Struggle for the Soul: John Lawrence Childs

Autor/in	Stallones, Jared
Titel	Struggle for the Soul: John Lawrence Childs
Quelle	In: American Educational History Journal, 37 (2010) 1, S.19-36 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1535-0584
ISBN	978-1-6173-5102-0
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Biographies; Christianity; Information Dissemination; Global Approach; Cultural Pluralism; Foreign Policy; Ideology; Attitude Change; Democracy; Social Change; Activism; Progressive Education; Social Justice; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Christentum; Informationsverbreitung; Globales Denken; Kulturpluralismus; Außenpolitik; Ideologie; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Demokratie; Sozialer Wandel; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Reformpädagogik; Progressive Erziehung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit
Abstract	John Lawrence Childs was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on January 11, 1889, the second child of John Nelson Childs and Helen Janette (Nettie) Smith. In childhood Childs absorbed the values of industry, democracy, and a traditional, but socially conscious, religion. Childs was a Methodist and an intensely private person not given to talking about himself, so there are a few accounts of his inner religious life as a youth, but the fact that he held membership in traditional Christian organizations well into adulthood indicates at least a tacit acceptance of historical orthodox Protestant beliefs. Childs served as a missionary in China for 11 years, between 1916 and 1927. However, Childs became disillusioned with the cultural imperialism and elitism he perceived in western missions work and effectively turned his back on his religious profession. In its place, he embraced John Dewey's experimentalism. After 11 years on the mission field in China, Childs stepped away from the social gospel to promote education as the path to a just society. He redirected his considerable energy and intellect into social reconstruction efforts through political activism, experimentalist philosophy, and progressive education. Childs' life and career represent those educational progressives who seek to replace their religious affiliations with modernist philosophies and secular good works. However, like many of his colleagues, Childs could not completely lay aside religious influences. Childs remained passionately devoted to the social and economic justice concerns that had blossomed during his youth and were solidified by his missionary service. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10