Eastern Mennonite University : a century of countercultural education /

Traces the socio-cultural transformation of Eastern Mennonite University from a fledgling religious separatist school in 1917 to a flourishing, world-engaged university populated by many faith traditions, cultures and nationalities.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kraybill, Donald B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • Mennonites in a turbulent nation, 1880-1920. The cyclone of modernity
  • Eastern Mennonite School & the founding era, 1917-1947. Vision blurred, hope deferred
  • The experiment at Assembly Park
  • Fighting for the truth
  • Fortifying the fortress
  • Eastern Mennonite College & the big transformation, 1948-1986. Will the fortress stand?
  • The ferment of freedom
  • Engaging a turbulent world
  • Crisis, retrenchment, rejuvenation
  • Eastern Mennonite University & the big expansion, 1987-2017. Justice, mercy, and peace for a new century
  • Progressive vision, changing mission
  • The transformation of countercultural education, 1917-2017. An experiment like no other.