In this valuable philosophy of Christian education for theologians, James Smart offers an excellent evaluation and redefinition of the goals of teaching ministry. Important topics addressed in this book include how to use the Bible in curriculum development and the relationship of the church to “secular” education.
James D. Smart was a Presbyterian minister who wrote more than thirty books on Christian education and biblical studies. He was Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Union Theological Seminary in New York City from 1957 to 1971. Smart died in 1982 at the age of 74.