With All Your Mind: A Christian Philosophy of Education

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Summary: Peterson puts "fun" back in fundamentalism
Review: Anyone who would write Peterson off as a fundamentalist either hasn't done his research or is simply biased. This book needs to be read by more fundamentalists and others in Christian and secular cultures. Peterson is also a Kentucky fan. A fundamentalist Kentucky fan. That's the only time you'll hear Peterson's name mentioned alongside fundamentalism.

Rating:
Summary: Peterson puts "fun" back in fundamentalism
Review: Anyone who would write Peterson off as a fundamentalist either hasn't done his research or is simply biased. This book needs to be read by more fundamentalists and others in Christian and secular cultures. Peterson is also a Kentucky fan. A fundamentalist Kentucky fan. That's the only time you'll hear Peterson's name mentioned alongside fundamentalism.

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Summary: Christian Thinkers -- Be Encouraged!
Review: This book is a tour de force for Prof. Peterson. He details many philosophies that are competing for the allegiance of America's intellectuals and educated laymen/laywomen. Probably one should already have some background in philosophy in order to properly understand his opening chapters analyzing naturalism, experimentalism, idealism, Thomistic realism, existentialism, and other theories of human nature, existence, the knowability of reality, deconstructivism and a host of other complex subjects.
I hope there are some people out there who have studied a lot of philosophy, who love philosophy, but never got into the academic mode. I am one of that "disenfranchised" crew who as a philosopher, and often as a Christian, feels marginalized by our materialistic society with its many non-Jesus-oriented philosophies, and I often feel alienated from Christians because many do not go into the conceptual depths with me. If you are in this position, you'll love the opening chapters, and go on happily to the end. ((Even though philosophy should be digested slowly, I was so pleased, I read the book in one sitting.))
For other Christians who are not as gripped by philosophy and the history of ideas, I recommend that you just read the last two chapters which emphasize excellence in education. They make great stand alone reading, and, even if you're out of work and low on funds, they are worth the price of the entire book.

Anyone who likes the writings of E. Hirsch Jr., William Bennett, or David Noebbel will love this book. However, be forewarned: it is written at a higher level of rigor and has a more powerful vocabulary than any other popular theorists of education now on the market.

Rating:
Summary: Christian Thinkers -- Be Encouraged!
Review: This book is a tour de force for Prof. Peterson. He details many philosophies that are competing for the allegiance of America's intellectuals and educated laymen/laywomen. Probably one should already have some background in philosophy in order to properly understand his opening chapters analyzing naturalism, experimentalism, idealism, Thomistic realism, existentialism, and other theories of human nature, existence, the knowability of reality, deconstructivism and a host of other complex subjects.
I hope there are some people out there who have studied a lot of philosophy, who love philosophy, but never got into the academic mode. I am one of that "disenfranchised" crew who as a philosopher, and often as a Christian, feels marginalized by our materialistic society with its many non-Jesus-oriented philosophies, and I often feel alienated from Christians because many do not go into the conceptual depths with me. If you are in this position, you'll love the opening chapters, and go on happily to the end. ((Even though philosophy should be digested slowly, I was so pleased, I read the book in one sitting.))
For other Christians who are not as gripped by philosophy and the history of ideas, I recommend that you just read the last two chapters which emphasize excellence in education. They make great stand alone reading, and, even if you're out of work and low on funds, they are worth the price of the entire book.

Anyone who likes the writings of E. Hirsch Jr., William Bennett, or David Noebbel will love this book. However, be forewarned: it is written at a higher level of rigor and has a more powerful vocabulary than any other popular theorists of education now on the market.