John Chrysostom on the Christian Home as a Teacher

Authors

Arthur C. Repp, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

12-1-1951

Document Type

Article

Keywords

education, chrisitan home, john chrysostom, training, philosophy, moral

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

John Chrysostom is known in the Christian Church primarily as the greatest pulpit orator of the fourth century. His excellency as a preacher, which also made him an outstanding example of the Antioch school of theology, has. in a measure, caused the Church to lose sight of his contributions to educational thought. Yet according to one authority John wrote the finest pedagogic treatise of the patristic era and developed "a method of sex instruction that is without superior in the history of education." In spite of this high tribute, however, the church father has been either generally ignored by American and English historians of education or evaluated on the basis of limited information.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Repp, Arthur C. (1951) "John Chrysostom on the Christian Home as a Teacher," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 22, Article 76.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol22/iss1/76