The ideas of sustainable development during the students' religious education in Swedish female schools at the beginning of the 20th century

Abstract

This article explores the role of female education in Sweden in the development of religious education and its role in the sustainable development of primary school pupils at the beginning of the 20th century. For this purpose, a retrospective analysis of contemporary thematic content was conducted. Archival documents from the Stockholm Archives were used for the article to ensure a reliable result. Based on an analysis of regulatory documents (Protocols of the Swedish Parliament and Protocols of the General Church Meeting), the archives of four private schools (The school of Anna Sandstrom; The co-educational school of Sofi Almquist; New Elementary School for Girls or The school of Anna Ahlmstrom; The school of Anna Rönström), the author concludes that teachers of these institutions: 1. use religious orientation materials for general education; 2. draw on religion as an instrument to show pupils their connection with other components of the environment and to convince them that all components are connected and that the expected future depends on each individual; 3. show pupils the connections amongst the society – people – nature and the necessity to multiply all their resources.