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A 5 page paper which examines the importance of Christian education and the role it plays in American society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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1993). Theology has always influenced social culture, and members are conditioned both consciously and unconsciously to behave in accordance with prevailing spiritual beliefs. Religious freedom is what motivated
the English Pilgrims to settle in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. They wanted to practice their strict Puritanism (a conservative sect of Christianity) without fear of government or social reprisals.
Christianity was not something that was reserved for Church or in the home, but was an integral component of the early American educational system. The American Founding Fathers,
many of whom were devoutly religious and had received Christian educations, were intent on creating a society in which Christianity would play a significant role. Therefore, it was understandable
that the field of education would reflect the Christian philosophy, as the curriculum was initially established to reinforce the moral teachings of the Bible. However, conflict about the size of
the role Christian education should play emerged early in American society, as there were some critics who believed that it was contrary to the diversity that was so interwoven in
the American cultural fabric. Horace Mann, who is acknowledged as the father of the public education system in America wrestled with this issue before settling upon a concept known
as "the common school," which was implemented in Massachusetts and New York during the 1830s (Wright, 1999). The common school movement essentially laid the foundation for education in contemporary
American society because Mann believed that while doctrine need not be emphasized, the fundamental Christian ethical teachings which represented the "common spiritual and moral values" should be incorporated into the
public educational framework (Wright, 1999, p. 17). This educational structure, while it did not include any specific classes in religion and did nothing to address the importance of the
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