Dream Job

Parker discusses how a vision led Edmund of Abingdon to elevate the role of teacher to saintly levels. It was the early 1200s, and a young university lecturer had fallen asleep after a hard day's teaching. As he slept the young man, whose name was Edmund, had a dream in which his late mother ap...

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Published inHistory today Vol. 73; no. 11; p. 106
Main Author Parker, Eleanor
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London History Today Ltd 01.11.2023
Subjects
Career changes
Feedback
Mothers
Occupations
Teachers
Theologians
Theology
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Summary:Parker discusses how a vision led Edmund of Abingdon to elevate the role of teacher to saintly levels. It was the early 1200s, and a young university lecturer had fallen asleep after a hard day's teaching. As he slept the young man, whose name was Edmund, had a dream in which his late mother appeared before him. The young man understood this motherly advice to mean that it was time to change his career path. Perhaps not many academics would be grateful for such blunt parental feedback on their research plans, but Edmund's mother Mabel had always been closely involved in her son's education. His mother's posthumous career advice turned out well for Edmund. He thrived as a scholar of theology and gained a reputation as a preacher and teacher outside the universities. Eventually he was appointed to a position at Salisbury Cathedral, and in 1233 was selected as Archbishop of Canterbury.
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ISSN:0018-2753