With All Your Mind: A Christian Philosophy of Education - Softcover

Peterson, Michael L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0268019681 ISBN 13: 9780268019686

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, 2001

Synopsis

This text presents a case for the value of thinking deeply about education in America from a historically orthodox and broadly ecumenical Christian point of view. It argues that thinking philosophically about education is essential for progress and invites the reader to ""participate"" in the study.

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Review:

"Refreshingly forthright about the priority of educational philosophy over methodological issues, and therefore about the foundational role of a Christian worldview, Peterson grounds the quest for truth and moral development and the pursuit of excellence in the creational mandate and redemptive task. An important call to educators, and a viable text for prospective teachers."--Arthur F. Holmes, emeritus professor of philosophy, Wheaton College

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"Peterson's expositions of the positions of others are exemplary. . . . His accounts and evaluations of Dewey and postmodernism are particularly helpful. . . . [T]his is a significant, interesting and lucid contribution to an important topic, and should be warmly welcomed." --International Journal of Education and Religion

"Peterson takes on [an] ambitious challenge, attempting to extend the influence of Christian perspectives to address the crisis pervading mainstream American education and culture. . . . [He] adroitly provides an overview of the basic concepts of three traditional schools of thought and four philosophies that have influenced education." --America

"Peterson is clear, rigorous, critical, and fair. This is a valuable book, not only for students at church-related colleges who may need an introduction to the special educational contributions of their institutions and [for] students in philosophy of education courses, but also as a reminder that Christian faith is not just a set of affections or a collection of virtues, but a confession. That confession, as Michael Peterson so ably points out, ought to make a difference in what we understand education to be for and how we go about educating." --The Cresset

"This is a very carefully written book with much of interest to say on a wide range of topics. It is comprehensive and yet succinct. It evidently represents a distillation of many years of reflection from a Christian perspective on all these topics. It is a valuable addition to recent Christian writings on education." --Journal of Education and Christian Belief

Michael L. Peterson is professor of philosophy at Asbury Theological Seminary, managing editor of the journal Faith and Philosophy, and the editor of The Problem of Evil: Selected Readings, Second Edition (University of Notre Dame Press, 2016).

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0268019681
• ISBN 13: 9780268019686
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272