Trinity University: A Tale Of Three Cities - Hardcover

Brackenridge, R. Douglas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0911536000 ISBN 13: 9780911536003

Publisher: Trinity Univ Pr, 2004

Synopsis

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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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Trinity Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0911536000
• ISBN 13: 9780911536003
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 528