A Influência de Calvino na Educação: um estudo no Colégio XV de novembro Garanhuns/PE

Abstract

This work is the result of a documental and field research about the Calvinist educational basis offered by the School XV de Novembro in Garanhuns/ PE. Our research problem was: Which were the principal aspects of the Calvinist Presbyterian Educational Formation which influenced in the formation and history of life or some former students of the school institution? Starting from the ideas of the theologist and reformer João Calvino, who gave strong emphasis to the education as a way of evangelize and adjust the members of his church, that consequently caused a consequence of the Protestant Reformation of the century XVI, in Genève, Switzerland. His teaching were released by several of his adepts, called Calvinist, Who took his protestant philosophy to other countries of Europe and North American United States, where they received the name o Presbiterians. From America, the Presbyterian Church sent its missionaries to Pernambuco in Brazil and here in 1900 they organized a school inside this religious confession in the city of Garanhuns. In the life histories of the former students it was found out that the fundaments of this school organization were centered in two main axes. The religious teaching as form of propagation of protestant faith, and the teaching of secular subjects aiming the preparation of men and women to serve in the society, contributing for a good formation of dign citizen, prepared for the religious, familiar and professional life. The authors who inspired this research were: Calvino (2006), Paulo Freire (1989 E 2000), Weber (2004), Fernandez-Armesto and Wilson (1997), Ferreira (1990, Delors (2006), Vieira (2008) among others.