Christianity’s Impact on Education

I. The Mandate for Education (1 Tim. 3:2)

A. Education in the Old Testament (Deut 6:6-9)

B. Education in the New Testament (Matt. 28:19-20)

II. The Method of Education

A. Early Education

B. Medieval Education

C. Reformation Education

III. The Model of Education (Acts 10:34)

A. Tax Supported Public Schools

B. The Kindergarten Concept

C. Education for the Deaf

D. Education for the Blind

IV. The Motivation of Higher Education (Mark 10:14)

• To know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life (John 17:3)

• To educate ministers of the next generation

V. The Mission Drift of Education (John 17:15)

John Dewey

“Every school you see-public or private, religious or secular-is a

visible reminder of the religion of Jesus Christ.

So is every college and university.”

--William Boyd