Book excerpt: This study examined potential differences between modern and postmodern teaching styles and students' perceived levels of motivation and engagement, using Christian high school Bible teachers and their students. Twenty-four teachers were categorized as either modern or postmodern in style using a Teaching Style Inventory (TSI). These same teachers administered the Motivation and Engagement Scale --High School Version (MES-HS) (Martin, 2008) to their students (N=1,063. The means of students' scores on the MES-HS were examined using a t-test for equally of means. The t-tests revealed no significant difference between students' perceived levels of motivation and engagement and teaching styles.