Education is a valuable tool in the hands of those who wish to change a nation. As Herbert Schlossberg said in his book Idols for Destruction, “ One of the most useful tools in the quest for power is the educational system” (1983, p209). Process Philosophy has undoubtedly controlled our educational system for some time. Its fundamentals have changed our way of thinking and unwittingly altered the worldview of Christians and non-Christians alike. As Glenn Martin states in his book, Prevailing Worldviews, “ For the last century and a half, it has been process philosophy which has been filtering down from the intellectual community into the general culture” (2006, p153). Since this philosophy is prevalent in our culture, how did it come to dominate our academic system? In the 1830’s, Horace Mann was very influential in bringing education under state control in Massachusetts (Krause, 2014, Module 4.3)...
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