Swedenborgianism and Samuel Wilderspin
Discover how Samuel Wilderspin’s faith shaped infant school methods in the early 1800s.
Find out about Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), and his impact on Wilderspin’s approach to early childhood and teaching methods.
Learn why these links had to be hidden in the early nineteenth century.
Dr. Sarah Odhner explores these links and why they had to be hidden in the early nineteenth century.
1.30pm – 3.30pm, Admission £4.
Pre lecture refreshments & viewing of the Wilderspin Infant School from 12.30pm
Alternatively, join Sarah’s talk to Wilderspin volunteers on Monday 13 April at 2pm – all welcome.
