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9781403961259

The College "Y" Student Religion in the Era of Secularization

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    9781403961259

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    1403961255

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-01-15
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

In this groundbreaking history of the YMCA, David Setran details its critical role on American campuses, exploring how this popular organization worked to strengthen the Protestant piety of American collegians through Bible study, service, and prayer, as well as how the organization changed after World War I, alienating itself from churches, university administrators, and even the students themselves.

Author Biography

David P. Setran is Associate Professor of Christian Formation and Ministry at Wheaton College, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Introduction * Origins: Creating "Pious Scholars" in the Secular University, 1870-1914 * "Go Ye Into All the World": The Development of a Student Service and Missionary Movement, 1870-1914 * "The Winds of Change": Religious Liberalism, World War I, and the Changing University Climate, 1914-1930 * "Making Radicals for Jesus": Re-Inventing the Intercollegiate YMCA, 1917-1935 * "A Play in Three Acts": The Decline of the Intercollegiate YMCA, 1925-1940 * Conclusion: The YMCA and the Secularization of Higher Education
Introduction * Origins: Creating "Pious Scholars" in the Secular University, 1870-1914 * "Go Ye Into All the World": The Development of a Student Service and Missionary Movement, 1870-1914 * "The Winds of Change": Religious Liberalism, World War I, and the Changing University Climate, 1914-1930 * "Making Radicals for Jesus": Re-Inventing the Intercollegiate YMCA, 1917-1935 * "A Play in Three Acts": The Decline of the Intercollegiate YMCA, 1925-1940 * Conclusion: The YMCA and the Secularization of Higher Education

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