Propagating Ideas and Institutions
Propagating Ideas and Institutions
Religious and Educational Architecture
Religious beliefs and educational practices were two of the most efficient and effective ways in which Britain transmitted and perpetuated modes of European civilization to the non-European world. In order to facilitate this civilizational transformation, church, school, and university buildings were essential. This chapter considers the differing shape, arrangement, and style these buildings acquired over time, including their adaption to foreign contexts, and the importance this had in realizing their social aims and representing their significance as cultural institutions. Important to this analysis is the extent to which religion and education were allied with respect to Britain’s imperial mission. Examples are examined from earliest times in the seventeenth century through to the mid-twentieth century, with comparisons made from across the British empire.
Keywords: Christianity, education, architecture, empire, Britain, imperial mission, civilization, schools, churches, university
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