Document: Jan Waterink, Basic Concepts in Christian Pedagogy (St. Catharines, ON.: Paideia Press, 1954). Excerpt: Perhaps it will seem unusual to speak of the foundations of Christian pedagogics. For one might ask : Is it not true that every school of pedagogics is founded on the same principles? Indeed, pedagogics is the theory of education and one … Continue reading Basic Concepts in Christian Pedagogy – Jan Waterink
Modern Thinkers: Sartre – S.U. Zuidema
Document: S.U. Zuidema, Modern Thinkers: Sartre, trans. Dirk Jellema (Nutley, NJ.: Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Co., 1978). Excerpt: The philosophical thought of Jean-Paul Sartre concerns itself fundamentally with the nature of man. Sartre is interested above all in an accurate portrayal of man, and in the morality which results from such an accurate picture. Sartre's view of man … Continue reading Modern Thinkers: Sartre – S.U. Zuidema
Hegel, Marcuse and the New Left – Bernard Zylstra
Document: Bernard Zylstra, Hegel, Marcuse and the New Left (Toronto, ON.: Institute for Christian Studies, 1969). Excerpt: Most of us had never heard of Herbert Marcuse until the paperback edition of One-Dimensional Man (1964) reached the New Left Movement a few years ago. Since then he has been in the forefront of the debate concerning the foundation and direction … Continue reading Hegel, Marcuse and the New Left – Bernard Zylstra
Hal Lindsey and Biblical Prophecy – C. Vanderwaal
Document: C. Vanderwaal, Hal Lindsey and Biblical Prophecy (St. Catharines, ON.: Paideia Press, 1978). Excerpt: On a trip to Canada in 1974, I visited St. Catharines (near Niagara Falls), where I got involved in a discussion with a preacher (the Rev. Raymond J. Sikkema of Trinity Christian Reformed Church) and a businessman who had started a publishing … Continue reading Hal Lindsey and Biblical Prophecy – C. Vanderwaal
Modern Thinkers: Nietzsche – Hendrik Van Riessen
Document: Hendrik Van Riessen, Modern Thinkers: Nietzsche (USA: P&R Publishing Co., 1960). Excerpt: The work of this great thinker, who chose such a radical and courageous position in the struggle of ideologies, as the twentieth century dawned, cannot be adequately covered in these few pages. Hence the reader should expect to encounter only Nietzsche's basic ideas. And even … Continue reading Modern Thinkers: Nietzsche – Hendrik Van Riessen
The Society of the Future – Hendrik Van Riessen
Document: Hendrik Van Riessen, The Society of the Future (Grand Rapids, MI.: Baker Book House, n.d.). Excerpt: The Society of the Future is the first work to appear in English by H. van Riessen, a prominent member of a school of philosophy that has developed in the Netherlands, under the leadership of Herman Dooyeweerd. Dr. Van Riessen … Continue reading The Society of the Future – Hendrik Van Riessen
Man and his World – D.F.M. Strauss
Document: D.F.M. Strauss, Man and his World (Bloemfontein, South Africa: N.G. Sendingpers, 1991). Excerpt: Although our school system and school curriculums only refer to philosophy here and there, philosophy is actually the mother-science from which all other sciences originated - including the subjects given at school. Normally, the matriculated scholar is only vaguely aware of thinkers … Continue reading Man and his World – D.F.M. Strauss
Being Human in God’s World – D.F.M. Strauss
Document: D.F.M. Strauss, Being Human in God's World (Bloemfontein, South Africa: University Press, 1998). Excerpt: From time immemorial human beings were perplexed by the mighty complexity of the world we live in. Although a sense of wonder and awe accompanied the human consciousness almost throughout the gradual development of understanding ourselves and reality, the adventurous fascination … Continue reading Being Human in God’s World – D.F.M. Strauss
Point Counter Point – H. Evan Runner
Document: H. Evan Runner, Point Counter Point (n.d.). Excerpt: There can be little doubt that our civilization is at one of its epoch-making turning points, as at the time of the Renaissance and the Reformation. There is now, as there was then, a remarkable quickening of the cultural impulse, an increased perception and sensitivity, a notable … Continue reading Point Counter Point – H. Evan Runner
Life is Religion – H. Evan Runner
Document: H. Evan Runner, Life is Religion: Essays in Honour of H. Evan Runner (Jordan Station, ON.: Paideia Press, 1981). Excerpt: In our own country, we are hearing a great deal about the tension that is frequently thought to be felt between states' rights and human rights, and between existing civil rights and human rights. These … Continue reading Life is Religion – H. Evan Runner
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