N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) produced a major body of work in the fields of theology, education, literature, politics, and history. He was also a poet, a hymn-writer, and a translator. In particular, however, it is his educational writings that over the years have attracted international attention from the USA in the west to Japan in the east. In recognition of his influence the European Union called its adult education project the Grundtvig programme. As part of its agenda to digitalise and translate some of this vast output, the Grundtvig Study Centre at the University of Aarhus is pleased to publish this broad selection of Grundtvig's writings on education in a completely new translation. The texts vary in form from poems and songs to articles in periodicals, introductions to books, an open letter to the Norwegians and a private letter to the King of Denmark. These texts, taken together, will provide a solid basis for international scholars without knowledge of Danish to be able to work closely with Grundtvigs ideas on education for the people. The book is accompanied by a CD (MP3 format) with the texts read by Edward Broadbridge and the introductions by Clay Warren.

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Foreword
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Grundtvig’s Philosophy of Enlightenment and Education
Ove Korsgaard
1. The University in London and the Academy at Sorø (1827‑28)
2. Nordic Mythology – extract (1832)
3. Education for the State (1834)
4. Is Faith Truly a School Matter? (1836)
5. The Danish Four-leaf Clover or A Partiality for Danishness (1836)
6. A Roman Song (1837)
7. To the Norwegians concerning a Norwegian High School (1837)
8. The School for Life and the Academy in Sorø (1838)
9. On the Union of Learning in the North (1839)
10. Enlightenment (1839)
11. Open Letter to My Children (1839)
12. Appeal for, and Concept of, a Danish High School in Sorø (1840)
13. Free School Song (1841)
14. On the Establishment of Sorø Academy as a People’s High School (1843)
15. A Congratulation to Denmark on the Danish Dimwit and the Danish High School (1847)
16 .Response from Grundtvig to On His High School and the ‘Danish Society’ (1854)
The International Reception of N.F.S. Grundtvig’s Educational Ideas
Clay Warren
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