The Christian college : a history of Protestant higher education in America /
Ringenberg, William C., 1939-
The Christian college : a history of Protestant higher education in America / William C. Ringenberg ; introduction by Mark A. Noll. - 2nd ed. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2006. - 316 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
"A RenewedMinds book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-301) and index.
Introduction : the Christian colleges and American intellectual traditions / Mark A. Noll -- THE COLONIAL PERIOD. The pervading Christian purpose of colonial education -- Instructors and the instruction -- Students and student life -- THE OLD-TIME COLLEGE. The expansion of Christian higher education -- The continuing mission -- A college education -- The extracurriculum -- The state university as a Protestant college -- NEW COLLEGES AND NEW PROGRAMS. Higher education for blacks -- Colleges for women -- Colleges founded by the newly rich and the new immigrants -- The new curriculum and its effects -- Athletics and fraternities -- THE MOVEMENT TOWARD SECULARIZATION. Sources of secularization -- Marks of secularization -- The process of secularization : the universities -- The process of secularization : the church colleges -- Varieties of Protestant higher education by 1980 -- THE RESPONSE TO SECULARIZATION. The YMCA and other student Christian organizations -- The Bible college movement -- Fundamentalism and higher education -- THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION AFTER 1945. The emerging line-up of the continuing Christian college -- The emerging identity of the continuing Christian college -- In partnership with the government -- ON TO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. The recovery continues -- New constituencies and extended borders -- Enlarging the faith and learning dialogue -- The mainline reassesses -- The external governors -- Epilogue.
0801031451 (pbk.) 9780801031458 (pbk.)
2005055586
Christian universities and colleges--History.--United States
Protestant churches--History.--United States
Hoger onderwijs.
Bijzonder onderwijs.
Protestantisme.
Verenigde Staten.
LC 621 / .R56 2006
The Christian college : a history of Protestant higher education in America / William C. Ringenberg ; introduction by Mark A. Noll. - 2nd ed. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2006. - 316 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
"A RenewedMinds book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-301) and index.
Introduction : the Christian colleges and American intellectual traditions / Mark A. Noll -- THE COLONIAL PERIOD. The pervading Christian purpose of colonial education -- Instructors and the instruction -- Students and student life -- THE OLD-TIME COLLEGE. The expansion of Christian higher education -- The continuing mission -- A college education -- The extracurriculum -- The state university as a Protestant college -- NEW COLLEGES AND NEW PROGRAMS. Higher education for blacks -- Colleges for women -- Colleges founded by the newly rich and the new immigrants -- The new curriculum and its effects -- Athletics and fraternities -- THE MOVEMENT TOWARD SECULARIZATION. Sources of secularization -- Marks of secularization -- The process of secularization : the universities -- The process of secularization : the church colleges -- Varieties of Protestant higher education by 1980 -- THE RESPONSE TO SECULARIZATION. The YMCA and other student Christian organizations -- The Bible college movement -- Fundamentalism and higher education -- THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION AFTER 1945. The emerging line-up of the continuing Christian college -- The emerging identity of the continuing Christian college -- In partnership with the government -- ON TO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. The recovery continues -- New constituencies and extended borders -- Enlarging the faith and learning dialogue -- The mainline reassesses -- The external governors -- Epilogue.
0801031451 (pbk.) 9780801031458 (pbk.)
2005055586
Christian universities and colleges--History.--United States
Protestant churches--History.--United States
Hoger onderwijs.
Bijzonder onderwijs.
Protestantisme.
Verenigde Staten.
LC 621 / .R56 2006