Princeton in the nation's service : religious ideals and educational practice, 1868-1928 /
This text argues against the conventional idea that Protestantism effectively ceased to play an important role in American higher education around the end of the 19th century. Employing Princeton as an example, the study shows that Protestantism was not abandoned but rather modified to conform to th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York, New York :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This text argues against the conventional idea that Protestantism effectively ceased to play an important role in American higher education around the end of the 19th century. Employing Princeton as an example, the study shows that Protestantism was not abandoned but rather modified to conform to the educational values and intellectual standards of the modern university. Drawing upon a wealth of neglected primary sources, Kemeny sheds new light on the role of religion in higher education by examining what was happening both inside and outside the classroom, and by illustrating that religious and secular commitments were not neatly divisible but rather commingled. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (368 pages). |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197561263 (ebook) 0197561268 (ebook) 1280470550 9781280470554 0195344197 9780195344196 1602566550 9781602566552 |