Author: Union Theological Seminary in VirginiaPublisher:
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Annual Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the Union Theological Seminary in Virginia ...
Author: Union Theological Seminary in VirginiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Newberry College, South Carolina
Author: Newberry CollegePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 594
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To Count Our Days
Author: Erskine ClarkePublisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 1611179971
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
An in-depth look at the institution as the center of many important cultural shifts with which the South and the wider Church have wrestled historically. Columbia Theological Seminary’s rich history provides a window into the social and intellectual life of the American South. Founded in 1828 as a Presbyterian seminary for the preparation of well-educated, mannerly ministers, it was located during its first one hundred years in Columbia, South Carolina. During the antebellum period, it was known for its affluent and intellectually sophisticated board, faculty, and students. Its leaders sought to follow a middle way on the great intellectual and social issues of the day, including slavery. Columbia’s leaders, Unionists until the election of Lincoln, became ardent supporters of the Confederacy. While the seminary survived the burning of the city in 1865, it was left impoverished and poorly situated to meet the challenges of the modern world. Nevertheless, the seminary entered a serious debate about Darwinism. Professor James Woodrow, uncle of Woodrow Wilson, advocated a modest Darwinism, but reactionary forces led the seminary into a growing provincialism and intellectual isolation. In 1928 the seminary moved to metropolitan Atlanta signifying a transition from the Old South toward the New (mercantile) South. The seminary brought to its handsome new campus the theological commitments and racist assumptions that had long marked it. Under the leadership of James McDowell Richards, Columbia struggled against its poverty, provincialism, and deeply embedded racism. By the final decade of the twentieth century, Columbia had become one of the most highly endowed seminaries in the country, had internationally recognized faculty, and had students from all over the world and many Christian denominations. By the early years of the twenty-first century, Columbia had embraced a broad diversity in faculty and students. Columbia’s evolution has challenged assumptions about what it means to be Presbyterian, southern, and American, as the seminary continues its primary mission of providing the church a learned ministry. “A well written and carefully documented history not only of Columbia Theological Seminary, but also of the interplay among culture, theology, and theological institutions. This is necessary reading for anyone seeking to discern the future of theological education in the twenty-first century.” —Justo L. González, Church Historian, Decatur, GA “Clarke’s engaging history of one institution is also an incisive study of change in Southern culture. This is institutional history at its best. Clarke takes us inside a school of theology but also lets us feel the outside forces always pressing in on it, and he writes with the skill of a novelist. A remarkable accomplishment.” —E. Brooks Holifield, Emory University
Annual Catalogue and Announcement
Author: Agnes Scott CollegeAnnual Catalogue of Lincoln University
Author: Lincoln University (Pa.)Publisher:
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Category : African American universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Author: Smithsonian Institution. Board of RegentsPublisher:
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Category : Discoveries in science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Annual Report
Author: United States. Dept. of the InteriorPublisher:
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Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 1204
Book Description
Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Author: Smithsonian InstitutionPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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Miscellaneous Documents
Author: United States. Congress. SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Report of the Commissioner of Education
Author: United States. Office of EducationPublisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1140
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