Chapter 3. Catechism primers in European countries and regions

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. About the editors and contributors vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. List of figures xiii
6. List of tables xix
7. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
8. Chapter 2. The catechism primer phenomenon 17
9. 2.1. The significance of the catechism primer 18
10. 2.2. Catechisms and primers among the different denominations in Europe 29
11. 2.3. Catechism primers as children's literature 35
12. 2.4. The alphabet method 48
13. Chapter 3. Catechism primers in European countries and regions 55
14. 3.1. Catechism primers in Germany 56
15. 3.2. Catechism primers in Poland 78
16. 3.3. Catechism primers in Denmark (and Norway until 1814) 96
17. 3.4. Catechism primers in Iceland 114
18. 3.5. Catechism primers in Greenland 124
19. 3.6. Catechism primers in Norway 140
20. 3.7. Catechism primers in Sweden 152
21. 3.8. Catechism primers in Finland 165
22. 3.9. Catechism primers in England 177
23. 3.10. Catechism primers in Estonia 191
24. 3.11. Catechism primers in the Netherlands 204
25. 3.12. Catechism primers in France 218
26. 3.13. Catechism primers in French-speaking Switzerland 234
27. 3.14. Catechism primers in German-speaking Switzerland 246
28. 3.15. Catechism primers in Italian-speaking Switzerland and Lombardy 259
29. 3.16. Catechism primers in Italy 272
30. 3.17. Catechism primers in Spain 292
31. Chapter 4. Comparative findings and conclusions 311
32. 4.1. Characteristics and history of catechism primers in European countries and regions 312
33. 4.2. Rooster primers 319
34. 4.3. Concluding notes 336
35. Appendix 1. Commonly used titles for catechism primers and their English translations (according to short profiles in Chapter 3) 345
36. Appendix 2. Denominations in the respective countries/regions (according to short profiles in Chapter 3) 349
37. Appendix 3. Types of textbooks combining reading instruction and catechesis in European countries/regions (according to short profiles in chapter three) 351
38. Appendix 4. Selection of 50 rooster primers from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century 353
39. Appendix 5. Catechism primers 359
40. Index 369