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Reclaiming the Future of Christian Education: a transforming vision
by Albert E. Greene
The true purpose of Christian education is to prepare young people for a complete life under the lordship of Jesus Christ. Reclaiming
the Future of Christian Education is a walk through the philosophical and cultural history of education that emphasizes the goal
of Christian schooling. It is a call - and for some perhaps a wake-up call - to affirm in the teaching/learning process the
centrality and validity of God and Truth. The theme pursues the intentional conveying of ideas that should become the active
components of the conscious thought life of the Christian student. A Christian approach to school studies is distinctive.
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Subversive Christianity: Imaging God in a Dangerous Time
by Brian Walsh
"Where is western culture going? What should Christians think about it? Brian Walsh tackles the central issues head on in
this powerful little book. He brings together the Bible and the contemporary world in a way which is as original as it is
compelling. Following the lead of the prophet Jeremiah, Walsh sketches out not only the bad news but also the good. "There is
hope beyond what seems to some observers like 'the end of history'. We still have vital tasks to performs, as Christians and
as human beings; and these tasks are to be informed not merely by polemic against contemporary evils but by hope in the God
who, having created a beautiful world, is not intent on recreating it." (from the foreword by N T Wright).
List Price $8.95 - A 20% discount will be refunded on orders from schools, colleges or universities, libraries, or bookstores.
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Thinking Christianly: New Patterns for New People
by Dr. Albert Greene
This is a study booklet on the basic aspects of a Christian worldview. The author writes: "On the surface, it seems as if
Christians and non-Christians think in the same way . . . but thoughts have their roots in our hearts. When God changed
your heart, he laid the basis for a radical change in the way you think. This study booklet is intended to help you see how
deep that change is meant to be . . ." This study guide is suited for individual or group settings.
List Price $12.95 - A 20% discount will be refunded on orders from schools, colleges or universities, libraries, or bookstores.
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Wisdom & Curriculum
by Doug Blomberg
review by Ray Klapwyk
Consider a notion of school curriculum that might appear strange at first reading--as "a teacher's way of being with
students" (p. 4). The teacher's calling, he tells us, is to "create that safe, pleasant, and peaceful space for learning
in which obedience to truth may be practiced" (p. 208).
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The Craft of Christian Teaching
by John Van Dyk
The purpose of The Craft of Christian Teaching is to help teachers see more clearly that accepting Christ not only changes
personal lives, but also their teaching practice.
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Letters to Lisa
by John Van Dyk
Letters to Lisa is not a philosophical treatise. It is a practical book intended to stimulate Christian teachers to reflect
on their practice. Its purpose is to help teachers see that everyday classroom practice is determined by our fundamental
beliefs about education and about the Christian life, and to suggest ways of teaching in a biblical way.
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Fostering a Reflective Culture in the Christian in the Christian School
by John Van Dyk
Confronted by high tuition costs and a sea of educational choices, today's Christian families search for evidence that the
local Christian school is serious about carrying out its unique mission. In this book, Van Dyk, persistently, yet humbly,
challenges school participants to continuously reflect on what it means to administer, teach, and learn Christianly
within a spirits-filled age. During the course of a school year at a fictional Maplewood, Van Dyk creatively unwraps
three facets of reflection in the familiar contexts of office musings, board and staff inservices, classroom and
faculty discussions, e-mails, and informal, outside-of-school get togethers. Dale De Weerd, elementary principal
and grade 4 teacher
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Invisible Children
What happens when a trio of young, self-proclaimed filmmakers set out to Africa to "find a story'? The result for
Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Laren Poole (then 24, 21, and 20) was lives forever changed. In Northern Uganda, they
came face to face with a humanitarian crisis.
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Jesus the New Way
One of the most important things we can do in our efforts to rediscover what it means to be a follower of Jesus in our
world is to revisit the issue of who Jesus was as a first century Jew and who he is now in the 21st century. New Testament
scholar, N.T. Wright, Bishop of Durham, UK, is an invaluable resource in this quest.
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