Jesus instructs us to “love,” “pray for,” and “do good” to enemies, going so far as to make this response to enemies the criterion for being considered “children of your Father in heaven”. Jesus based this instruction on the character of the Father, not on the character of our enemies, which means his instruction allows for no exceptions. In this essay I flesh out the implications of this for a Christian response to terrorism, arguing that this response should look radically (...) different from that of just war theorists. (shrink)

Upshot: This is a book for thoughtful science and mathematics teachers and curriculum developers and educational philosophers. Quale helps us to challenge pernicious received “truths‘ and offers us intriguing perspectives, valuable discourse ventures and practical paedagogic strategies to engage the youth of today who are turning away from science in droves, to their and our cost.