Monthly Archives: September 2013

Chapter 8:  THE MYSTICISM OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS  Mysticism        noun belief that union with or absorption into the Deity or the absolute, or the spiritual apprehension of knowledge inaccessible to the intellect, may be attained through contemplation and self-surrender.        … Continue reading →

Chapter 7:  THE BIBLE IN THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL The benefits of using the Bible in the classroom can be offset if people read it with pagan or humanistic presuppositions.  One of these is moralism, “which reduces biblical faith from religious … Continue reading →

Chapter 6:  “A Christian Philosophy?” All issues regarding a school—from planning and administration to delivering instruction to evaluating programs—are based on the unconsciously held worldview of its workers.  The same is true of any community or society, for “[w]orldview is … Continue reading →

This is the next installment of our summary of Rushdoony’s Intellectual Schizophrenia:  Culture, Crisis and Education. Chapter 6:  THE CONCEPT OF THE CHILD  The modern child is seen as ethically neutral but full of “purity” and “innocence.”  The old Protestant … Continue reading →

by Juan J. Guajardo American education has come a long way in the last two hundred years—sadly in the wrong direction. The first decade of the Twenty-first Century brought numerous threats against this nation—some more real than others: threats of … Continue reading →

This is the next installment in our summary/review of R.J. Rushdoony’s Intellectual Schizophrenia:  Culture, Crisis and Education. Chapter 5:  THE STATE AND EDUCATION Today there is a major interest in “the group and mankind as a whole,” [emphasis Rushdoony’s] (57) … Continue reading →