Virtuous Minds - by Philip E Dow (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Teacher-administrator Philip Dow explores the implications of setting intellectual character (rather than intellectual <em>content</em>) at the heart of our educational programs. With ample stories and practical suggestions, Dow shows how intellectual virtues like tenacity, carefulness and curiosity are teachable traits that can produce good lives.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><ul> <li>Templeton Foundation Character Project's Character Essay and Book Prize Competition award winner</li> </ul><p>What does it mean to love God with all of our <em>minds</em>? Our culture today is in a state of crisis where intellectual virtue is concerned. Dishonesty, cheating, arrogance, laziness, cowardice--such vices are rampant in society, even among the world's most prominent leaders. We find ourselves in an ethical vacuum, as the daily headlines of our newspapers confirm again and again. Central to the problem is the state of education. We live in a technological world that has ever greater access to new information and yet no idea what to do with it all. In this wise and winsome book, Philip Dow presents a case for the recovery of intellectual character. He explores seven key virtues--courage, carefulness, tenacity, fair-mindedness, curiosity, honesty and humility--and discusses their many benefits. The recovery of virtue, Dow argues, is not about doing the right things, but about becoming the right kind of person. The formation of intellectual character produces a way of life that demonstrates love for both God and neighbor. Dow has written an eminently practical guide to a life of intellectual virtue designed especially for parents and educators. The book concludes with seven principles for a true education, a discussion guide for university and church groups, and nine appendices that provide examples from Dow's experience as a teacher and administrator. <em>Virtuous Minds</em> is a timely and thoughtful work for parents and pastors, teachers and students--anyone who thinks education is more about the quality of character than about the quantity of facts.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>While the Aristotle-inspired pursuit of the good life has generated an enormous literature on moral character, its importance and its development, the other side of the person, intellectual character, has been astonishingly neglected by both academics and (more importantly) the general public. Yet excellence, or 'virtue, ' in both components is essential for leading the best kinds of life open to humans; fine traits of heart alone, without fine traits of mind, cannot get the job done. It is high time that explicit attention was paid--by educators, by parents, by leaders, by all of us--to the habits of mind that help people grab hold of truth, and to what it takes to develop such habits. <em>Virtuous Minds</em> is to be applauded for prompting such attention, and in such an accessible and practical-minded way. May it find the readership it deserves!</p>--Lawrence Lengbeyer, United States Naval Academy<br><br><p>A timely and thoughtful work for parents and pastors, teachers and students--anyone who thinks education is more about the quality of character than about the quantity of facts.</p>--Light Magazine Canada, June 2013<br><br><p>Dow amply proves that intellectual character has a tremendous impact on the direction our lives take, whether personally, socially, or professionally. . . . I recommend this book to Christian English teachers who hope to have a godly impact on their students' intellectual development.</p>--Cristy Brink, International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching, Volume 3 (2016)<br><br><p>Dow has done a great service for Christians in education. Because faculty, administrators, and students alike can easily read this book, it can provide a common language across an educational institution. . . . Dow helps us see that the nature of life and of learning is that we do not have a choice about <em>whether</em> we will develop intellectual character; the question is what kind it will be. Finally, even though Dow's focus is on the school, one can easily see the value of his book for pastors, leaders, parents, and teachers within the local congregation. If intellectual character development is an important component in loving God and the neighbor, then the church no less than the school should be a place where intellectual virtues are embraced and cultivated.</p>--Branson Parler, Calvin Theological Journal, April 2015<br><br><p>Dow has given Christian educators a commendable, thoughtful, quality book that merits wide readership, especially for those interested in intellectual character development. Works of this kind, especially from a Christian perspective, are truly needed, and this book is a valuable contribution to the field of literature on character education.</p>--Christopher Beckham, Modern Reformation, March/April 2014<br><br><p>The experienced teacher and administrator shows how intellectual attributes like courage, carefullness, tenacity, honesty, fair-mindedness, and humility enrich not only our studies but also our contributions in every realm of life.</p>--Matt Reynolds, Christianity Today, June 2013<br><br><p>This won't be an easy read for some, but it is a worthy one. You'll nurture high-level discussions that may be best to take place among your leaders, parents or in a weekend seminar setting. Still there are several practical steps that can give you traction for applying it personally or in your ministry.</p>--Tony Myles, YouthWorker Journal, January/February 2014<br>
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