God’s Choice
The Total World of a Fundamentalist Christian School
360 pages
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6 x 9
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© 1986
- Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
The Setting, the Author, the Times
2. "Blessed Assurance"
The Dictates of Doctrine
3. The King’s Witnesses
Called to Teach
4. The Structure of Control
Until the Love of Christ Constraineth
5. Bethany’s Didactic Milieu
A Match for the Devil’s Darts
6. Bethany’s Deviance
Schooling for Sprituality
7. By Their Fruits
The Impact of Orthodoxy
8. By Their Fruits
Four Student Portraits
9. In Satan’s Clutches
Bethany’s Scorners
10. Bethany’s Total Institution
Truth’s Organizational Structure
11. God’s Choice
Costs and Benefits
Appendixes
A. Course Offerings, 1979-80
B. American Association of Christian Schools Statement of Faith
C. The Academy Hymn
D. Grass-Roots Christian Political Action
E. Parent’s Pledge
F. Employee Contractual Agreement
G. "Our Standard of Christian Leadership"
H. Teacher Duties
I. Student Pledge
J. Hall Rules
K. Leadership Pledge
L. End-of-the-Year Letter Sent to Each BBA Parent
Notes
Tables
References
Index
1. Introduction
The Setting, the Author, the Times
2. "Blessed Assurance"
The Dictates of Doctrine
3. The King’s Witnesses
Called to Teach
4. The Structure of Control
Until the Love of Christ Constraineth
5. Bethany’s Didactic Milieu
A Match for the Devil’s Darts
6. Bethany’s Deviance
Schooling for Sprituality
7. By Their Fruits
The Impact of Orthodoxy
8. By Their Fruits
Four Student Portraits
9. In Satan’s Clutches
Bethany’s Scorners
10. Bethany’s Total Institution
Truth’s Organizational Structure
11. God’s Choice
Costs and Benefits
Appendixes
A. Course Offerings, 1979-80
B. American Association of Christian Schools Statement of Faith
C. The Academy Hymn
D. Grass-Roots Christian Political Action
E. Parent’s Pledge
F. Employee Contractual Agreement
G. "Our Standard of Christian Leadership"
H. Teacher Duties
I. Student Pledge
J. Hall Rules
K. Leadership Pledge
L. End-of-the-Year Letter Sent to Each BBA Parent
Notes
Tables
References
Index
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