Richard Russell pages
Richard Russell has degrees from the University of Wales (1965), McMaster University (1967), Bristol University (1973 and 1976) and a DipHE from Trinty College, Bristol (1981). He was ordained in 1982, a curate in Hartlepool and priest-in-charge at Widecombe Bath. He has also been a lecturer in philosophy at Trinity Christian College, Chicago. He now lives in Somerset and still runs the Christian Studies Unit.
Articles
In defence of Dooyeweerd Spectrum 23 (2) (1991):147-59 [pdf]
Natural theology: is it scriptural? Anakainosis 8(3) March 1986 pp 6-8 [pdf]
Where is Francis Schaeffer going? Vanguard [pdf]
Going round the prickly pear of British education (Interview) Vanguard 11(5) Sept-Oct 1981 pp 16-17[pdf]
History of educational theory and practice: turning points
Lecture notes taken from A Bridgehead for Education 1991
A history of education - explicity and implicitly looking at sociology, philosophy and education theory in a historical context
0. History of eduction: why bother with it?
1. Starting with Plato and a biblical critique
2. Looking at the medieval programme, how the church got involved and failed to reform it
3. Reformation, popular literacy, callings, marriage, natural science etc
4.
Latter day Reformation, Commonwealth era, comenius etc, classbound
society. Background for the decline of the eighteenth century
5. Restoration, eighteenth century decadence, Wesley, renewal
6. Eighteenth century rejection of fallen nature of man, Rousseau
7. Growth of popular education, evangelical prescence, establishment of National Society, 1811-1870 key role of churches
8. 1870s involvement of state. Conflict between non-conformists and anglican led to 'neutral' education
