On Education (Abraham Kuyper Collected Works in Public Theology) - Hardcover

Kuyper’s clear and consistent thinking on education, developed during a challenging time in his country when the negative effects of secularism “eclipsed” (to use Charles Taylor’s term) the Christian worldview, is needed in the twenty-first century. Kuyper articulates a robust, coherent, and consistent biblical framework centered in the Lordship of Jesus Christ to guide and transform culture, including schooling. The modern reader will appreciate how timely Kuyper’s arguments related to family, faith, teaching, learning, formation, and funding are for today as many confront secularism with the grace that restores nature. ―James L. Drexler, Dean of Education, Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Georgia

We live in restless educational times. People worldwide grapple with questions of identity, social place, technological change, climate, and their futures, all of which spurs their quest for meaningful education. For such a time as this, we are blessed to learn from Abraham Kuyper whose Christian voice about the goals of education still rings true. Kuyper probes a deep theology of creation, human life, motivated learning, and educational purpose. Editors Flikkema and Ballor with their team have given us an immense gift with which to generate effective Christian education in our global context. ―Shirley Roels, Executive Director, International Network for Christian Higher Education

This valuable collection illuminates Kuyper’s approach to educational policy and practice founded on the conviction that differences in basic beliefs are ineradicable and must be honored in the context of schooling. It allows us a glimpse into the particular commitments and struggles that helped forge Reformed thinking about schooling in its Kuyperian version, and in doing so provides helpful perspective as we consider present-day impasses. ―David I. Smith, Director, Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning