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March 29, 2017
The Christian College: A History of Protestant Higher Education in America, 2nd Edition
- Author
- Ringenberg, William C.
- Publisher
- Baker Books, Grand Rapids, MI
- ISBN
- 801031451
- Table of Contents
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Introduction : the Christian colleges and American intellectual traditions
ch. 1 The colonial period
ch. 2 The old-time college
ch. 3 New colleges and new programs
ch. 4 The movement toward secularization
ch. 5 The response to secularization
ch. 6 The reconstruction of Christian higher education after 1945
ch. 7 On to the twenty-first century
When it first appeared in 1984 The Christian College was the first modern comprehensive history of Protestant higher education in America. Now this second edition updates the history, featuring a new chapter on the developments of the past two decades, a major introduction by Mark Noll, a new preface and epilogue, and a series of instructive appendices. (From the Publisher)