Beresford Hope, the Church of England, and the Elementary Education Act of 1870

Historians have used a number of political, social, and other factors to explain the controversy surrounding elementary education in Victorian Britain. This article underscores the importance of religious motivations. The Act of 1870 - a significant extension of state responsibility - did not end de...

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1. VerfasserIn: Turner, Michael J. 1965- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Univ. Press [2019]
In: Journal of Anglican studies
Jahr: 2019, Band: 17, Heft: 2, Seiten: 198-217
RelBib Classification:CF Christentum und Wissenschaft
KAH Kirchengeschichte 1648-1913; Neuzeit
KBF Britische Inseln
KDE Anglikanische Kirche
RF Christliche Religionspädagogik; Katechetik
ZF Pädagogik
weitere Schlagwörter:B National Society
B A. J. Beresford Hope
B Church schools
B voluntaryism
B Secularization
B elementary education
B National Education Union
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Zusammenfassung:Historians have used a number of political, social, and other factors to explain the controversy surrounding elementary education in Victorian Britain. This article underscores the importance of religious motivations. The Act of 1870 - a significant extension of state responsibility - did not end debates about the purpose of education and the pros and cons of government involvement and religious instruction. Prominent among voluntaryists and anti-secularists was A. J. Beresford Hope, whose position offers useful insights into the educational agencies of the Church and the manner in which churchmen responded to new circumstances. This article explains Hope’s attitude and uses it to explore some of the causes and consequences of the Act of 1870. What type of schooling best suited the British people? Should it have a basis in something other than religion? How could the Church and its supporters meet the challenges posed by education reform?
ISSN:1745-5278
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S1740355319000275