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A conversation with John R. Van Wyk, author of To Understand Things as Well as Words: An Examination of Jonathan Edwards as an Educator and His Pedagogical Methodology (https://wipfandstock.com/9798385217533/to-understand-things-as-well-as-words/).
David I. Smith talks with Laurie Koning and Tom Deelstra of EduDeo Ministries (https://edudeo.com/) about their work with Christian schools around the world.
Our guest host, Quentin Schultze (Professor Emeritus, Calvin University) interviews Kuyers Institute director David I. Smith about his new book, Everyday Christian Teaching: A Guide to Practicing Faith in the Classroom. Find it at https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802883001/everyday-christian-teaching/, and find the new Everyday Christian Teaching K-12 professional development resources at everydaychristianteaching.com.
Kiera Phyo (Reconciling Leaders Network Director to the Archbishop of Canterbury) and Lorraine Prince (Head of Networks, National Society for Education, Church of England) discuss the Difference program (https://difference.rln.global/).
In our 50th episode, Christopher Richmann (Baylor University) discusses his new book, Authority, Passion, and Subject-Centered Teaching
A Christian Pedagogical Philosophy.
Alan Bandstra discusses his new book, Solutions That Heal: Responding to Infectious Behavior in Learning Spaces (2025). Find it at https://books2read.com/solutions-that-heal.
Jonathan Eckert, co-executive director of the Baylor Center for School Leadership, discusses his book Just Teaching: Feedback, Engagement, and Well-Being for Each Student (Corwin, 2023).
Rachel B. Griffis discusses the book she recently co-authored, Deep Reading: Practices to Subvert the Vices of Our Distracted, Hostile, and Consumeristic Age (with Julie Ooms and Rachel M. De Smith Roberts, Baker Academic, 2024).
Rachel Herweynen discusses Gäwa Christian School, located on Elcho Island, in Warramiri land, in the Northern Territory of Australia: "As well as training students in God’s law and teaching the Northern Territory school curriculum, we seek to preserve Warramiri knowledge and the gifts of the wider Yolŋu culture."
John Seymour discusses designing a distinctively Christian school environment that is also hospitable to a student population with diverse religious backgrounds.
Lynn E. Swaner discusses her recent book, co-written with Andy Wolfe, Flourishing Together: A Christian Vision for Students, Educators, and Schools (Eerdmans, 2021).
Tim Van Soelen, director of the Center for the Advancement of Christian Education (cace.org) discusses teaching for transformation and the Practicing Faith Survey (practicing.faith).
Perry Glanzer and David I. Smith discuss what excellence means for Christian schools.
John Sullivan, emeritus professor of Christian education at Liverpool Hope University, discusses his book Lights for the Path (Veritas, 2022, www.veritas.ie).
Asle Ystebø, director of the Egill Danielsen Foundation in Bergen, Norway, discusses his research on practices that communicate caring in the context of Christian schools in Norway.
Caitlin Munday, research fellow at the Scots College and founding director of the Teaching Schools Alliance (https://www.teachingschoolsalliancesydney.org/), discusses teacher training in Australia and challenges faced by the teaching profession.
Jennifer Holberg, Professor of English at Calvin University, discusses her new book, Nourishing Narratives: The Power of Story to Shape Our Faith (IVP Academic, 2023).
Kevin den Dulk, associate provost for the Global Campus at Calvin University, discusses his work on democratic citizenship, political polarization, and the Civic Hospitality Project (civichospitality.com)
Diane Hockridge, Educational Designer at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia, discusses her research on designing online learning.
Matthew Kaemingk, chair of Richard John Mouw Chair of Faith and Public Life at Fuller Theological Seminary and author of Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear (Eerdmans, 2018), discusses his work on the Civic Hospitality Project (civichospitality.com).























