The first two parts of this book deal with problems facing the teachers in Christian day schools on an elementary level. The second part points out that various non- Christian philosophies of education face the dilemma that every non-Christian philosophy of life faces and that only a Christian, more specifically a Reformed philosophy of education, escapes facing this dilemma. The third part discusses the recent neo-liberal and neo-orthodox reconstructions of the principles of Christian education.
ChaptersIntroduction1. The Culture of Our Time2. Our Inspiration3.How Reasonable it SeemsThe Christian School Today1. Christ and Culture2. Satan: The Spirit Who Always Opposses3. The First Cultural Conflict4. The Covenant of grace5. The City of God and the City of Man6. Man-Centered Education7. The Dialogue Between Christian and Non-Christian EducatorsThe Dilemma of Education1. The Instrumentalist's View of Education2. The Idealist's View of Education3. Some Recent Views of Education4. Various Christian (Non-Reformed) Views of Education5. The Reformed View of EducationThe Christian Scholar1. The Need for Leadership2. Second thoughts3. William H. Poteat4. The Basis for Christian ScholarshipAppendices:1. The Education of Man--A Divinely Ordained Need2. Faith and Our Program3. The Full-Orbed Life4. Antithesis in Education