Brief History of Paradigm Shifts in Christian Education

Paradigm shifts in culture occur about every 250 years. Christian education is part of culture, so it too has experienced these significant paradigm shifts. The mandate to pass on our Christian faith to the next generation is a constant that has not changed but the methods of doing so have undergone significant change during historic paradigm shifts in culture.

We are currently in the transition from the Modern paradigm to a yet to be named postmodern paradigm. This very day will be a signif...