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...
| Published in: | Journal of Anglican studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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Journal of Anglican studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 198-217 |
| RelBib Classification: | CF Christianity and Science KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church RF Christian education; catechetics ZF Education |
| Further subjects: | 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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| Summary: | 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? |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5278 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S1740355319000275 |