God calls Christian parents to raise their kids for Him, loving Him with all their heart, soul, strength, and mind. But does this divine calling re...
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Aug 29, 2010
John
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This book should come with a warning label. Though I believe it to be a book every Christian parent ought to read, it is also a book which cannot be read without forcing readers to seriously challenge their previously held and sometimes deeply rooted assumptions about the nature of education. It's one of the things I love so much about Doug Wilson's writing: This book may not change any of the decisions you have made about your child's education, but it will, at the very least, make your decisio
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May 03, 2010
William
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Second time through this one, and worth the read once more. One of the great battlegrounds of our time, won by the enemy convincing us to enlist our fledgling soldiers in their schools. Would that every Christian reads this! Interesting to read in conjunction with John Taylor Gatto's Dumbing Us Down, for, while both authors come to the same conclusion (government schools are a horror, flawed in their very foundations), they do so in different ways, sometimes even referring to the same historical
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Sep 19, 2011
Adam T
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By far one of my favorite books by Douglas Wilson. In Excused Absence he takes the reader through a difficult look at state education in America, a Biblical analysis of it, and a Christian response to it.
Like any of his books, he writes with a conversational (and confrontational) style. But his points are argued from Scripture, and it's really hard not to at least do some self-reflection (in light of the Scripture) with each chapter.
As with any author, I'm sure there are pl More...
Like any of his books, he writes with a conversational (and confrontational) style. But his points are argued from Scripture, and it's really hard not to at least do some self-reflection (in light of the Scripture) with each chapter.
As with any author, I'm sure there are pl More...
Oct 26, 2010
Dan
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In this brief book, Doug Wilson argues from Scripture, history, pedagogy and the current state of secular public schools to put forward a strong case for, and defense of, the obligation of Christian parents to ensure their children receive a thorough and holistic, biblically faithful Christian education. In so doing, Wilson smashes much of the fuzzy thinking on this emotional topic. Readers will likely either love or hate this book and this is largely due to Wilson's straight forward and unapolo
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Sep 25, 2008
Ric
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Cutting to the chase: Yes, they should.
This claim by such a well-reasoned author should come as no surprise, but it may strike many (even professing Christians) as offensive, separatist, legalistic, etc. These reactions only serve to prove that our culture — WE — have been completely indoctrinated in "tolerance" and relativism.
No educational scenario is neutral: it cannot be. Every education purports a worldview. The current world view of the government school s More...
This claim by such a well-reasoned author should come as no surprise, but it may strike many (even professing Christians) as offensive, separatist, legalistic, etc. These reactions only serve to prove that our culture — WE — have been completely indoctrinated in "tolerance" and relativism.
No educational scenario is neutral: it cannot be. Every education purports a worldview. The current world view of the government school s More...
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Oct 10, 2011
James
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There are no excuses. What you may pose as such are merely farts in the wind as reasons to leave the responsibility of your children's education on someone who cares little for you child, and even less for the God who gave them to you.
Nov 15, 2009
James
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Christian parents should take their kids out of government schools yesterday.
Oct 14, 2008
Matt
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This is a great book on why our children should not be in public schools, but should rather receive a thoroughly Christian education.
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