Considerations on Religion and Public Education: With Remarks on the Speech of M. Dupont Delivered in the National Convention of France, Together with an Address to the Ladies, &c. of Great Britain and Ireland

A passionate 1793 polemic from one of Britain's most influential religious writers. Hannah More watched the French Revolution with growing horror, and when she learned that M. Dupont had addressed the National Convention arguing for secular public education stripped of Christian instruction, she responded with alarmed urgency. More saw the Revolution's descent into violence as evidence of what happens when religion is expelled from education and society. She argues that morality without Christian foundation leads inevitably to societal decay. The work blends political analysis with personal appeal, particularly to British women, whom she urges to recognize their influence in preserving religious values and promoting charitable action. This pamphlet captures a pivotal historical moment when Enlightenment ideology confronted traditional faith, raising questions about education, morality, and the foundations of social order that remain startlingly relevant. It offers modern readers a window into how one of the era's most thoughtful minds understood the stakes of secularism and the revolutionary upheaval reshaping Europe.