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Brackenridge, R. Douglas

 
9780911536003: Trinity University: A Tale Of Three Cities
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ISBN 10: 0911536000 ISBN 13: 9780911536003
Editorial: Trinity Univ Pr, 2004

Sinopsis

Since its founding in 1869 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Trinity University has been engaged in realizing the dreams of its founders to become a University of the highest order. R. Douglas Brackenridge, professor emeritus of religion at Trinity University, brings a wealth of scholarship and knowledge to this institutional history.Brackenridge draws on historical records and reports, oral histories, newspaper accounts, books, correspondence, and archives to document the university s challenges and successes.He describes Trinity s development within the broader context of private, church-related universities in America, while profiling the administrators, faculty, staff, and students who have contributed to Trinity s rich heritage.The result is a well-researched story of the founding and the progression of one of the nation s exceptional institutions for higher learning. Illustrations picture Trinity s campuses in three cities and include color photographs.

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R. Douglas Brackenridge is professor emeritus of religion at Trinity University, where he taught for forty years.He is the author of Presbyterian Women in America: Two Centuries of a Quest for Status and many other books. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.

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Since its founding in 1869 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Trinity University has been engaged in realizing the dreams of its founders to become a University of the highest order. R. Douglas Brackenridge, professor emeritus of religion at Trinity University, brings a wealth of scholarship and knowledge to this institutional history.Brackenridge traces Trinity s unique heritage from its founding in Tehuacana and growth in Waxahachie to its emergence in San Antonio as a top private university for the study of liberal arts and sciences. He draws on historical records and reports, oral histories, newspaper accounts, books, correspondence, and archives to document the university s challenges and successes. He describes Trinity s development within the broader context of private, church-related universities in America, while profiling the administrators, faculty, staff, and students who have contributed to Trinity s rich heritage. The result is a well-researched story of the founding and the progression of one of the nation s exceptional institutions for higher learning. llustrations picture Trinity s campuses in three cities and include color photographs.R. Douglas Brackenridge is professor emeritus of religion at Trinity University, where he taught for forty years.He is the author of Presbyterian Women in America: Two Centuries of a Quest for Status and many other books. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.

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Editorial
Trinity Univ Pr
Año de publicación
2004
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0911536000
ISBN 13 
9780911536003
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
528
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