Seeing the light religious colleges in twenty-first-century America / Samuel Schuman.
| Author/creator | Schuman, Samuel |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, |
| Description | ix, 326 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. An agenda for the study of religious colleges and universities -- 2. Contexts historical and denominational -- 3. Three Roman Catholic colleges and universities [College of New Rochelle, Villanova University, Thomas Aquinas College] -- Pt. II. Baptist schools -- 4. Pro ecclesia, pro texana: Baylor University, Waco, Texas -- 5. A civil college: Anderson University, Anderson, South Carolina -- Pt. III. Denominational colleges -- 6. "At the front lines of the culture wars": New Saint Andrews College, Moscow, Idaho -- 7. "To clear some part of the human jungle": Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan -- 8. Swedes and the city: North Park University, Chicago, Illinois -- Pt. IV. Nondenominational Christian colleges and universities -- 9. Friends and/or friendly?: George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon -- 10. An island of piety in a sea of riches: Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California -- 11. "Expect a miracle": Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma -- 12. A Christian walk up north: Northwestern College, St. Paul, Minnesota -- 13. "For Christ and his kingdom": Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois -- Pt. V. Conclusions -- 14. What can we learn? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009007057 |
| ISBN | 9780801893728 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801893720 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |