Organizing a college revival -- Saving collegians to save the world -- Expanding the boundaries -- Building a campus presence -- A muscular faith -- A conservative social gospel -- A shrinking sphere -- In search of a youthful religion -- Building a Christian youth movement -- The curriculum of the Kingdom
Summary
In this groundbreaking history of the intercollegiate YMCA, David Setran details the critical role of this organization on American campuses in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By examining the YMCA's influence on student piety and campus life during the era of collegiate secularization, he explores the evolving place of Protestant Christianity in American higher education. This important study is essential reading for those interested in American history, education, and religious studies
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-296) and index
