Henry Frederick Cope

Henry Frederick Cope was a pastor, editor, and influential organizer in the early twentieth-century religious education movement. Education for Democracy and Levels of Living place moral formation within public life and everyday conduct. Religious Education in the Church, The School in the Modern Church, Organizing the church school, The Modern Sunday School, and The Week-day Church-school address institutions, curricula, and practical organization, while Religious Education in the Family turns to the home as a setting for character and spiritual development. Cope served as general secretary of the Religious Education Association from 1907 until 1923 and edited its journal, Religious Education. Biola's historical profile credits him with helping the young association gain stability and international reach. His books reflect the same practical emphasis, linking educational ideals to the work of families, congregations, teachers, and community programs.