Saturday, August 08, 2009

Seeking truth...


...Christianity naturally leads to classical education because Christianity teaches respect for the mind as part of the image of God in man, for the world as God's intelligent, designed creation, and respect for human words because words, for the Christian, are not merely humanly invented labels for the commerce of writing and speaking. Rather, words dimly reflect their ultimate divine origin. "In the beginning was the Word." In turn, classical education seeks all truth for its own sake, is open to all truth, is a truth-seeking missile; and according to Christ, all who seek, fine. Non-Christians are not seekers, or, if they are, they are not non-Christians for long.
~Peter Kreeft, "What Is Classical Education," Spring 2009 issue of The Classical Teacher from Memoria Press

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