Founded by Friends
. Ed(S): Oliver, John W., Jr.; Cherry, Charles L.; Cherry, Caroline L.
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Hardback. Editor(s): Oliver, John W., Jr.; Cherry, Charles L.; Cherry, Caroline L. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRCC97; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
It's no surprise that Friends pioneered on race and gender issues, it is less well known that most trustees at early Johns Hopkins were Friends or more women ministers came from a Quaker school at the turn of the 20th century than any other institution. This book overthrows stereotypes about religion in education with data about interactions between Friends, Holiness, liberalism, and other currents. Azusa Pacific, Barclay, Bryn Mawr, Cornell, Earlham, Friends, George Fox, Guilford, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Malone, Swarthmore, Whittier, William Penn, and Wilmington cover the gamut in academia. Founded by Friends explains why Quakers founded 15 colleges ... Read more
It's no surprise that Friends pioneered on race and gender issues, it is less well known that most trustees at early Johns Hopkins were Friends or more women ministers came from a Quaker school at the turn of the 20th century than any other institution. This book overthrows stereotypes about religion in education with data about interactions between Friends, Holiness, liberalism, and other currents. Azusa Pacific, Barclay, Bryn Mawr, Cornell, Earlham, Friends, George Fox, Guilford, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Malone, Swarthmore, Whittier, William Penn, and Wilmington cover the gamut in academia. Founded by Friends explains why Quakers founded 15 colleges ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810858183
SKU
V9780810858183
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About . Ed(S): Oliver, John W., Jr.; Cherry, Charles L.; Cherry, Caroline L.
John W. Oliver, Jr. is Emeritus Professor of History at Malone College. His publications include Cradles of Conscience: Ohio's Independent Colleges and Universities, Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers), The A-Z of the Friends, and J. Walter Malone: The Autobiography of an Evangelical Quaker. John served as Coordinator for biennial conferences of Quaker Historians and Archivists, and for the North ... Read more
Reviews for Founded by Friends
...overthrows stereotypes about religion in education...of special interest to students of race, gender, and peace studies in higher education.
The Guilford Beacon, Vol. 5, No. 29 (August 24, 2007)
Founded by Friends is an important contribution to the fields of religion and higher education. Many of the ssays cover the evolution of Quaker thought on race and gender ... Read more
The Guilford Beacon, Vol. 5, No. 29 (August 24, 2007)
Founded by Friends is an important contribution to the fields of religion and higher education. Many of the ssays cover the evolution of Quaker thought on race and gender ... Read more