The Professor’s Puzzle: A Review and Reflection

Abstract

Michael Lawson’s 2015 book The Professor’s Puzzle: Teaching in Christian Academics provides an excellent overview of how to develop a personal philosophy of teaching and curriculum that incorporates God’s love. This article discusses Christian education goals, curriculum and teachers, learning theories, and relationships. Also discussed are insights into the struggle of incorporating these ideas and examples of where this author has seen the ideas in Lawson’s work incorporated in the classroom.