In the darkness of our disintegrating post-Christian culture, Narnian Virtues is a shining light. Pike and Lickona have produced a brilliant and readable book that deserves to become an educational classic. Philip Vander Elst, author of C. S. Lewis: A Short Introduction Pike and Lickona give us a curriculum that uses Lewis's stories as transformative moral education. Prepare yourself for an enjoyable read - scholarship is rarely so adventurous! Dr Perry L. Glanzer, author of The Outrageous Idea of Christian Teaching The authors of this volume use the Narnia Chronicles to serve a vital purpose: character formation. Lessons about virtue, its value, its vocabulary, are derived from Lewis' classic tales in ways which go with their grain, helpfully exemplifying his ethical philosophy. I very warmly recommend it. Michael Ward, author of After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man. Narnian Virtues offers parents and teachers plenty of information and inspiration to explore character education, as well as a wealth of helpful activities and examples, and practical guidance. Christin Ditchfield, author of A Family Guide to Narnia: Biblical Truths in C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia A must read for all involved in educating young people - with case studies of schools and families of character demonstrating how children are guided to develop an informed moral compass for the modern age. Dame Maura Regan, CEO of the Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust Pike and Lickona draw on the timeless wisdom of C. S. Lewis about what character is and offer wise and perceptive observations, suggesting how the rising generation might acquire some measure of wisdom. This is a most valuable book on an important subject. Professor James Arthur OBE, Director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham This book sets out a first-class character education programme: imaginative, inspiring, highly engaging - (who could ever forget their Turkish delight?!) - and genuinely helping young children to make wiser choices. Exactly what a real education should be! Daniel Wright, Headmaster of The London Oratory School All in all, this is an oasis of good moral and spiritual education in what can sometimes seem a desert. I hope many will be able to drink from its wellspring and have their thirst quenched. Michael Nazir-Ali, (Anglican) Bishop Emeritus of Rochester, President of Oxtrad, Hon Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. This book resonates well with the Catholic approach to character education. It offers parents and teachers numerous activities for developing character through formation in the virtues as elucidated in the Narnia novels of C. S. Lewis. Rt Revd Marcus Stock, (Roman Catholic) Bishop of Leeds In this book, Mark Pike and Tom Lickona, both experts in the field, share ways to glean deeper truths and meaning from C.S. Lewis's enchanted world and, in so doing, they have made character education more accessible for all of us. Narnian Virtues deserves a celebration on both sides of the Atlantic. Anna E. McEwan, Dean, Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education, Samford University
