Perspectives on Your Child's Education Four Views

by Jones, Timothy Paul; Eckel, Mark; Fischer, G. Tyler; Temple, Troy; Wilder, Michael S.

• ISBN13: 9780805448443
• ISBN10: 0805448446
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-01
• Publisher: B&H Academic

Summary

In Perspectives on Your Child's Education, proponents of four very different learning options present their faith-based positions on how a parent should answer the question, "Where should I send my child to school?" Troy Temple (International Center for Youth Ministry) is convinced every Christian parent should consider public schooling. G. Tyler Fischer (Veritas Academy) believes open admission Christian schools are best for Christians and non-Christians alike. Mark Eckel (Mahseh Center) favours covenantal Christian schools that don't enroll non-Christians. Michael Wilder (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) advocates homeschooling. For each contributor's chapter, a counterpoint chapter from the other contributors follows with a goal of determining which view is most in line with what the Bible teaches.

Author Biography

Timothy Paul Jones is assistant professor of Leadership and Church Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. His previous books include Misquoting Truth and The Da Vinci Codebreaker. His research has also earned the Baker Book House Award for theological studies.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Preface	p. 1
Public on Purpose	p. 7
What Are the Problems with Public Schooling?	p. 22
Christian Schooling for Everyone	p. 31
What Are the Problems with Open-Admission Christian Schooling?	p. 52
Christian Schools for Christian Families	p. 60
What Are the Problems with Covenantal Christian Schooling?	p. 80
There's Still No Place like Home	p. 89
What Are the Problems with Homeschooling?	p. 113
Appendix	p. 121
Name Index	p. 125
Subject Index	p. 126
Scripture Index	p. 128
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