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Haley IsbellChurchEducation

The Other Side of Seminary

The banal work of submitting invoices and managing calendars is easy to forget, but our institutions can't function without people who do that work well.

James DrimallaEducationFormation

A Prayer for the Teaching of Mathematics

Mathematical learning environments that are characterized by unconditional love serve as a signpost pointing towards God’s kingdom of peace.

Charles CarmanEducationFormation

Is a Classical Education 'Useful'?

Does a classical education prepare students for the real world? The answer depends on what you mean by 'real world.'

Chris SibbenTechnologyEducationFormation

A Hollow Crown: AI and the Formation of Students

Generative AI can mimic the traces of a mind at work, but it cannot replicate the slow, difficult formation of a human soul.

David HenrecksonEducationFormation

Moral and Spiritual Hunger in the Classroom

If I’m upfront about my commitments, and offer an invitation to interrogate their commitments in light of our texts, the 'problem' of pluralism evaporates.

Tara ThiekeFamilyFeaturedEducation

Cats and Sixty Foot Whales: Reflections on Children's Books

Wonder is the birthright of every child and yet the vast majority of contemporary children's lit is designed to beat wonder out of even the smallest child.

Eric MillerFeaturedEducationEconomics and Business

The Market Made Me Do It: The Scandal of the Evangelical College - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Mark Noll’s The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind turned twenty-five last year. If we know a classic by its ability to speak across eras, one single event from this past summer is enough to assure everyone of the continuing tragic […]

Joy ClarksonFeaturedEducation

Against Textbooks: Why We Need Bigger Stories | Mere Orthodoxy

Textbooks are often harmful to education because they reduce complex disciplines down to bite-sized facts which can be learned and repeated on a test.

Matt MillerEducation

New Initiatives at the Center for Needless Splendor

Announcing: The Robert Farrar Capon Memorial Center for Needless Splendor and Research Institute in Unnecessary Studies (RFCMCFNSARIUS)

Trevin WaxEducation

Reimagining Seminary as Neo-Monastic Cohorts

We need to find a model for seminary education that preserves in-person learning and spiritual formation as essential parts of the seminary experience.

Alan NobleEducation

I Was Homeschooled and Turned Out Fine

Homeschooling isn't for everyone, but for many people it's an excellent way to give their child an education that fits that child's needs and strengths.

Simon KennedyEducation

Christian Education as Mosaic Building

A Christian education isn't about programming right ideas into people, but rather helping lay out a pattern of wisdom that students mature into over time.