Some Principles of Christian Education
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By L.N. Turner any church members are confused and unhappy about the problem of Christian education. They are vividly aware of the fact that the aims of Christian education
are profoundly different from those of worldly systems. Consequently, they find it disturbing to have to admit to themselves that the content of courses offered in Christian schools often approximates quite closely that offered by schools at large. They remember with some disquiet that Christ discarded everything taught by the schools of His day, and they wonder whether we are slipping back to a less significant type of Christian education. We must remember that we cannot hope to be prepared for citizenship in the kingdom of heaven till we have learned to live successfully in the society of men in this very complex civilization. It is well to remember, too, that in the time of Christ education had failed to uncover any real scientific truth or any worth-while philosophy. Furthermore, it was an illiterate age. Most people fitted into their place in
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