Vote for Me!
I like reading Stanley Fish’s posts at the New York Times, and he just came out with another one on the same theme he’s been hitting for a while. So I came out with a comment on the same theme I always write on when I comment on Fish’s posts. Click here and then vote to recommend my post—if you like it. Perhaps a little bit of gospel truth will attract the attention of some readers.
Bible Integration Level 3
The first three posts in this series discussed 1) the problems created in Christian education when the Bible is not soundly integrated into the curriculum, 2) Level 1 Bible Integration (BI) at BJU Press, and 3) Level 2 BI. Now on to Level 3! Level 3: Rebuilding with the Bible 3a Evaluating the Premises Remembering the fallenness of man’s mind, identifying and calling into question the assumptions of an academic discipline. Evangelical Christians as a whole, both Calvinists and Arminians,...
Bible Integration Level 2
The first two posts in this series discussed 1) the problems created in Christian education when the Bible is not soundly integrated into the curriculum and 2) Level 1 Bible Integration (BI) at BJU Press. Now on to level 2! Level 2: Responding with the Bible 2a Serving with the Discipline Using the academic matter to become more effective in obeying the Creation Mandate and loving your neighbor. If most readers of this blog are like I was, they will be a little nonplussed—maybe worse—by the...
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Bible Integration Level 1
In my first post in this short series, I introduced the concept, not original to me, of Bible Integration “levels” in Christian education. At the end, I talked about “level 0,” where the Bible is not integrated into the academic disciplines at all but kept separate. This post will focus on the lowest level of Bible Integration (BI), one that is certainly necessary but often abused and overused. Level 1: Referencing the Bible Level 1 BI finds parallels between the Bible and the subject matter....