John Wesley and the Education of Children - Gender, Class and Piety (Hardcover)

Scholars have historically associated John Wesley's educational endeavours with the boarding school he established at Kingswood, near Bristol, in 1746. However, his educational endeavours extended well beyond that single institution, even to non-Methodist educational programmes. This book sets out Wesley's thinking and practice concerning child-rearing and education, particularly in relation to gender and class, in its broader eighteenth-century social and cultural context. Drawing on writings from Churchmen, Dissenters, economists, philosophers and reformers as well as educationalists, this study demonstrates that the political, religious and ideological backdrop to Wesley's work was neither static nor consistent. It also highlights Wesley's eighteenth-century fellow Evangelicals including Lady Huntingdon, John Fletcher, Hannah More and Robert Raikes to demonstrate whether Wesley's thinking and practice around schooling was in any way unique. This study sheds light on how Wesley's attitudes to education were influencing and influenced by the society in which he lived and worked. As such, it will be of great interest to academics with an interest in Methodism, education and eighteenth-century attitudes towards gender and class.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Methodist Studies Series
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Linda A. Ryan
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-09236-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Methodist Churches Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Methodist Churches Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Methodist Churches Promotions
LSN:	1-138-09236-3
Barcode:	9781138092365

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