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—— % HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION C. by B. Eavey This is a scholarly discussion of the en¬ tire field of education, with special em¬ phasis placed upon the part played by the Christian church. It is a record of the dramatic events involved in the develop¬ ment of our present system of Christian education. Dr. Eavey is a specialist in his subject, having devoted many years to the teach¬ ing of Christian education. His book fills a long-recognized need, providing edu¬ cators, seminaries and colleges with an important text. It also makes available to all those active in the field a source of instruction and inspiration. After treating the primitive Oriental and Jewish systems of education, the author traces the growth of learning through early Christianity as applied by the apostles and later by the church fathers; its degeneracy in the Roman church through the Middle Ages; the inevitable Reformation; and the post-Reformation years. History of Chris¬ tian Education then turns to America and the Sunday School—“the forerunner of all later activities in the field.” Several chap¬ ters are devoted to these later activities— organizations established for religious edu¬ cation such as Protestant day schools, Bible institutes, vacation Bible schools, week¬ day church schools, young people’s so¬ cieties, and extra-church activities such as camps and conferences. Says Dr. Eavey: “Humanly speaking, the greatest need of the kingdom of God on earth through all history has been, as it is today, the need for trained leader¬ ship.” For this reason the concluding sec¬ tion of History of Christian Education is devoted to the program of teacher training. MOODY PRESS CHICAGO 3559-9 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/historyofchristiOOOOeave History of Christian Education Christian Education by C. B. Eavey MOODY PRESS CHICAGO Copyright (c), 1964, by The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago Second Printing, 1965 Third Printing, 1966 Fourth Printing, 1968 Fifth Printing, 1969 Sixth Printing, 1971 Seventh Printing, 1972 Eighth Printing, 1973 ISBN: 0-8024-3559-9 Printed in the United States of America Contents Chapter Page Foreword . 7 1. The Beginnings of Christian Education. 19 2. Jewish Education . 43 3. Early Christian Education . 75 4. Christian Education in the Middle Ages .101 5. Christian Education in Early Modern Times .123 6. Christian Education in Post-Reformation Centuries .161 7. Early Christian Education in America .189 8. The Sunday School—Its Early History .215 9. The Sunday School—Its Development, Expansion, and Decline .241 10. The Sunday School—Background of Its Decline and Its Reemergence in Christian Education .273 11. Organizations for Religious Education .305 12. Bible Institutes, Vacation Bible Schools, and Weekday Schools of Religion .331 13. Young People’s Societies, Extrachurch Organizations, Camps, and Conferences .363 14. Leadership Training.397 Index 425
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