Reflections on the Moral & Spiritual Crisis in Education

by Rachel Purpel, William M. McLaurin Jr., Nancy Gore

This book takes a sharply critical view of contemporary society with a searing indictment of our morally and intellectually bankrupt educational system. Uniquely, the book contains both the original version of David Purpel’s highly influential Moral and Spiritual Crisis in Education, first published in 1989, as well as an updated critique of that work – reflections from our current times of growing despair about the directions of education and the nation. Reflections on the Moral and Spiritual Crisis in Education focuses on the possibility – and necessity – of generating hope through the redemptive and energizing power of the human spirit.

298 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2004

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Purpel offers a prophetic critique of American education with hope for improvement resting in humility, honesty, imagination, and openness to faith and spiritual traditions.

[Sher]

Haven't finished it yet, but as somewhat sweeping as it seems to be, it still seems to ring true today.