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Implementing A Christian Philosophy Of Education: Teaching Through The Lens Of A Biblical Worldview, Samuel J. Smith
Implementing A Christian Philosophy Of Education: Teaching Through The Lens Of A Biblical Worldview, Samuel J. Smith
Samuel James Smith
In India, where 80% of the population is Hindu, how do Christian-school teachers -- many of them Hindus themselves -- carry out the school's goal to implement a Christian philosophy of education? This presentation was arranged by Leadership Development International (LDi) for teachers from five campuses of Carmel English Schools of India.
Horace Bushnell: Advocate Of Progressive Orthodoxy And Christian Nurture, Samuel J. Smith, Elmer L. Towns
Horace Bushnell: Advocate Of Progressive Orthodoxy And Christian Nurture, Samuel J. Smith, Elmer L. Towns
Samuel James Smith
Disparaged by his critics as a liberal, Calvinist, mystic, and heretic, Horace Bushnell’s theology—particularly his notion of Christian nurture—has prevailed as a significantly influential model for religious education. His legacy reveals one who attempted to bridge the divides of his time, including the chasm between Orthodox Calvinism and Unitarianism. Though many were confused by his language theory and mediating stance on doctrinal issues, his principles of Christian nurture clearly served as a pilot light that ignited the flame of the twentieth-century religious education movement.