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100 1 _aCope, Henry Frederick,
_d1870-1923
245 1 0 _aReligious Education in the Family
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2006-01-21
508 _aE-text prepared by Stacy Brown Thellend, Kevin Handy, John Hagerson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Religious Education in the Family" by Henry Frederick Cope is a comprehensive guide on the significance of family life in the broader context of religious education, written in the early 20th century. This text explores the profound influence of the family unit on children's moral and spiritual development, positing that the family serves as the primary institution for instilling values and religious education. Cope emphasizes the importance of nurturing a home environment that facilitates engaged parenting and religiously informative interactions for the betterment of society at large. The opening of the text establishes the background for understanding the family as a critical site for religious education in modern life. Cope discusses contemporary societal issues like divorce and changing home dynamics as symptoms of a deeper malaise: the neglect of spiritual and social responsibilities within family structures. He argues that the modern family must embrace a religious motive to thrive, insisting that true happiness stems from focused character development rather than material comforts. The text also highlights the evolving concept of family life amid industrial changes, asserting that now, more than ever, families must be proactive in their religious education efforts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aReligious education
653 _aFamilies -- Religious life
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17570
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