Argues that teachers should reconsider practices that could inhibit development of faith. Explicates the curriculum of 12th-century abbot Richard of St. Victor, suggesting that it synthesizes intellect and affect, reason and revelation, and poses challenges for public education. (SK)

The author looks at what and how women were taught in the castles, convents, towns and universities of medieval Europe. She also discusses the careers of seven notable nuns and abbesses, who were both exemplars of the scholarly woman and lasting influences on female education. (SJL)