 · Every Homeschool Editorial Team

At a glance

Status	The support center's list of discontinued products, updated September 24, 2026, names the Who Is God? notebooking journal, the Who Is God? Junior notebooking journal, and the Who Am I?, Who Is My Neighbor?, and What on Earth Can I Do? textbooks as discontinued and no longer available for purchase on the Apologia website, and points to retail partners such as Rainbow Resource Center and Christianbook for availability. The publisher's Worldview subject page lists no What We Believe title (retrieved October 2026)
Method	Four volumes with companion notebooking journals; the publisher says each volume is written directly to the student in a conversational tone
Worldview	Christian. The David Webb author page calls the series a biblical worldview curriculum, and the publisher's statement of faith says its owners, management, and staff are Christians who come from many different traditions and denominational backgrounds
Grades	The Curriculum Path page says the series is appropriate for grades K-8 and places the four volumes in 3rd through 6th grade
Formats	Four volumes with companion notebooking journals
Cost tier	Not rated
Parent intensity	3 (Every Homeschool rating, 1 to 5)
ESA-common	Apologia lists itself as an approved provider in 16 states as of October 2026; confirm the specific products with your state program
Accredited	Not applicable to a book-based curriculum. The publisher says it does not issue transcripts, report grades, or send proof of completion to schools or colleges for any of its products
Website	apologia.com

Our scoreboard (1-5)

Criterion	Score	One-line reason
Academic rigor	3	Our assessment, based on the topics the support center lists for the four volumes
Ease of teaching	4	The publisher says the books are written directly to the student and that preparation time should be minimal, and the support center says a detailed suggested lesson plan is provided in the companion notebooking journals
Content quality	4	Our assessment, based on the support center's description of what each volume covers
Flexibility	3	The support center says lessons are formatted so students can learn at their own pace, and the Curriculum Path suggests completing the Bible curriculum first and then the worldview series in order
Worldview scope	1	Written from one stated worldview: the David Webb author page calls the series a biblical worldview curriculum, and the Curriculum Path says Apologia's curriculum is written with a Biblical worldview
Support resources	3	The support center answers what the series covers, how long it takes, and how much preparation it needs, and says the Who Is God? journal has been discontinued

Who the publisher is

What We Believe is published by Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc., which the Our Story page describes as a family-owned corporation, with Davis and Rachael Carman serving as the stewards since 2008. Our Apologia review covers the company and its other products. The publisher's author page calls David Webb co-author of the What We Believe series and says he has written four books with John Hay of Summit Ministries.

The support center says the series includes four volumes:

• Who Is God? (Volume 1). The support center says it focuses on the characteristics of God, His love, His provision, His creation, the destructiveness of sin, and God's plan for our salvation.
• Who Am I? (Volume 2). The support center says it is about what it means to be made in the image of Almighty God and how we are called to become more like Christ every day.
• Who Is My Neighbor? (Volume 3). The support center says it stresses how every believer is to follow Jesus' example by serving others and loving God's family, the church.
• What on Earth Can I Do? (Volume 4). The support center says it demonstrates what children can accomplish for God's glory as good and faithful stewards of their time, talents, and possessions.

The Curriculum Path lists Who Is God? for 3rd grade, Who Am I? for 4th, Who Is My Neighbor? for 5th, and What On Earth Can I Do? for 6th.

The core pedagogy

The publisher says each volume is written directly to the student in a conversational tone, and the support center adds that it suggests the parent read the text in order to discuss it with the child and that a few activities may need the parent's participation, depending on the child's age.

The support center says a detailed suggested lesson plan is provided in the companion notebooking journals.

Signature mechanics: (1) Four volumes, each titled as a question. (2) Companion notebooking journals that carry the suggested lesson plan.

How the publisher describes the pace

The support center says each volume will take anywhere from four to eight months, that lessons are formatted so students can learn at their own pace, and that most lessons can be covered in two- or three-week segments. It says the notebooking journals provide a detailed suggested lesson plan.

What they do exceptionally well

Questions as the organizing device. The four volume titles are each a question, and the support center summarizes what each volume covers. In our assessment, this makes each volume's scope visible from its title and the publisher's summary.

A journal that carries the schedule. The publisher puts the suggested lesson plan in the companion notebooking journals. In our assessment, a family that uses the journals has the pacing laid out for it.

Written to the student. The publisher says preparation time should be minimal and that the books are written directly to the student. In our assessment, this suits a family that wants a worldview course a student can work through with a parent available for discussion.

What they do poorly

Several volumes are discontinued at the publisher. The support center's discontinued-products list names the Who Am I?, Who Is My Neighbor?, and What on Earth Can I Do? textbooks, and the publisher's Worldview subject page lists no What We Believe title (retrieved October 2026), while the Curriculum Path still places the four volumes in its recommended sequence for 3rd through 6th grade. A family that wants the series should check a retail partner and confirm which volumes are available before planning around it.

Both Who Is God? journals are discontinued. The publisher says the Who Is God? journal has been discontinued and will no longer be available for purchase on its website, and that it may be found through the publisher's retail partners. The discontinued-products list also names the Who Is God? Junior notebooking journal. Because the publisher places the suggested lesson plan in the companion journals, families starting with volume one will not find a publisher-sold journal for it.

Grade guidance spans K-8. The Curriculum Path says the series is appropriate for grades K-8 and also places the volumes in 3rd through 6th grade. A family whose student falls outside that placement should ask the publisher about fit.

Doctrinal fit is worth checking. The David Webb author page calls the series a biblical worldview curriculum, and the publisher's statement of faith says its owners, management, and staff come from many different traditions and denominational backgrounds. A family that wants curriculum from one specific tradition should read a volume before relying on it.

Who it fits / who it doesn't

• Pick What We Believe if: you want a worldview study written from a biblical worldview for the 3rd through 6th grades, where the publisher's Curriculum Path places the volumes; you want books written to the student with companion journals that hold the suggested lesson plan; you are already using Apologia materials and you have confirmed that the volumes you need are available from a retail partner.

• Skip What We Believe if: you want worldview-neutral materials; you want curriculum from one specific denominational tradition and have not confirmed that the books fit it; you want a lesson plan outside the companion journals, since the publisher places the suggested plan in the journals; you want the textbooks for volumes 2 to 4 or the Who Is God? journals from the publisher, since its support center lists them as discontinued; your student is in K-2 and you want to follow the Curriculum Path placement, which puts the first volume in 3rd grade although the same page calls the series appropriate for K-8.

Cost honest assessment

Families should check a retail partner or the publisher for current availability and price. The publisher's military discount article describes a 40% discount on books and media for active U.S. military families and disabled veterans.

ESA eligibility notes

Apologia's Educational Savings Accounts page lists the company as an approved provider in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming (as of October 2026). The support center says, in an article updated May 12, 2026, that Apologia is an approved provider only for the states listed, and says that in Texas all products are approved except audiobooks (article updated July 16, 2026). Families should confirm the specific products with their state program administrator before ordering.

Alternatives

• BJU Press, a family comparing Christian publishers that offer Bible curriculum can compare it on its Every Homeschool page.
• Memoria Press Christian Studies, a family comparing Bible curricula can compare it on its Every Homeschool page.
• Veritas Press Self-Paced Bible, a family comparing Bible curricula can compare it on its Every Homeschool page.