To count our days : a history of Columbia Theological Seminary /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Clarke, Erskine, 1941- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Columbia Theological Seminary > History. Presbyterian theological seminaries > South Carolina > History. Presbyterian theological seminaries > Georgia > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

An antebellum world. Beginnings ; Slaves: in the shadows of Columbia ; Gentlemen theologians in a slave society ; "A golden era" ; Moderates enraged
A southern horizon. Civil War ; "A just but lost cause" ; An impoverished world ; Evolution and "the phraseology of the past" ; Poor but genteel ; A president in "the modern sense of the term"
A seminary for the New South. Decatur: the early years ; Years of war and a growing prosperity ; The turbulent 1960s
New horizons. Theological education in a free market ; A quest for excellence ; Seeking common ground ; An egalitarian and inclusive spirit.