The Great Tradition

The Great Tradition : Classic Readings on What it Means to be an Educated Human Being

The Great Tradition : Classic Readings on What it Means to be an Educated Human Being

  • Format: Paperback | 500 pages
  • Dimensions: 175.26 x 251.46 x 40.64mm | 1,230g
  • Publication date: 01 Feb 2009
  • Publisher: ISI Books
  • Publication City/Country: Wilmington, United States
  • Language: English
  • Edition Statement: 2nd ed.
  • ISBN10: 193519156X
  • ISBN13: 9781935191568
  • Bestsellers rank: 246,818

Frustrated with the continuing educational crisis of our time, concerned parents, teachers, and students sense that true reform requires more than innovative classroom technology, standardized tests, or skills training. An older tradition - the Great Tradition - of education in the West is waiting to be heard. Edited by historian Richard Gamble, this anthology reconstructs a centuries-long conversation about the goals, conditions, and ultimate value of true education. In an unbroken chain of giving and receiving, The Great tradition embraced the accumulated wisdom of the past and understood education as the initiation of students into a body of truth. This unique collection is designed to help parents, students, and teachers reconnect with this noble legacy, to articulate a coherent defense of the liberal arts tradition, and to do battle with the modern utilitarians and vocationalists who dominate educational theory and practice.

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Southwestern Journal of Theology 2021 Book of the Year Award (Theological Studies) 2021 Book Award, The Gospel Coalition (Honorable Mention, Academic Theology)