A History of Christian Education

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Summary: Excellent Summary of the History of Christian Education
Review: Reed and Prevost have written an excellent story on how Christian Education has changed and improved over the years.

The writing style is engaging and easy to follow. The book is divided into 7 major parts:

1. Education in Ancient Societies.
2. Ancient Christian Education.
3. Christian Education in the Middle Ages.
4. Christian Education in the Renaissance and Reformation.
5. The Beginnings of Modern Christian Education.
6. Americans and Christian Education.
7. Christian Education in the Twentieth Century.

Since the 1993 edition is newer than Kenneth Gangel and Warren Benson's 1983 book on Christian Education: Its History and Philosophy, this title compares favorably to the latter.

Read and enjoy. Highly recommended!

Rating:
Summary: A good synopsis of the history of Christian education
Review: Reed and Prevost offer a concise, easy-to-read summary of the Christian education. The chronology stems from ancient education to modern Christian education. The book addresses the cultural and philosophical issues that impacted Christian educators throughout history. Furthermore, Reed and Prevost also address non-Christian educators that impacted Christian education. I found that the book offered enough information to cover the subject adequately, but remained brief enough to be useful to the majority of people. This book is useful to those involved in Christian education as a tool and reflective piece.