God on the Grounds : A History of Religion at Thomas Jefferson's University /

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"A history of religion at the University of Virginia over the course of its two hundred years"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gamble, Harry Y., 1941- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
University of Virginia. > John B. Cary Memorial Department of Religious Studies.
University of Virginia.
University of Virginia. > John B. Cary Memorial Department of Religious Studies > History.
University of Virginia > Religion > History.
Religion > Study and teaching (Higher)
Religion.
RELIGION / Philosophy
Religion > Study and teaching (Higher) > Virginia > Charlottesville > History.
Virginia > Charlottesville.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 1. Jefferson and Religion
  • Jefferson and Religious Freedom
  • Jefferson's Religious Ideas: Early Influences and Development
  • The Influence of Joseph Priestley
  • Jefferson's Mature Religious Ideas
  • 2. Jefferson's Vision: A Secular University
  • The Development of Jefferson's Ideas about the University
  • The Rockfish Gap Report
  • The Early Search for a Faculty and the Cooper Affair
  • A Clever Ploy? Religious Schools on the Margins
  • Gilmer's Faculty Search and Jefferson's Anticlericalism
  • The Problem of Public Opinion
  • 3. The Early Years: Preachers, Professors, and Public Opinion
  • A Bishop's Challenge
  • The Chaplaincy
  • Contemplating a Chapel
  • A Parsonage
  • Contemplating a Chapel-Again
  • The Piety of Professors
  • The Public
  • 4. From the Civil War to World War I: Religion Takes Over
  • The Early Years of the YMCA
  • A University Chapel-at Last
  • The Ascendancy of the YMCA
  • The Bible Lectureship
  • Religion Finds an Academic Home: The School of Biblical History and Literature
  • A Religious Institution?
  • 5. The Twentieth Century: Retreat from Religion
  • The Chapel and Local Churches
  • The Decline of the YMCA
  • Religious Subsidies, Scholarships, and Lectures
  • The Development and Growth of a Department of Religious Studies
  • Negotiating Relationships with Student Religious Groups
  • The Resecularization of the University
  • Appendix A: Professor Bonnycastle's Plea for a Chapel
  • Appendix B: The Teaching of Hebrew at the University
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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