Perkins School of Theology : a centennial history / Joseph L. Allen ; foreword by Harold W. Attridge.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Allen, Joseph L., 1928-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Perkins School of Theology--History--20th century.
• Perkins School of Theology--History--21st century.
• Perkins School of Theology.
• Methodist theological seminaries--Texas--Dallas--History--20th century.
• Methodist theological seminaries--Texas--Dallas--History--21st century.
• Methodist theological seminaries.
• History.
• Dallas (Tex.)--Church history--20th century.
• Dallas (Tex.)--Church history--21st century.
• Texas--Dallas.

Physical Description:

xxi, 460 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Dallas : Southern Methodist University Press, 2011.

Contents:

• The first Perkins
• Beginnings, 1911-1920
• Reorganization, 1920-1926
• Years of struggle, 1926-1938
• Laying new foundations, 1938-1951
• The second Perkins
• Reenvisioning the future, 1951-1954
• Continuing transformation, 1953-1960
• Sustaining the process, 1960-1969
• Self-study and after, 1968-1981
• Bridwell Library
• The third Perkins
• A time of transition, 1981-1994
• Reshaping policy and personnel, 1994-2002
• Approaching the centennial, 2002-2010.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-434) and index.

ISBN:

• 9780870745706
• 0870745700

OCLC:

693560854