W. Stanford Reid : an evangelical Calvinist in the academy / A. Donald MacLeod.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacLeod, A. Donald (Alistair Donald)

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 31.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Canada--Biography.

College teachers.

Presbyterians--Canada--Biography.

Presbyterians.

Calvinists--Canada--Biography.

Calvinists.

Evangelicalism--Canada.

Evangelicalism.

Presbyterian Church in Canada--Clergy--Biography.

Presbyterian Church in Canada.

Reid, W. Stanford (William Stanford), 1913-1996.

Reid, W. Stanford.

Physical Description:

xvi, 401 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

MacLeod's in-depth analysis examines how an observant Christian academic, unapologetically Calvinist, openly articulated his faith in a secular environment and helped convince evangelicals to abandon their ghettoizing anti-intellectualism. His discussion of Reid's international networking serves as a reminder of the way in which Canadian evangelicalism was influenced by and in turn influenced the United States, where Reid's influence was appreciable, both as a trustee of Westminster Seminary for thirty-seven years and as editor at large of the nascent "Christianity Today." "W. Stanford Reid" is a poignant, in-depth investigation of the life of a man whose career spanned academia and church.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Pictures

Introduction

A Passionate Pedigree

Growing Up Privileged and Presbyterian, 1913–1935

Defining a Precocious Piety, 1922–1938

Setting Course Professionally and Maritally, 1938–1941

Young Pastor and Part-time Academic, 1941–1951

A Confessional Canadian Presbyterian, 1941–1951

Academic and Administrator, 1951–1962

Staying the Course, 1952–1958

Persevering Presbyterian, 1952–1965

McGill’s Unsettling Putsch, 1958–1965

Heady Years at Guelph, 1965–1970

Academic Autumn, 1970–1979

Embattled Mainline Evangelical, 1966–1981

Interpreting Calvin among Calvinists, 1953–1987

A Painful Parting, 1977–1983

Church Union Redivivus, 1980–1984

Lengthening Shadows, 1989–1996

Epilogue

Bibliography of the Writings of W. Stanford Reid

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Limited edition of 200 copies (hardcover) and 400 copies (paperback).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612862861

9781282862869

1282862863

9780773572188

077357218X