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Vanderbilt Divinity School: Education, Contest and Change
Dale A. Johnson
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Hardcover. An exploration of the history of Vanderbilt Divinity School. It covers the school's engagement with southern culture; the transition from a church institution to an independent school; the development of the modern research university; and the growing concern with diversity and inclusivity. Editor(s): Johnson, Dale A. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; HRC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1007.
The Vanderbilt Divinity School is one of only four university-based interdenominational institutions in the United States, and the only one in the South. As such, its history provides a distinct vantage point for viewing what has occurred in theological education since the latter part of the nineteenth century. In this book, the contributors explore the school's history in terms of four main themes: Engagement with southern culture, present from the beginnings of the university but taking on special significance in the mid-twentieth century around the issue of race; The transition from an institution of the church (Methodist) to an independent ... Read more
The Vanderbilt Divinity School is one of only four university-based interdenominational institutions in the United States, and the only one in the South. As such, its history provides a distinct vantage point for viewing what has occurred in theological education since the latter part of the nineteenth century. In this book, the contributors explore the school's history in terms of four main themes: Engagement with southern culture, present from the beginnings of the university but taking on special significance in the mid-twentieth century around the issue of race; The transition from an institution of the church (Methodist) to an independent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Tennessee, United States
ISBN
9780826513861
SKU
V9780826513861
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About Dale A. Johnson
Dale A. Johnson is professor of church history in the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University and author of The Changing Shape of English Nonconformity, 1825-1925.
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