The theme of education in Martin Luther’s work

Abstract

Luther was not explicitly concerned with education. In his writings it is necessary but subsidiary issue to theology and religion. His preaching of the universal literary is linked to his idea of salvation. One of the fundamentals of modern pedagogy centred on the individual, education became a slogan for the reformers following Luther. Religion and education are inseparable in his doctrine. The idea of the universal priesthood of believes, transforming the priestly office into a lay occupation, is one of Luther’s most important contributions to modern thought. His outspoken divergencies from the teaching methods used in most European universities at that time also contributed to the articulation of Luther’s thought. Scholasticism, though still domination the academy, was warning as critical model. Luther’s concept of spiritual and temporal power relationship helps one to understand his idea of educational which has become one of the most cherished in modern times.