The Concern of the Reformation for Christian Education (2)

Luther suggested that there were two main purposes for educating the children of believers, a "spiritual" purpose and a "temporal" purpose. Luther suggested that there were two main purposes for educating the children of believers, a "spiritual" purpose and a "temporal" purpose. By the first was meant the spiritual welfare of the Church and the spiritual welfare of the child himself. The welfare of the Church requires an educated ministry. Those that will be the theologians and preachers in...