Recovering the lost tools of learning
Subtitle: an approach to distinctively Christian education
By: Douglas Wilson.
Series: Turning point Christian worldview series
Publisher: Crossway Books
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Wheaton, Ill
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: Moral education -- United States; Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States; Christian ethics -- Study and teaching -- United States; School improvement programs -- United States
Description: "It is not possible for education to be nonreligious, deliberately excluding the basic questions about life ... [Wilson] argues for a return to classical education, firm discipline, and the requirement of hard work."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.[209]) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Part one : The failure of modern secular education.; title: The education crisis; title: Suggested secular and Christian reforms; title: Part two : An approach to distinctively Christian education.; title: The true ministry of education; title: The nature of knowledge; title: The student in Adam; title: Part three : An approach to distinctively classical education.; title: The classical mind; title: The trivium and the Christian school; title: The obstacles of modernity; title: The problem of "pious" ignorance; title: The home school alternative; title: Part four : Conclusions.; title: The limits of the state : a summary; title: The need for classical and Christian education : a summary; title: Appendices.; title: The lost tools of learning; title: Logos school curriculum material; title: A brief historical sketch; title: Notes; title: Select bibliography