Christian Education and the Search for Meaning

Name: Christian Education and the Search for Meaning
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ISBN: 9780801097119

ISBN-10: 0801097118

ISBN-13: 9780801097119

Edition: 2nd

Authors: James C. Wilhoit

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Book details

List price: $20.00
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Baker Academic
Publication date: 5/1/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

James Wilhoit is Scripture Press Professor of Christian Education at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He is the author of Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered, coeditor of the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery (IVP Academic) and coauthor, with Leland Ryken, of Effective Bible Teaching.




Purpose in Christian Education


The Current Lack of Purpose


The Business of Christian Education



Biblical Foundations: Priesthood, Servanthood, and God's Transforming Grace


The Priesthood of All Believers


Servanthood: Serving God and Others


God's Transforming Grace


Priests and Servants



Theology and Christian Education


Knowledge of God


The Purpose of the Bible


The Role of the Holy Spirit


Human Nature


Christian Maturity



Contemporary Approaches to Education


Romantic: The Teacher as Gardener


Transmissive: The Teacher as Technician


Developmental: The Teacher as Coordinator


A Christian Response



Transformational Christian Education: The Teacher as Guide


The Goal of Transformational Christian Education: Discovering God-centered Meaning


The Content of Transformational Christian Education


The Characteristics of Transformational Christian Education



Social Science and Christian Education


Obstacles to Integrating Social Science and Christian Education


Recommendations for the Integration of the Social Sciences and Christian Education



Some Findings of Social-Science Research


Meaningfulness and Learning


The Influence of Student Attitudes


The Importance of Big Ideas


Time on Task


Developmental Considerations


Attributes of Effective Teachers



Toward an Evangelical Theory of Biblical Instruction


Biblical Literacy


A Delight in Scripture


Submission to the Bible


An Appropriate Method of Interpretation


A Christian World-View


Use of Scripture as a Spiritual Tool


Bibliography


Index