Religious Influences on Adult Education in the United Kingdom to 1900 [microform] / Kenneth H. Edmiston.
Historical tradition, both oral and written, has contributed to a strong religious influence in the educational system throughout British history. To the beginning of the 19th century, the state or Church of England maintained firm control on the content of religious and secular education. Indeed, a...
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| Summary: | Historical tradition, both oral and written, has contributed to a strong religious influence in the educational system throughout British history. To the beginning of the 19th century, the state or Church of England maintained firm control on the content of religious and secular education. Indeed, all education, no matter how informal, was seen as religious in nature. British religious education was not always Christian education, however. Before the arrival of the Romans in 78 A.D., the indigenous religion of the Druids combined astrology and animism. The Romans then brought their pantheistic religious system. In the Anglo-Saxon period (600-1066), the emphasis was on education in the service of Christianity; in the early medieval period (1066-1300), education became a function of the church. It was not until the period between 1530 and 1660 that social change and educational expansion brought about the transfer of religious control over education and politics from the Church of Rome to the Throne of England. In the age of industrialization Sunday school was the only hope of education for those who could not afford school fees. Self-education, often with assistance from clergy, was becoming more popular. Since 1900, there has been a significant decline in the extent of religious influences in British adult education. (MN) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED283938. |
| Physical Description: | 15 pages. |
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