Trinity University

by Brackenridge, R. Douglas; Brazil, John

• ISBN13: 9780911536003
• ISBN10: 0911536000
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-30
• Publisher: Trinity Univ Pr

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword by President John Brazil	vii
Preface	ix
PART ONE Tehuacana
CHAPTER ONE A University of the Highest Order	3	(17)
CHAPTER TWO Foundation Work	20	(23)
CHAPTER THREE Progress Without Prosperity	43	(30)
PART TWO Waxahachie
CHAPTER FOUR Brighter Days Ahead	73	(24)
CHAPTER FIVE Ballyhoo and Bonding	97	(24)
CHAPTER SIX Rumors and Fears	121	(26)
PART THREE San Antonio
CHAPTER SEVEN Hour of Rebirth	147	(29)
CHAPTER EIGHT A Company of New Pioneers	176	(28)
CHAPTER NINE The Miracle of Trinity Hill	204	(26)
CHAPTER TEN University in the Sun	230	(28)
CHAPTER ELEVEN Neither Dull nor Routine	258	(31)
CHAPTER TWELVE Students of the Seventies	289	(25)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN An Agenda for Excellence	314	(34)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Advancing Toward Maturity	348	(26)
EPILOGUE Into a New Century	374	(11)
Appendix	385	(4)
Notes	389	(74)
Selected Bibliography	463	(6)
Index	469