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Running head: HISTORICAL ERA ANALYSIS 1
The Medieval Era Had Greater Biblical Worldview Foundational Implications
Kelley Logan
EDUC 703
Liberty University
April 2020

HISTORICAL ERA ANALYSIS 2
Abstract
This paper will investigate two historical eras in regards to the foundations of education
by identifying and describing prominent philosophies during each of the two historical
eras and the key principles of those philosophies. This paper will compare the two
historical eras and philosophies with each other and also analyze them in terms of biblical
worldview. The first historical era to be analyzed is Antiquity. Some of the main
philosophers of this time were Confucius, Plato, Aristotle, and Quintillian. The second
era to be examined is Medieval. In the Medieval era, Aquinas, Erasmus, Calvin, and
Comenius were the major contributing philosophers of this time. This paper will look
further in depth at a few of these philosophers' specific philosophies. This paper will
demonstrate that while there are some differences between the eras in time, there are also
many parallels. These parallels also correlate to biblical worldview and will shine light
on the connection between the two eras and the philosophers. This paper will
demonstrate that the philosophers in both the Medieval and Antiquity era contributed
significantly to foundational educational philosophies, however the Medieval era has a
more biblical worldview foundation.
Keywords: antiquity era, medieval era, philosophers, philosophies, biblical
worldview
The Medieval Era Had Greater Biblical Worldview Foundational Implications

HISTORICAL ERA ANALYSIS 3
Both teachers and administrators within the educational system, at time or
another, have heard of these founding fathers of education within the Antiquity era.
These esteemed philosophers are the most well known and highly respected.
Philosophers such as Confucious, Plato, Aristotle, and Quintilian have laid down the
corner stones to the foundation of education. No one could have guessed that
philosophies generated hundreds of years Before Christ (BC) and would still be utilized
and implemented today. While Confucious, Plato, Aristotle, and Quintilian were
prominent philosophers with true foundational educational value, their biblical
foundation was seemingly more focused around that of man. Of the four major
philosophers within the Antiquity era, Quintiallian was the one who came closest to a
biblical worldview with his emphasis of parents and the impact they hold on both raising
and the education of their child. While the Antiquity era had exemplary contributions to
education, the biblical worldview is minimal. There is a major shift era in terms of
biblical worldview between the Antiquity era to the Medieval era. It is in the Medieval
era when it moves from a man-based educational thought process to that of a biblical one.