Authority Passion and SubjectedCentered Teaching by Christopher J Richmann

Name: Authority Passion and SubjectedCentered Teaching by Christopher J Richmann
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Authority, Passion, and Subject-Centered TeachingA Christian Pedagogical Philosophy\nAuthor(s): Christopher J. Richmann\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032771298, 978-1032771298\nSynopsis\nThis book asserts that authority is a contested category and explores why traditional notions of authority are increasingly in tension with progressive and postmodern claims, devolving into stalemate, schizophrenia, or power plays. \n\nOffering a Christian framework as a philosophically coherent and practical alternative for teachers, the author argues that Jesus provides a pattern from which to reconstruct our conception of teaching authority in ways that align with evidence-informed teaching practices and cultivate intellectual virtues. Rather than examine Jesus as teacher, the book instead applies the central insight on authority that Jesus embodies. This authority with which Jesus taught, it argues, stemmed from his passi.