Reflections from the Zambezi

Twitter about God Rt Rev Dr S. Tilewa Johnson To reach out to young people, you have to meet them half way. This is the main aim of Rt Rev Dr S. Tilewa Johnson. Ranging from podcasts to Twitter and Facebook groups, the open-minded Anglican Bishop of Gambia is constantly exploring innovative ways of communication which help him to forge new links with his parish. The conclusion he draws for now is very positive: The many posts he receives show that “fashionable” technology and thoughtfulness are by no means mutually exclusive. Bishop Tilewa Johnson will open eLearning Africa with a keynote speech entitled “The Online Social Education of Youth and the Digital Challenge to African Values.” eLA: A bishop who posts Twitter feeds and sends podcasts to his young church members – that all seems very forward-looking. How do people in your parish respond to your digital commitment? S. Tilewa Johnson: The diocese of which I'm privileged to be bishop is pretty unique in that it comprises thre...

Introduction Christian education is education of which the basis and unifying principle is the historic Christian view of God, man and the universe in their mutual relations. This historic Christian philosophy finds its most comprehensive and consistent expression in Calvinism, or the Reformed Faith; therefore the most comprehensive and consistent Christian education must be based on, and unified by, the Reformed or Calvinistic view of God, man and the universe and their mutual relations. Why is Christian Education Needed? 1. For God’s sake (Matt. 22:37). 2. To give expression, in the educational field, the radical difference which exists between the two classes of human beings in this world, namely the regenerate and the unregenerate. Mistaken Views of Christian Education 1. Christian education does not mean education limited to the field of religion. There must be a Christian view of history and science and mathematics, as well as a Christian view of salvation and the religious l...