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Episode 52: (RenewRec) Two “AHa!” Books
The Two books that most grabbed my attention and shaped my approach to Christian education have very different arguments, but were equally formative for me as I began to grow greater understanding of the life of faith in relation to the task of Christian Schooling. Mark Noll's book The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (1994) was formative for me in the area of deep thought, intellectual pursuits, and the life of the mind. James K.A. Smith's book Desiring the Kingdom was equally formative, but in the area of desires, affections, and how our habits shape our loves.
Episode 50: (RenewRec) Two from G.K. Chesterton
Maybe one of the most important skills teachers need to have in their tool belt is the ability to help students understand the "bigness" of God and the beauty and wonder that result from living in a world He has created. And, there may be no author to help develop that skill than G.K. Chesterton. His writing continues to shape so much of what we believe it means to live faithfully, sensibly, and joyfully in God's world. Though he's written extensively on all sorts of topics, the two books we recommend first are Orthodoxy and The Ballad of the White Horse
Episode 48: (RenewRec) Our Favorite “Creation, Fall, and Redemption” Books
It's nearly impossible to talk about the Christian worldview without a healthy dose of the biblical framework of Creation, Fall, and Redemption. Not only do these categories help us to the story of Scripture more fully, but they also give us a stronger foundation for knowing how to understand our own stories, our place in the world, and to see God's work in it.
Host Noah Brink introduces two book: "Creation Regained" by Albert Wolters and "Engaging God's World" ... our favorite Creation, Fall, and Redemption books. In unique ways, they both prove to be invaluable resources for anyone who's trying to think more intentionality of the foundation for a biblical worldview, but also how we should live it out.
Episode 46: (RenewRec) *The Pattern of God’s Truth* and *Teaching Redemptively*
Frank Gaebelein's The Pattern of God's Truth and Donovan Graham's *Teaching Redemptively" are the two books at the top of our recommendation list for Christian educators. They both provide profound introductions to and foundations for Christian schooling.