Biblical Perspectives, Vol. 31 No. 1, 2023.
Review article
Redemptive education: Part II – Implications of Philosophy for Adventist education
George R. Knight
; Andrews University, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, 8975 Old 31, Berrien Springs, MI 49104, USA
Abstract
This article is the second of a three-part continuing education course on the philosophy of Adventist education. The first article dealt with the importance of the topic; described the basic shape of philosophy in terms of reality (metaphysics), truth (epistemology) and ethical and aesthetic values (axiology); provided a biblical approach to each of those philosophic issues; and pointed out the importance of that philosophic worldview in shaping an Adventist approach to education. While the first installment of this series on “Redemptive Education” laid the philosophic basis for a genuinely Adventist schooling, Part II will begin to develop the implications of that philosophy for educational practice, especially in regard to the needs of the student, the function of the teacher, and the aims of Adventist education. The final article will focus on the philosophic implications for the curriculum, along with their impact on teaching methodologies and the social function of the Adventist school. A more complete discussion of many of the topics covered in this article may be found in the author’s Philosophy and Education: An Introduction in Christian Perspective, 4th ed. (Berrien Springs, Mich.: Andrews University Press, 2006) and Myths in Adventism: An Interpretive Study of Ellen White, Education, and Related Issues (Hagerstown, Md.: Review and Herald Publ. Assn., 1985, 2010).
Keywords
Adventist education; Ellen G. White; human nature; aims of education; redemption;
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289937
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Publication date:
2.3.2023.
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