“The Beginning of Wisdom”—a Video on the Bible and Education
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We have lost our way primarily because of the education system. The history books have been rewritten and God has been erased.
***THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM episode of The Foundation of American Liberty series***
Coral Ridge Ministries (aka, D. James Kennedy Ministries) is now offering THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM (on the Bible and American education) on Truths That Transform. You can get your own DVD copy of the hour-long documentary (which includes much bonus footage, including a never-before-released discussion of Kirk Cameron interviewing Jerry Newcombe).
Here are the first 12 minutes of The Beginning of Wisdom.
Here is a portion of THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM dealing with early educators Noah Webster and Rev. William Holmes McGuffey (McGuffey’s Readers).
Here is a segment from THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM on how President Lincoln was inspired by the Bible, which helped him to learn how to read. In this segment from our documentary, Dr. Daniel Dreisbach of American University explains specifically how the Bible impacted the Gettysburg Address. In effect, Dr. Dreisbach “exegetes” this famous speech from 1863, showing how the Scriptures provided the basis for its lofty themes.
Here is a segment from THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM on Harvard.
You can also see a portion of this program in a Providence Today segment….on the Christian roots of Yale. This includes commentary by Dennis Prager.
Here is a portion of THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM regarding Princeton.
Here is a snippet from THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM showing Christianity’s impact on other schools, beyond the initial colonial, mostly Puritan-influenced colleges. This includes Catholic schools and the Tuskegee Institute.
Here is a portion of THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM on “When Schools Changed”—essentially it was when God and the Bible were kicked out of the schools.
Here is a segment from THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM on the further secularization of our schools. It is clear from the historical record that America’s founders did not intend to impose “state sanctioned atheism” in our schools. But too often today that is what we have in effect.
The overall point of THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM is that when the Bible was America’s chief textbook, there was widespread literacy.
In May 2024, MOVIEGUIDE, founded and published by Dr. Ted Baehr, wrote a review of “The Beginning of Wisdom,” saying:
“THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM is an hour long documentary about the history of Christianity and education in Colonial America and the first 100 years or so of the United States. The movie contends that the Puritans, the Pilgrims, early educators, the Founding Fathers, and the American people saw Christianity and the Bible as essential to a good education. For example, all of the early educational systems and major colleges in America were based on a Christian, biblical education. For example, Harvard University’s motto in Latin translates to “Truth for Christ and the Church.” The movie cites Christians like Noah Webster, creator of the famous dictionary, William Holmes McGuffey, creator of McGuffey’s Readers, and the Rev. John Witherspoon, a college president and the spiritual leader to the Founding Fathers drafting the Declaration of Independence.
“THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM is a highly informative, profound and inspiring documentary. It makes a strongly convincing case for its premise that American society, liberty, social order, and good government depend on an educational system based on Christian and biblical truth and values. THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM is must viewing.”
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