Labor's millennium : Christianity, industrial education, and the founding of the University of Illinois /
"Historians have traditionally interpreted the American land-grant higher-education movement as the result of political and economic forces. Little attention has been given, however, to any explicit or implicit theological motivations for the movement. This book tells the story of how the Chri...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eugene, Or. :
Pickwick Publications,
[2010]
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| Series: | Princeton theological monograph series ;
124. Princeton theological monograph series. |
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| Summary: | "Historians have traditionally interpreted the American land-grant higher-education movement as the result of political and economic forces. Little attention has been given, however, to any explicit or implicit theological motivations for the movement. This book tells the story of how the Christian belief of many founders of the University of Illinois motivated their educational theory and practice. - Publisher info. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 188 pages : ills. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-188). |
| ISBN: | 1606080679 9781606080672 |