Anglican Church School Education: Moving Beyond the First Two Hundred Years
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Anglican Church School Education explores the contribution of church schools and considers how they might contribute to education in the future to allow for a better standard of understanding of church schools. Drawing together some of the leading writers and thinkers in church school education, this volume is divided into five parts:
The Historical StoryCurrent Policy and Philosophy
Reflection on Current Practice
Instrumental in Shaping the Future
Reflections and Recommendations
This unique collection celebrates past achievements and informs the future engagement of the Church in education.
Explores the Church of England's contribution to education since the establishment of The National Society in 1811.
Includes contributions from some of the leading writers and thinkers in church school education.
Explores the future involvement of Church in education.
Provides a theological reflection of Church engagement in the public place.
Offers a unique record of 200 years of church schools in England and Wales.
Foreword Right Reverend Paul Butler \ Introduction Reverend Howard J. Worsley \ Part I: The Historical Story \ 1. The Political Theology of Joshua Watson Reverend Rob Wickham \ 2. High Church and Evangelical Legacies to Mission in Church Schools Reverend Howard J. Worsley \ 3. Conflict and Consensus in the Dual System Priscilla Chadwick \ 4. Anglican Education in Wales David Lankshear \ Part II: Current Policy and Philosophy \ 5. Philosophy, Theology and the Christian School Paddy Walsh \ 6. Church Schools and the Church's Service to the Poor Jeff Astley \ 6. Church Schools and Anglican Identity Reverend Ian Terry \ 7. Pupil Voice in Anglican Secondary Schools Reverend Canon Leslie Francis \ Part III: Reflection on Current Practice \ 8. The Church Schools as 'Safe' School Alan Brown \ 9. The Distinctiveness of Christian Learning in Church of England Schools Trevor Cooling \ 10. Church School Ministry as Contextual Theology Andy Wright \ Part IV: Instrumental in Shaping the Future \ 11. Can Church Schools Promote Tolerance for a 21st Century? Helen Everett \ 12. What Must Church Schools Do To Live Up To Their Rhetoric? Julian Stern \ 13. Church School Identity Beyond the Dearing Era Reverend Canon Tim Elbourne \ Part V: Reflections and Recommendations Reverend Howard J. Worsley \ Index
Worsley's book makes me wish I had been at The Watson Symposium in 2011, joining in celebrating and reflecting on the 200 years of the Anglican church's investment in Christian education in the UK. Worsley provides the reader with a rich collection of essays that include historical research, reflections on contemporary theory and practice, and critical issues for the future of the church's investment in schooling children and youth. The book raises important issues, not only for Anglican church schools, but for all Christian school leaders around the world. I found it both informative and challenging, and I am grateful for the work of the scholars and editors who produced it.
At last a work of real significance that fills what has long been a serious gap in the literature. Drawing upon a star cast of writers in the field, who have breadth and depth of experience of - and ensuing wisdom about - Anglican education in the UK, these essays effectively bring out how important the contribution made by Anglican schools has been for our country and how constructive this promises to be for the future, despite the very real challenges to be faced. Providing a blend of historical background and contemporary contextual information, clear analysis of key issues, voices on the ground and research-based insights into realities, a fascinating picture emerges about these schools - where they have come from, what they are for, and how they need to move forward. Of especial value - for many different types of reader - are the questions raised at the end of each chapter. A very helpful tool for teachers and headteachers, parents and governors, clergy and chaplains, students and academics.
This volume provides an excellent collection of scholarly writing and empirical research findings about Anglican Church School education. We need more studies of this quality to support the future of faith-based schooling in the face of polemical attacks by aggressive secularist critics.
[T]his book will provide us with a valuable tool to enliven, equip, empower, and embed a truly Christian approach to education for the common good within our respective spheres of influence.
- Title: Anglican Church School Education: Moving Beyond the First Two Hundred Years
- Author: Howard Worsley
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2012
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781441108159, 9781472572011, 1472572017, 1441108157
- Resource ID: LLS:9781441108159
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-09T09:12:48Z
Howard J. Worsley is Lecturer in Christian Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.