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Two Histories of Education Compared

Michael J. Anthony and Warren S. Benson's Exploring the History and Philosophy of Christian Education: Principles for the Twenty-First Century provides an overview of Western philosophical thought and historical events to show how each era contributed to contemporary Christian Education.[1] In a similar manner, in The American School: From the Puritans to No Child Left Behind, Joel Spring offers an account of how Western (i.e. Anglo-Saxon) philosophy and historical events have shaped American education, but he argues they have led to cultural imperialism that has created injustice in the American educational system for numerous marginalized groups, from African Americans to gay and lesbian Americans.[2]

Both books cover a wide span of philosophical thought and historical events, with Anthony and Benson beginning in Hebrew, Greek, and Roman antiquity and Spring starting his survey in the Colonial era. Anthony and Benson's work is structured into fourteen chapters that cover different eras of philosophical thought and historical events that have shaped Christian education today. The final two chapters address the philosophical foundations of Christian education and developing a personal philosophy of ministry, because Anthony and Benson argue, "No ministry setting is fixed, so at some point the inability to apply theory to practice leads to frustration and stagnation."[3] Each chapter in the work has three main areas of focus, which are "What in the World?" (historical content); "Text Boxes" (frequent summaries); and "So What?" (contemporary relevance). This focus is designed so that students of Christian education will be more prepared to meet the challenges they face upon graduation.

Spring's book is different in format and focus than Anthony and Benson's. Spring provides chapters on history and philosophical thought in order to reveal the oppression of various groups that suffered prejudice in Ame...

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