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A Theology for Christian Education
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #50764 in Books
- Published on: 2008-09-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 320 pages
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About the Author
Michael J. Anthony is professor of Christian Education at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. He holds degrees from Biola College (B.A.), Talbot Theological Seminary (M.A.), Golden Gate Seminary (M.R.E.), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ph.D.), and Claremont Graduate School (Ph.D.).
Gregg Allison is associate professor of Christian Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He holds degrees from Northern Illinois University (B.S.) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div., Ph.D.).
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Excellent Engagement of Christian Theology Informing Christian Educational Philosophy
This work deals with Christian education and is built from a western perspective. I say western because we deal with the question of God from an Enlightenment and Post-Enlightenment perspective, a viewpoint which helped to formulate and popularize the scientific method as the approach to "true" knowledge (that which is observable). The authors of this book take the common systematic categories such as the Doctrine of God (Trinity), Christology, Pneumatology, Bibliology and Revelation, and so forth, write helpful summaries which are both biblical and historical in the vein of conservative, Protestant teachings, and then suggest and apply those teachings to biblical models for Christian education. I think the book truly succeeds in its attempt to formulate biblical (and practical) models for Christian education. Its methods are informed by Christian theology and allow for secular disciplines like the natural and social sciences to assist in the process of its development.
Though I enjoyed the attention to each systematic category, I think a series with a similar style of engagement that approaches the subject through biblical theology (such as the study of Jesus, Paul, John, Peter, etc.) would also be really helpful. An extended focus on how the teaching/learning models of different biblical figures would be a welcome addition. As another compliment, this book does a good job in citing these types of sources where applicable, such as Roy B. Zuck's work, "Teaching as Paul Taught." I think more works like this, but with a unified cohesive purpose, that of Christian education, would be of immense value for Christian educators in the local body, the Christian home, or the Christian school.
To conclude, I really enjoyed the way this book approaches Christian education and really believe more work needs to be done in a similar fashion. This work gives the relationship between biblical/systematic theology and Christian education a healthier dialogue and approach. We in the west need to approach our philosophy of Christian education through methods and models such as this. Excellent work.
