Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

By becoming leaders in our society, Christians can be a godly influence. But how does one attain leadership? Join Michael Farris as he talks about the growing role education is playing in cultural leadership, today on Home School Heartbeat.

Michael Farris:

Throughout history, members of academia have played a decisive role in the course of their countries. Consider, for example, the philosophes and their impact on the French Revolution, or the equivalent role played by the Marxist theorists in the fall of the Russian monarchy. In modern America, we are seeing a comparable trend.


In a recent Supreme Court decision, Sandra Day O'Connor highlighted the incredibly high correlation between elite academic education and attainment of high positions of leadership in law and politics. She wrote that "universities, and in particular, law schools, represent the training ground for a large number of our Nation's leaders." She proceeded to describe elite education as a process that "cultivate[s] a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry."


This trend ought to pique the attention of Christians who desire to impact modern culture. Christians are taught to evaluate leaders principally by looking at spiritual characteristics and qualities. The Word of God lays out qualifications for leaders such as church elders that, if followed, would ensure that men are above reproach. So how should Christians respond to the modern role of an elite education in making leaders?


This week we consider what effect elite education has on today's society and how Christians ought to respond. I'm Mike Farris.