Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis : a history of education for ministry /

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Author / Creator:Watkins, Keith
Imprint:Zionsville, Ind. : Guild Press of Indiana, c2001.
Description:x, 320 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13243383
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Other authors / contributors:Christian Theological Seminary (Indianapolis, Ind.)
ISBN:1578600928
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-312) and index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Stalemate in Indianapolis: The Struggle to Create a Central Training School for the Disciples of Christ, 1889-1921
  • 2. More Religion, Less Theology: A Viable Plan for Ministerial Education at Butler University, 1917-1924
  • 3. Training Men and Women "of All Religious Faiths" for the Christian Ministry: The Seminary's First Decade, 1924-1935
  • 4. Catholicity and Conservatism: The Bible, Unity, and Mission at the School of Religion, 1935-1944
  • 5. In the Best Possible Hands: New Leaders and the Renewal of the Seminary's Commitments, 1943-1949
  • 6. For the Sake of the Kingdom: The Decision to Become Christian Theological Seminary, 1950-1958
  • 7. Recklessly Committed to Christ and the Gospel: The New Seminary in a Decade of Cultural Crisis, 1959-1970
  • 8. The Liveliest Place in the Area: The CTS Ethos Emerges, 1965-1974
  • 9. Coping with Adversity: Hard Times and the Deepening of Faith, 1974-1978
  • 10. The Finest Institution of Its Kind: A Center of Theological Education and Reflection, 1979-1987
  • 11. A Spirit Ever Restless: An Ecumenical Seminary of the Christian Church, 1987-1997
  • 12. Memory and Mission: The Seminary in its Seventy Fifth Year, 2000
  • Appendix. Faculty of the Seminary, 1924-2000.