In this new treatise on Christian education, Andrew Kern returns to the roots of education by exploring the Hebrew Temple as a pattern for learning. He shows how this pattern applies to all of education, from selecting the course of study to practicing life-giving pedagogy, and he argues that if we rightly understand this pattern, it will transform all we do in education. Going beyond merely diagnosing the symptoms of conventional education, Unless the Lord Builds the House prescribes a cure: returning to the eternal foundation of Christ the Logos and building a house of wisdom on that Rock.

This book is the first in a series by Andrew Kern on the foundations of Christian education. Subsequent books will explore the history of Christian education, classical pedagogy, the Liberal Arts curriculum, wise assessment, and more.