This table was compiled to help you determine whether the listed curricula are secular. Note that we are not endorsing or recommending these curricula. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact the site admin or post a message in the discussion forums. Curricula are ranked as follows: (Y) - Secular; (N) Not secular; (Y*) Secular with reservations; (N*) Not secular with reservations.
| Publisher | Curricula | Secular? | Comments |
| Bringing Up Learners | Mosaic Introduction to World History | Y* | Four versions of this free curriculum are available - with or without prehistory and using either Susan Wise Bauer’s Story of the World or Gombrich’s A Little History of the World. |
| Pandia Press | History Odyssey | N | The Pandia Press FAQ states that the courses begin at 6000 B.C. It uses the Usborne Encyclopedia as a spine, and supplements with Story of the World and/or Child's History of the World. |
| San Diego State University | World History for Us All | Y | "A powerful, innovative model curriculum for teaching world history in middle and high schools." |
| TRISMS Homeschool Curriculum | History Makers; Discovering the Ancient World; Expansion of Civilization; Rise of Nations; Age of Revolution | N | This curriculum teaches that Cain and Abel were born in 10,000 B.C. |
| TruthQuest History | TruthQuest History | N | "Seeking God's Truth..." |
| Author | Books | Secular? | Comments |
| S. Wise Bauer (Peace Hill Press) | Story of the World | N | Volume 1 of the series blurs fact and Christian mythology. |
| E.H. Gombrich | Little History of the World | Y | Charming book; recommended by Philip Pullman; perhaps certain chapters that deal with religion could more clearly distinguish fact from fiction. |
| V.M. Hillyer | Child's History of the World | N | "...only the stars, and God, who made the stars." |
| T. Johnson (Knowledge Quest) | What Really Happened In Ancient Times | N | "From Eve to Constantine..." |
| H.W. Van Loon | Story of Mankind | N* | Certain chapters require editing or discussion, for example see the chapters on Moses and Joshua of Nazareth. |
| Publisher / Author | Encyclopedias | Secular? | Comments |
| J. Haywood | World Atlas of the Past | Y | |
| Kingfisher | History Encyclopedia | Y | |
| Usborne | Encyclopedia of World History | Y | |
| Author | Textbooks | Secular? | Comments |
| Roger B. Beck | World History: Patterns of Interaction | Y | Intended for U.S. classrooms. See HF forum. |
