Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy (JAEP)
Volume-2 | Issue-06 | 562-567
Review Article
Philosophy of Christian Education: Exploring Personal Faith and Convictions
Esther J. Kibor
Published : Dec. 30, 2018
Abstract
Philosophy and Christian education relate because both address life‟s basic
questions like meaning of life, nature of morality, worth of knowledge, et cetera.
Christian education is concerned with philosophy in that it seeks to know truths about
God, about man and how to communicate those truths to others. Philosophy and
theology are closely tied. While philosophy derives its nature and structure from human
categories, “theology derives its structure and nature from the events of revelation of
God in His Word.” From one hand, “revelation must be recognized as sources from
which truth and meaning are gained; and on the other hand, as “principles of clear
thinking [it] must be applied to the interpretation of God‟s revelation as found in the
Bible and in nature” (Exploring Christian education). A personal philosophy of Christian
education in this write-up is based on my faith and convictions as a Christian.