| Abstract: | The benchmark of success for many Christian schools and for Christian education, in general, is in their public-school counterparts. The very act of comparing to the standards of institutions seen as antithetical to Christianity is a major indicator of the degree to which Christian education has lost sight of its own identity and purpose. One genre of antithetical influences over Christian education is that of Enlightenment-style thinking. After an analysis of this dilemma vis-a-vis the cultural mandate, a list of highly distinctive educational goals inherent to Christian living are recommended. |
