Religious Education in the Family

by Henry Frederick Cope

I. J. Peritz, "Biblical Ideal of the Home," Religious Education, VI, 322.

H. Hanson, The Function of the Family. American Baptist Publication Society, $0.15.

W. Becker, Christian Education, or the Duties of Parents. Herder, $1.00. A striking presentation of the Roman Catholic view; could be read to advantage by all parents.

III. Topics for Discussion

1. What place did religion hold in the primitive family? What reference or allusion do we find in the Old Testament to the place of religion in the family (Deut. 6:7-9, 20-25)? What in the New Testament?

2. What has been the effect of purity of family life on the Jewish race?

3. What place did the family hold in the teachings of Jesus?

4. What shall we think of the relations of the church and family as to their comparative rights and our duty to them?

5. Do you agree that the family is the most important religious institution?

[7] For a brief statement see Brinton, Religions of Primitive Peoples, Lecture 4, § 7; also Todd, The Family as an Educational Agency.