Unity in Difference: Language-Learning and God’s Kingdom

Mr. Peters reflects on the question, “Why do we teach languages?” His answer might surprise you.

Unity in Difference: Language-Learning and God’s Kingdom

by Kevin Peters Having taught high-school Spanish for the first time last fall, I have been wondering why it is that we teach foreign languages at all. Typical answers such as, “That’s what schools do,” “Colleges like it,” or similarly utilitarian goals seem ultimately unsatisfying. When I…