The view of man and the philosophy of Christian education in the thought of Harrison Sacket Elliott and of Lewis Joseph Sherrill

PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.[The problem of the dissertation is to determine the basic principles which are inherent in the relationship-be-tween the view of man and the philosophy of Christian education held.by Harrison Sacket Elliott and by Lewis Joseph Sherrill. The questions to be asked in this-dissertation are: 1) What are the views of these two leaders in the field of Christian education with regard to man in God's creation, sin and man's original nature, man's basic needs and human growth, and human knowledge? 2) What are their views of Christian education with regard to the major issues, such as freedom and authority, the objectives and content of Christian education, teaching methods and learning theory? 3) How are their views of man related to their philosophies of Christian education? The choice of the problem is based on the writer's long range planning which attempts not only to bring together the Christian faith and education but to find harmonious unification, synthesis, and integration of the two. It is his conviction that real unity and integrity are the signs of maturity for the individual, and the whole of mankind. On the contrary, divisiveness and disintegration are marks of immaturity at all levels. It seems that Elliott and Sherrill have made considerable effort to work out a real integration of the Christian faith and education from different positions. The task of working out an integration of the two is very important, as Paul H. Vieth succinctly states it, "There are two elements in religious education religion and education which must be held in inseparable relationship." The problem is chosen by the writer of this dissertation because the issue of the nature of man and Christian education is one of the major concerns of Christian educators.