Spiritual Development In The State School

A Perspective on Worship and Spirituality in the Education System of England and Wales

by Terence Copley

Book cover: Spiritual Development In The State School

Extent: 176 pages

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

Subjects: Religious Studies, Social Sciences 

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(February 2000)

ISBN: 9780859896016

6.1 x 9.17 inches

Price: $30.00

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Hardback (Published)

(February 2000)

ISBN: 9780859896009

6.1 x 9.17 inches

Price: $112.00

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This volume traces the roots and growth of school worship and spiritual development from Victorian times and earlier through the 1960s and beyond in order to see how we have reached the present situation.


How can children ‘develop’ spiritually and how do their teachers know when ‘development’ has occurred? This volume traces the roots and growth of school worship and spiritual development from Victorian times and earlier through the 1960s and beyond in order to see how we have reached the present situation. The subject is examined in various contexts: its historical and cultural background; politics and legislation; philosophy and values; curriculum development. The book addresses the problem of how to define spiritual development and the contentious issue of compulsory school worship. It offers new insights and a thesis for the way forward.

  • By (author) Terence Copley

"This is a very useful study for any teacher braving the quagmire of current thinking and practice in spiritual education." (The Sower, April 2000)