C.S. Lewis: A Philosophy of Education

by Steven R. Loomis, Jacob P. Rodriguez

Collaborating with the genius of C.S. Lewis, and particularly his brilliant work The Abolition of Man, the authors offer a multi-facetted, interdisciplinary investigation of perennial questions that impact human development and freedom.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

245 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Skrivena stranica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very technical and hard to get through, and in the end I felt like I missed Lewis quite a bit. Problem may lie in that that I'm more interested in Lewis literature no matter how much I love his non-fiction. This book was ok, seems like a very useful resource, but hard to get through no matter how well written for its field it seems.

[Francis S. Poesy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highlighted a lot of passages from this book, many that just made me madder and madder about the education system I went through and that currently exists. The authors delve deeply into C.S. Lewis, the current (and now relatively longstanding) view of education as an institution, and how/why it is seriously lacking and seriously failing. This is a great follow up to Lewis' The Abolition of Man, which, if you haven't read, I recommend highly. And after you do that, read this book.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somewhat circumlocutory, if I'm honest. But in outline, well argued. More concrete examples from educational institutions, much like Lewis gave in Abolition of Man, would have grounded and helped guide the reader to appreciate the flow of argument, and probably stemmed the repetitive tide.