Education in the Middle Ages

Education in the Middle Ages was directly linked to the church. Medieval scholars designed their own brand of philosophy, interpreting the teachings of Aristotle to agree with their religious beliefs. Their combination of philosophy and theology is known as scholasticism. These scholars, known as Schoolmen, were careful that their reasoning did not contradict the reasoning of the church. Providing rational proof that God exists proved to be quite difficult, considering the lack of educational resources …

…to the renaissance era. In the beginning of the Scholastic era there were few educational resources in Medieval Europe. The quest for knowledge of the Schoolmen did much to revive interest in Classical writings of Greece and Rome. Although the acquisition of knowledge did put an end to Scholasticism around the end of the Middle Ages, The philosophy of Thomas Aquinas has been accepted in recent times as the official philosophy of the Catholic Church.