Passing the Torch: An Apology for Classical Christian Education
by Louis Markos

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This book examines modern philosophies of education and compares them to classical education and especially to Christian education. We begin with the question of the nature of mankind. The entire preface establishes that we are incarnational beings with both body and soul, we have a dualistic nature of both good and evil possibilities inside us, we are moral agents responsible for our own choices, and we are habitual beings who are capable of learning and changing. Therefore, one of the main objects of education is to train people to have the habit of virtuous living and right thinking, so that we react properly to good or evil. We are also subcreators, so we create stories and narratives to explore truth and define our place in the world. We are builders, so we have a desire to create order in a chaotic world. We are political, meaning that we function inside a community, and the purpose of education is to train citizens who are self-regulating within their society.