The role of education in the reformation is a case of transformation: Luther and his followers did not totally break with medieval and humanist conditions, but they intensified some of them and underlined them with their theological principles. Their first aim was to reform the universities in a combination of humanist impulses and the stressing of Biblical education. The same happened in the reform of the Latin schools. In his tract "An die Ratsherren aller Städte deutsches Landes" (1524), Luther demanded an improvement of classical education as well as of theological training in the schools. Sociologically, the most important impact of reformation was the broadening of the basis for education. Not only the citizens, not only boys should benefit from schools. However, this also set forward late medieval and humanist tendencies, but made them a central focus of protestant formation.
Enthalten in:
Theo-Web [Elektronische Ressource]; 2016/2 Zeitschrift für Religionspädagogik
(2016)
Weiterführende Informationen
Serie / Reihe: Theo-Web
Personen: Leppin, Volker
Leppin, Volker:
Reformation als humanistische Bildungsbewegung / Volker Leppin, 2016. - S.188-206 - (Theo-Web [Elektronische Ressource]) "Reformation als Herausforderung für die Bildungslandschaft heute" Dokumentation der Ringvorlesung im Jubiläumsjahr der Universität Wien und im Jahr der Bildung der Evangelischen Kirche in Österreich 2015
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