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Adventists and Human Dignity Tertiary"Why do we as a church believe and proclaim the dignity of every human being? Why is the right of every human person--the right to equality, health, freedom, personal and vocational opportunities, speech, and worship--regardless of race, religion, nationality,... -
Christianity and a Good Society in Australia - A First Response to Stuart Piggin's Murdoch Lecture Kindergarten-LifelongIn this TEACH Journal article, the author responds to a challenge to focus the values of Christianity on making 21st century Australia a "good society". The author charts the directions for a projected three-part series, framed by the typology of... -
Minding your Moral Conscience - Lessons from Huss and Jerome Tertiary-LifelongThis article presents the experience of John Huss as recorded in The Great Controversy to help show the limits of conscience and how to balance it with God’s Word. -
Moral Education Revisited - Trends in Teaching Right from Wrong Grade 9-LifelongConnors presents a short history of moral education in North America, reviews the changes that occurred during the 1960s, critiques current methods, and then makes suggestions for improvement in both the school and home setting. This paper was presented... -
PET 10-10: Panorama of Educational Thoughts Kindergarten-Grade 12Download Vaughn Jennings' October 2010 newsletter for Adventist teachers in North America. This edition features an appreciation for moral learning and independent thinking. Five resources are highlighted, including the pivot and stykz programs for learning... -
Relativism's Seven Fatal Flaws Grade 9-Lifelong"Relativism is inconsistent with the concept that true moral evil exists because it denies that some things are objectively wrong. Evil as a value judgment marks a departure from some standard of moral perfection. But if there is no standard, there... -
Salt is Good - Forgiveness and Moral Education Kindergarten-Lifelong"How can we provide knowledge and model moral virtues? Does our curriculum reflect a genuine concern for moral values?" The author provides principles and practical ideas for peace education on the college or university campus. Sectional titles... -
Seeing the World Through Postmodern Eyes Grade 9-Lifelong"Morality is seen as having reached the end of the line. Such fashionable pronouncements cascade from the scientific and academic community, the arts, as well as the entertainment and news media, saturating our society’s view of ethics and morality... -
Shaping Character - Moral Education in the Christian College Tertiary"Arguing that ethics is everybody's business, Arthur Holmes presents in this book a concise survey of moral education - its goals and methods - in the Christian college." Intended for all Christian college teachers, professors, and administrators... -
Sociobiology and the Origins of Morality - A Christian Perspective Tertiary-LifelongGalusha considers the implications of the new developments in the behavioral and biological sciences by reflecting on two very similar obvservations of two mothers: on human, the other animal. He then considers their "possible proximal and distal causes."... -
Teaching Ethics Tertiary-LifelongThis article from the JAE special higher education issue addresses why teaching ethics is important and how it should be done. Religion and morality have been separated from the realities of life. Ethical dimensions should be integrated within the context... -
Teaching the Faith - An Essential Guide for Building Faith-Shaped Kids Kindergarten-Grade 8Remember your childhood? Well, forget it! It's different now. Life is busier. Families more fractured. Innocence gone. You're fighting media pressure. Moral vacuum. Reading's out. See and do is in. Everything's changed. Except the need to teach kids to love... -
The Role of Restorative Justice in Peace Education Grade 9-Lifelong"With its roots in biblical religion and focus on community responsibility, restorative justice provides ways of understanding and practicing justice that are different from traditional approaches, which focus on punishment. Restorative justice and restorative... -
The Theo-Scriptura Worldview - A Viable Option for 21st-century Educators Kindergarten-Tertiary"High performance, high spirituality, and even the magnanimity of the moving targets of excellence or quality are all largely dependent upon the mindsets of the human resources and the well-aligned system. Mindsets can be equated with worldviews. To... -
They That Be Teachers Kindergarten-Grade 12G. L. Plubell encourages teachers to hold on to the special privilege it is to partner with God in recognizing human potential and developing moral character in their students. -
VG1 Shall We Dance - Rediscovering Christ-Centered Standards Grade 7-TertiaryRecommended reading for anyone discipling Christian youth and young adults in home, church or school settings. Findings from the Valuegenesis 1 study provide the platform for discussion of standards re dance, music, movies or film viewing, sex, alcohol and...