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A 6 page research paper/essay that profiles 2 books on this topic: Augustine of Hippo's On Christian Teaching and Harro Van Brummelen's Steppingstones to Curriculum, A Biblical Path, Second Edition. No additional sources cited.
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both beneficial and inspirational to contemporary educators. This is particularly true of his treatise On Christian Teaching, which specifically addresses curricular issues that should be part of Christian instruction.
In the opening pages of his text, Augustine indicates the foundational premises for his educational philosophy, which are that "all interpretations of scripture" depend upon the "process of discovering what
we need to learn and the process of presenting what we have learnt" (Augustine 8). He then argues that the discernment of these processes, the Christian teacher must pay particularly
close attention to signs that indicate the things of this world that are to be enjoyed; the things are to be used and also those things that are to
be used and enjoyed. As part of this discussion, Augustine describes how sin serve to block people from what ought to be the principal joy of earthly life, which is
the pleasure derived from worshiping God. In his second chapter, he continues this discussion further, defining what a sign is and indicating that there are two basic classes: the
natural sign and the conventional. From a contemporary perspective, Augustines text can be understood as an insightful discussion of semiotics, that is, a study in the meaning of signs
and symbols, that is, how abstract ideas are communicated through the mediums of language, writing and also through visual communication. In other words, Augustines insight into the nature of knowledge,
as well as human behavior, combined with his understanding of Christian doctrine to produce advice on education that goes beyond the culture and society of fourth century Africa during the
time of the Roman Empire. For example, while Augustine dismisses much of what is written in classical Greek and Roman literature, i.e., the scholarly literature of his time, he
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