United Kingdom: the University of Nottingham censors “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer. “Christian contents”

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According to the University of Nottingham, “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer communicate Christian contents that can be a problem for students of the course in “Chaucer and His Contemporaries”. There is a widespread habit in the British universities now to put a trigger warning on texts that need to be read for exams, if there are incidences of violence or other inappropriate materials. This time, though, trigger warnings have been put even on “expression of Christian faith” contained in works by Chaucer and his contemporaries, William Langland, John Gower and Thomas Hoccleve, because of their contents. The University’s decision has provoked the fury of literature experts and Christian charities. “This is a truly weird choice that shows the ignorance of Nottingham teachers”, sociologist Frank Furedi, professor at the University of Kent, said. “All of Chaucer characters are imbued with Christianity, and there are in his books many expressions of faith”. “The Bible is foundational to understanding the history of English literature. To censor expressions of Christian faith is to erase our literary heritage”, Andrea Williams, director of Christian charity “Christian concern”, stated. “From what point in history are we going to censor literary texts given most are steeped in a Christian worldview? True education encourages understanding, not avoidance”.

Fonte: Agensir