A Christian Approach to Education
Author: Herbert W. Byrne
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group (MI)
Published: 1986-12
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780801009419
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The Case for Classical Christian Education
Author: Douglas Wilson
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2002-11-12
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1433516462
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Newspapers are filled with stories about poorly educated children, ineffective teachers, and cash-strapped school districts. In this greatly expanded treatment of a topic he first dealt with in Rediscovering the Lost Tools of Learning, Douglas Wilson proposes an alternative to government-operated school by advocating a return to classical Christian education with its discipline, hard work, and learning geared to child development stages. As an educator, Wilson is well-equipped to diagnose the cause of America's deteriorating school system and to propose remedies for those committed to their children's best interests in education. He maintains that education is essentially religious because it deals with the basic questions about life that require spiritual answers-reading and writing are simply the tools. Offering a review of classical education and the history of this movement, Wilson also reflects on his own involvement in the process of creating educational institutions that embrace that style of learning. He details elements needed in a useful curriculum, including a list of literary classics. Readers will see that classical education offers the best opportunity for academic achievement, character growth, and spiritual education, and that such quality cannot be duplicated in a religiously-neutral environment.
Education for Human Flourishing
Author: Paul D. Spears
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2009-09-23
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 0830828125
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Far from offering a thin patina of "niceness" spread over standard educational philosophy, Steven Loomis and Paul Spears set forth a vigorous Christian philosophy of education that seeks to transform the practice of education. Beginning with a robust view of human nature, they build a case for a decidedly Christian view of education that still rightfully takes its place within the marketplace of public education.
Contemporary Approaches to Christian Education
Author: Jack Lee Seymour
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9780687094936
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Seymour and Miller, with four other experts in the field, seek to clarify the agenda, resources, and hopes for Christian education in the twenty-first century. Gone are the days when Christian education was variously envisioned as a school, a home, an educational system, a mission agency, or a school for Christian living. These dreams revealed the conflicts Christian education was to face throughout much of the twentieth century; yet they also clarified its resources and motivated efforts on its behalf. Modern educators such as Seymour and Miller also dream of what Christian education is and what it can become. Here they investigate five approaches through which contemporary Christian educators can develop the theory and practice of Christian education: (1) religious instruction (2) faith community (3) development (4) liberation (5) interpretation. Although they explore these five vital approaches from psychological, philosophical, exegetical, and sociological viewpoints, the authors agree that the central theme is still the teaching of the Good News. It is there we will discover that we are delivered for dependency on the old ways and that we are free to move into new ways of living.
A Christian Philosophy of Education
Author: Gordon Haddon Clark
Publisher:
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781891777073
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book was first published in 1946, at a time when most Christian parents in America still trusted public schools and did not even consider educating their children at home or in Christian schools. It demonstrates why public schools were not to be trusted even in 1946. Completely revised, A Christian Philosophy of Education remains the best book-length explanation of Christian education, written by a Christian teacher who taught for 60 years.Contents:Preface; The Need for a World-View; The Christian World-View; The Alternative to Christian Theism; Neutrality; Ethics; The Christian Philosophy of Education; Academic Matters; From Kindergarten to University; Appendix A: The Relationship of Public Education to Christianity; Appendix B: A Protestant World View; Appendix C: Art and the Gospel; Appendix D: How Do We Learn? Appendix E: Can Moral Education Be Grounded in Naturalism? Scripture Index; Index; The Works of Gordon H. Clark; The Crisis of Our Time.
A Christian Approach to Education
Theological Approaches to Christian Education
Author: Jack Lee Seymour
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780687413553
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This sequel to Seymour and Miller's popular Contemporary Approaches to Christian Education offers new information and ideas regarding the major theological issues within Christian education today. In one volume, the world's leading Christian educators reflect on such issues as tradition in the church, religious pluralism, human development, spirituality, ecumenical learning, feminist and liberation theology, practical theology, and hermeneutics. Contributors include Charles R. Foster, Susanne Johnson, Fumitaka Matsuoka, Melanie A. May, David Merritt, Mary Elizabeth Mullino Moore, Romney Moseley, Robert T. O'Gorman, Richard R. Osmer, Marianne Sawicki, and Choan-Seng Song.
Foundations of Christian School Education
Author: James W. Braley
Publisher: Association of Christian Schools International
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 365
ISBN-13: 9781583310595
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Christian Faith, Formation and Education
Author: Ros Stuart-Buttle
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-11-13
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 3319628038
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book discusses the relationship between faith, formation and education. Rooted in a variety of discourses, the book offers original insights into the education and formation of the human person, both theoretical and practical. Issues are considered within a context of contemporary tensions generated by an increasingly pluralist society with antipathy to religious faith, and debated from interdenominational Christian perspectives. Including chapters by an international team of experts, the volume demonstrates how Christian faith holds significance for educational practice and human development. It argues against the common assumption that there can be a neutral approach to education, whilst at the same time advocating a critical dimension to faith education. It brings fresh thinking about faith and formation, which demands attention given the fast-changing political, educational and socio-cultural forces of today. It will appeal to students and researchers involved in Christian educational practice.
A Christian Approach to Education
Author: Herbert W. Byrne
Publisher:
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780915134205
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