The founding moment : church, society and the construction of Trinity College / William Westfall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Westfall, William, 1945-

Series:

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

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trinity College (Toronto, Ont.)--History.

Trinity College (Toronto, Ont.).

Physical Description:

xiii, 160 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

He explores the motives, goals, and social and religious ideas that were behind the creation of this important institution of higher education, explaining the reasons Trinity was founded, the role it played in Canadian society, and the way its founding doctrines were transformed into a functioning college. He also challenges the social and educational views of the founders, giving voice to those who did not share the founders' vision and criticized the course the college was determined to pursue. These dissenting voices help us understand the problems the new college faced and the steps a new generation of leadership would take to point the college in a new direction, and define a very different relationship with the modern world.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

The Grand Procession

A University Worthy of the Name

The Great Christian Household

Epilogue Refounding Trinity College

Notes

Illustration Credits

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86081-X

9786612860812

0-7735-7066-7

OCLC:

1119123625