A long eclipse : the liberal Protestant establishment and the Canadian university, 1920-1970 / Catherine Gidney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gidney, Catherine (Catherine Anne), 1969-

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 32.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and education--Canada--History--20th century.

Church and education.

Protestant churches--Canada--Influence--History--20th century.

Protestant churches.

Universities and colleges--Canada--History--20th century.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 240 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taking a social and cultural history approach, Gidney argues that for much of the twentieth century a liberal Protestant establishment imparted its own particular vision of moral and intellectual purpose to denominational and non-denominational campuses alike. Examining administrators' pronouncements, the moral regulation of campus life, and student religious clubs, she demonstrates that Protestant ideals and values were successfully challenged only in the post-World War II period when a number of factors, including a loosening of social mores, a more religiously diverse student body, and the ascent of the multiversity finally eroded Protestant hegemony. Only in the late 1960s, however, can one begin to speak of a university whose public voice was predominantly secular and where the voice of liberal Protestantism had been reduced to one among many.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

“To live the good life”: The Moral Vision of the University from the 1920s to the 1960s

“Training for freedom”: Moral Regulation in the University from the 1920s to the 1960s

The Student Christian Movement: The Public Voice of Religion and Reform on the University Campus from the 1920s to the 1960s

University Christian Missions during and after the Second World War

Expansion and Transformation: The Context for Changing Values

Religious Pluralism, the New Left, and the Decline of the Student Christian Movement

The Decline of In Loco Parentis

Responding to Religious and Cultural Fragmentation

Conclusion

University Presidents and Principals

University Christian Missions, 1941–1966

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-234) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86300-2

9786612863004

0-7735-7232-5

OCLC:

929120794