The Educational Covenant

The Educational Covenant is a refreshing challenge to the modern utilitarian understanding of education in our culture. It positively provokes educators and evangelizers alike to take a closer examination of what it means to educate (blurb, Mary Cohen, Associate Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Denver)Taking Christ as its pedagogical model, The Educational Covenant explores the real mission of authentic education: to reveal the human person, to embrace a horizon greater than the human person, and ultimately to form hearts, minds, and bodies to pursue our human destiny as beings on a journey to God. The authors make a colossal contribution to the future of education, producing a thought-provoking, realistic must-read for parents, teachers, religious, and anyone entrusted with the care and education of hearts (Mr. Carl A. Anderson)The Disciples of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary introduce readers to the vision of education as teaching the art of life .... I strongly recommend The Educational Covenant for all educators, teachers and parents who desire to better understand the beauty of their vocation (Most Rev. Samuel J. Aquila, Archbishop of Denver)The book includes a Foreword from Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila, Archbishop of Denver and articles from: - Fr. Jose Noriega, Professor of Moral Theology at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, S.T.D.- Fr. Jose Granados, Professor of Sacramentality and Marriage at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, Rome, Italy, S.T.D.- Fr. Luis Sanchez, Professor of New Testament at the University of San Damaso, Madrid, Spain, S.T.D.- Fr. Juan de Dios Larru, Professor of Moral Theology at the University of San Damaso, Madrid, Spain; Dean of the spanish section of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute, S.T.D.- Fr. Carlos Granados, Professor of Old Testament at the University of San Damaso, Madrid, Spain, S.T.D.- Fr. Juan Antonio Granados, Principal of the Stella maris School, Madrid, Spain, S.T.L.- Fr. Leopoldo Vives, Professor at the spanish section of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute. - Fr. Ignacio de Ribera, Professor at the Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., Ph.D.- Fr. Luis Granados, Professor at the University of San Damaso, Madrid, Spain, S.T.D.

God's Great Covenant, Old Testament One teaches the Biblical narrative chronologically, from Genesis to Ruth to elementary aged students. The Old Testament is a narrative of God's faithfulness to his people, and the overarching themes of the promises and power of God are presented in weekly stories. The workbook text contains thirty-two weekly chapters along with maps and 3D illustration. Recommended for second grade and up.

In view of the trend of demoting education from "human right" to "human need", this book seeks to affirm education as a "human right" and to describe the various state duties flowing from the right to education, by systematically analyzing article 13 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

This book explores the exceptional Jewish educational success in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the latter half of the twentieth century. Illuminating the impact of these developments on the local Jewish community in revitalizing Jewish education, the book offers a constructive vision relevant to Jewish education and planning across the United States.

When the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education was handed down in 1954, many civil rights advocates believed that the decision, which declared public school segregation unconstitutional, would become the Holy Grail of racial justice. Fifty years later, despite its legal irrelevance and the racially separate and educationally ineffective state of public schooling for most black children, Brown is still viewed by many as the perfect precedent. Here, Derrick Bell shatters the shining image of this celebrated ruling. He notes that, despite the onerous burdens of segregation, many black schools functioned well and racial bigotry had not rendered blacks a damaged race. He maintains that, given what we now know about the pervasive nature of racism, the Court should have determined instead to rigorously enforce the "equal" component of the "separate but equal" standard. Racial policy, Bell maintains, is made through silent covenants--unspoken convergences of interest and involuntary sacrifices of rights--that ensure that policies conform to priorities set by policy-makers. Blacks and whites are the fortuitous winners or losers in these unspoken agreements. The experience with Brown, Bell urges, should teach us that meaningful progress in the quest for racial justice requires more than the assertion of harms. Strategies must recognize and utilize the interest-convergence factors that strongly influence racial policy decisions. In Silent Covenants, Bell condenses more than four decades of thought and action into a powerful and eye-opening book.

Her own identity was safely disguised. But what about those she loved most. They would soon disappear with all the others unless ...

How to Use the Learning Covenant in Religious Education: Working With Adults provides the educational and biblical bases for the learning covenant, then details the procedures whereby religious educators can successfully use the learning covenant technique. Book jacket.

Covenant: A Vital Element of Reformed Theology provides a multi-disciplinary reflection on the theme of the covenant, from historical, biblical-theological and systematic-theological perspectives. The interaction between exegesis and dogmatics in the volume reveals the potential and relevance of this biblical motif. It proves to be vital in building bridges between God’s revelation in the past and the actual question of how to live with him today.