James M. Houston is Board of Governors' Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College. Previously, he was University Lecturer at Oxford University. He is author of I Believe in the Creator, In Search of Happiness, The Heart's Desire: A Guide to Personal Fulfillment, The Transforming Power of Prayer: Deepening Your Friendship with God., Joyful Exiles, and Letters of Faith Through the Seasons.
Learning by Heart
Speaker(s): James Houston
Date: 1985
Length: 53min
Product ID: RGDL1554D
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Description
Jim Houston proposes "redemptive learning" as a Christian alternative to the violent teaching methods of modern education. This enables spiritual learning to occur. With this in mind, Dr. Houston contrasts Monastic theology with Scholastic theology in the Middle Ages.
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