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With Prayer in the School of Christ: The Liberal Arts and the Knowledge of God

Sunday, May 13, 2012

For Jesus prayer and education were inseparable, because education and the knowledge of God are inseparable.

The Greco-Roman Liberal Arts: When Education Meant Friendship and Heart

Friday, March 23, 2012

Whereas Plato and Aristotle called their students friends, today’s students are often little more than numbers. The liberal arts vision of generating a steady stream of truth-seeking leaders to flood our culture with virtue has clearly fallen on hard times.

Where are the Christians in Academia? by Gabe Lyons

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

“The LORD has chosen Bezalel and filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of arts, as well as the ability to teach others.” –Exodus 35:30-33 We’re still field testing the new Two Handed Warriors web format for our January 2012 relaunch. This article from Q Ideas [...]

The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters

Monday, August 1, 2011

by Benjamin Ginsberg Until very recently, American colleges and universities were led primarily by their faculties. In his new book, The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters, Benjamin Ginsberg argues that the explosive growth of administration staff (whom he refers to as a ‘deanlets”), and the decline in faculty influence [...]

The Greco-Roman Liberal Arts: When Students Were More Than Just Numbers

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Whereas Plato and Aristotle called their students friends, today’s students are often little more than numbers. The liberal arts vision of generating a steady stream of truth-seeking leaders to flood our culture with virtue has clearly fallen on hard times.

Discrimination in the Academy – Researcher Finds Empirical Evidence of Religious and Political Bias in American Higher Education

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Hollywood and the American University System both under attack for compromising excellence in pursuit of political correctness Last week’s kerfuffle over two books charging Hollywood with bias against conservatives probably won’t make a great deal of difference in the entertainment industry. If someone really wants the world of TV creators and movie producers to pay attention [...]

Does America Need ‘Revival’? – How One Pastor Transformed His Church by Reaching His Students

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Before we can learn anything from Jonathan Edwards, we first need to humble ourselves as he did on that fateful day in 1734, when he finally admitted that "business as usual" was failing his students.

How Technology is Facilitating Education: Awesome Chart of a Growing Trend

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

How Technology is Facilitating Education | Infographic |

Fascinating infographic of the use of Social Media and other technology among college faculty and students from mastersineducation.org ++ Click to Enlarge Image ++Via:Masters in Education.org

Vibrant Faith Among Future Chinese Culture Makers: Christians Now Outnumber Communists, especially on Campuses

Monday, May 2, 2011

American visitors to leading Chinese universities are struck by the Christian climate that often prevails (Follow up to Chinese Government Crack Down on Beijing Worship Service Could Be Harbinger of New Wave of Persecution.) by Rodney Stark, Byron Johnson, and Carson Mencken in First Things. (Used by permission.) Through much of the twentieth century, it was [...]

University Decision to Cut Tuition 10 Percent Every Year Sparks Debate Over College Costs

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

The University of the South, better known as Sewanee, is reducing the cost to attend the school next year by 10 percent... and turning the business of college upside down.