Archive for J. Gresham Machen
Perspective: An Ancient Principle
The reason I am opposed to the Federal Department of Education is that it represents a very ancient principle in the field of education, which, it seems to me, has been one of the chief enemies of human liberty for several thousand years—the principle, namely, that education is an affair essentially of the State, that [...]
1Dec1993 | J. Gresham Machen | 1 comment | ContinuedMen Versus Machines
J. Gresham Machen (1881-1937) was Professor of New Testament at Princeton Seminary and author of many books including Education, Christianity and the State, from which this article is adapted. What is the purpose of education? One view which has been widely held is that the purpose of education is to enable a man or a [...]
1Sep1992 | J. Gresham Machen | 1 comment | Continued-
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