The natural way in moral training; four modes of nurture

Front matter

Southern Branch of the

Los Angeles

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Contents

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A Matter of Economy — Educational Consciousness of Jesus — Church and Home Educational Institutions — Christian Education a Matter of Method — Church's Failure to see the Child — Thwarting — Childless Church — Specimen Problems in Educational Values ih the Church — The New Education — Salvation — Church Falling Behind the School — Theological Seminaries Deficient — Progress Through Laymen — Church a Life-Giver — Remedy for Leakage — Pedagogy Conceived and Applied as Nurture.

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The Natural Way — A Cornfield — Nature Determines Nurture — Pauline Nurture — Soul-Hunger — Economy — Adult Habit of Mind — The Gospels Biological — Anaemia — Using What We Have — Four Modes of Natural Nurture — Atmosphere, Light, Food, Exercise.

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Indirect Education of the Feelings — Premiership of the Feelings — Fundament of Character — Obvious in History — Suggestion — Censorships — Effect of Feeling on Pupils — Our Own Feelings not to Dominate Us — Kidd's View — What We Mean by the Feelings — II

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Classification and Psychological Theories — Relation to Intellect and Will — Rhythm, Basis of Social Consent and Poetry — Threefold Duty Towards Children — How the Feelings are to be Educated- — Indirection and Atmosphere — Laughing at Children — Effect of Physical Atmosphere on Morals — Home and Church Atmosphere — Stillness — Reverence — Ceremony — Sub- Conscious Self — Odor — Music — Pictures — Schoolroom Atmosphere — Theological Disparagement — Property Sense — Remembered Emotions — Justice — Authority — Patriotism — Heroism — Direction, Dejlection and Counteraction — Methods Illustrated — Depression Through Negation — Lack — Sin — Feeling Through Action — Six Obstacles — Fatigue — Law of Connection and Relativity — Thinking too Much of Our Emotions — Feeling Must Lead to Action.