Two traditions of classical literature and philosophy separated the classical

world, but were brought together for the first time in fruitful union by the church and rearranged into an educational method that would be the standard of learning for the next one thousand years. The joining of the literary and scientific worldviews in Christ was the unique contribution of Medieval Christianity. The science of grammar an

Wisdom in the Christian Community After the peace of the church, in the reign of Constantine, Christianity began to make converts amid the educated classes. More than ever before, the church was brought into direct confrontation with the dilemma offered by pagan ideals of education and the perfect man. To a large extent the confrontation took place over classical literature. A majority of citizens were of the literary/rhetorical tradition. The issue was over the classical worldview. Within the circle of orthodoxy many answers were given. After long trial and debate, what was finally settled upon has affected our intellectual culture to this day. By the time the church confronted the issue of education on an institutional level, several important events had already occurred: The Church had transferred from Jewish to Gentile soil, The standard of orthodoxy was moving in a more theological direction, The Judaic roots of Christianity were radically de-emphasized as the Gospel message was universalized, The Biblical wisdom tradition was discarded in exchange for Greek education, Wisdom was redefined in classical terms, As the Church became more and more Gentile, less and less Judaic, an education system arose. The Bible standards that would have caused friction with the classical paideia [education] had retreated into the distance. The Church had undergone a strange transformation.

Not many girls got to go to school. Most schools were monasteries, churches, and cathedrals. Teachers were not as nice as they are now. Teachers in the middle Ages were very strict. The teachers would beat you if you didn't learn your lesson well, or if you came in late, and did not speak in Latin. The teachers would re

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