This second edition of Boyd and Brackenridge's acclaimed history of Presbyterian women in America traces women's affiliation with Presbyterianism for more than two centuries―from 1789 to the present. In the first century after the establishment of the General Assembly, churchmen expected females to be silent, subordinate, and submissive in the church; ordination was forbidden. However, women in the 19th century organized into local groups devoted to mission and Christian education projects. This fascinating historical account traces the evolvement of these groups into the women's boards of the late 19th and early 20th centuries that influenced women's current equal role in the pulpits, sessions, and courts of the church. Boyd and Brackenridge raise important issues concerning diversity, sustenance of community, and ordination―issues that will affect women's position in the church in the 21st century.

Presbyterian Women in America: Two Centuries of a Quest for Status (Contributions to the Study of Religion)

History

Brackenridge, R. Douglas

Boyd, Lois A.

World

Greenwood Pub Group

This second edition of Boyd and Brackenridge's acclaimed history of Presbyterian women in America traces women's affiliation with Presbyterianism for more than two centuries―from 1789 to the present. In the first century after the establishment of the General Assembly, churchmen expected females to be silent, subordinate, and submissive in the church; ordination was forbidden. However, women in the 19th century organized into local groups devoted to mission and Christian education projects. This fascinating historical account traces the evolvement of these groups into the women's boards of the late 19th and early 20th centuries that influenced women's current equal role in the pulpits, sessions, and courts of the church. Boyd and Brackenridge raise important issues concerning diversity, sustenance of community, and ordination―issues that will affect women's position in the church in the 21st century.

Praeger

For two centuries, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation has been at work serving the church and undergirding its mission. In this authoritative and carefully researched history, R. Douglas Brackenridge unfolds the story of how the Foundation developed its unique role in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). It is a history filled with strong leaders, vigorous challenges, and lively debate. Brackenridge shows how the Foundation, even in times of struggle, has been shaped over the decades as a significant instrument of support to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

The Presbyterian Church (USA) Foundation: A Bicentennial History 1799-1999

Geneva Press

Eugene Carson Blake, prophet with portfolio (Presbyterian Historical Society publications ; 18)

Seabury Press

Brackenridge (religion, Trinity U.) provides a history of Salt Lake City's Westminster College, originally founded under a different name by the Presbyterian Church in 1875 to convert Mormons to more mainstream American values. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Westminster College Of Salt Lake City

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Utah State University Press

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.

Trinity University: A Tale Of Three Cities

Religion & Spirituality

Trinity Univ Pr

Iglesia Presbiteriana: A history of Presbyterians and Mexican Americans in the Southwest (Presbyterian Historical Society publication series ; 15)

Christian Books & Bibles

Trinity University Press

Beckoning frontiers: A biography of James Woodin Laurie

An up-to-date perspective on the long involvement between the Presbyterian church and Hispanics in the southwestern Unites States. Second edition.

Iglesia Presbiteriana: A History of Presbyterians and Mexican Americans in the Southwest

Garcia-Treto, Francisco O.

Bilingual Review Pr

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.” In Trinity University: A Tale of Three Cities, R. Douglas Brackenridge, professor emeritus of religion at Trinity, 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. Illustrations picture Trinity’s campuses in three cities and include black-and-white photographs.

Trinity University: A Tale of Three Cities

Americas

Maverick Books

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