Colonial Pastors Lead the Way
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesIn addition to teaching their flocks the principles of salvation, brotherly love, and Christian citizenship, colonial pastors played a key role in preparing their congregations for first independence and then, Christian self-government. Who were these brave pastors? What was the focus of their annual “Election Sermons?”
Renewing the Mind Live Online Course
This Renewing the Mind course is online every Thursday from January 11 - March 14, 2024 from 6:00 – 7:30 EST. Renewing the Mind for Teaching and Learning is a study in the Principle Approach, a new way of thinking that views all life and learning through a Biblical lens. A Biblical philosophy of education begets a … Continue reading "Renewing the Mind Live Online Course"
Theology: The “Glue” that Unified Constitutional Thought
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesThe Puritan concept of Eupraxia or “Living to God” was taught in the colleges of New England during the founding period using the theology textbook The Marrow of Sacred Divinity by William Ames. Is there a “chain of custody” between this teaching and the men who drafted the Constitution?
Republicanism, Will We Keep It?
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesThe Hebrew Republic demonstrated the success of republican principles (until the people clamored for a king). Which republican principles found their way into the U.S. Constitution? Will those Biblical republican principles survive modernity?
Renewing the Mind Live Online Course
This Renewing the Mind course is online every Thursday from March 21 - May 23, 2024 from 6:00 – 7:30 EST. Renewing the Mind for Teaching and Learning is a study in the Principle Approach, a new way of thinking that views all life and learning through a Biblical lens. A Biblical philosophy of education begets a … Continue reading "Renewing the Mind Live Online Course"
The Great Endowment of Natural Rights
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesToday, there is a great debate in America over whether our rights are a creation and gift of government or an endowment of God, as Thomas Jefferson famously claimed in the Declaration of Independence. If the latter, what natural rights beyond life, liberty, and the freedom to pursue happiness can we call upon the government … Continue reading "The Great Endowment of Natural Rights"
The Necessity of Property to Liberty
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesThe Bible states unequivocally that we are God’s property, and yet God commands mankind to take dominion over the earth, an impossible task without the right to acquire and use property. Through “Thou Shalt Not Steal,” God created a right to use and enjoy our property. Is property also foundational to all our other rights? … Continue reading "The Necessity of Property to Liberty"
Warning Voices: Will We Listen This Time?
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesThe Anti-Federalists warned of several troublesome features in the proposed Constitution. Some were addressed in the Bill of Rights. Later in the 19th and early 20th Centuries, new voices added warnings that went largely unnoticed. What are today’s warning voices saying? Does the republic hang in the balance if they are not heeded?
Foundations for Authentic Christian Teaching and Learning Course – Chesapeake, VA
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesThe Foundations Course is the entry-level course in the Principle Approach philosophy, methodology and curriculum towards becoming a credentialed master Principle Approach teacher if you so desire. The joy of forming like-minded study partnerships with Principle Approach teachers and fellow-students focuses upon authentic learning and the honing of the Biblical worldview and Christian scholarship. To learn … Continue reading "Foundations for Authentic Christian Teaching and Learning Course – Chesapeake, VA"
Applications for Authentic Christian Teaching and Learning Course
Foundation for American Christian Education 4225 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, United StatesApplications is the second year, five-day course in the Principle Approach philosophy, methodology and curriculum towards becoming a certified master Principle Approach teacher. By applying the foundational teaching in the subject areas or grade levels, the method is internalized while preparing the participant with the ownership of the tools needed for authentic Biblical classical education. The Foundations … Continue reading "Applications for Authentic Christian Teaching and Learning Course"