More Than a Log College: Clergy Education and the 18th Century Presbyterian Revivals
Revivalism has often been characterized as an anti-intellectual movement. However, the Presbyterian revivalists of the eighteenth century Great Awakening revealed a consistent and creative commitment to higher education for their clergy, a commitment originally expressed through ad hoc academies suc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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The journal of Presbyterian history
Year: 2015, Volume: 93, Issue: 2, Pages: 48-59 |
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| Summary: | Revivalism has often been characterized as an anti-intellectual movement. However, the Presbyterian revivalists of the eighteenth century Great Awakening revealed a consistent and creative commitment to higher education for their clergy, a commitment originally expressed through ad hoc academies such as William Tennent's Log College and that culminated in the colonial era with the establishment of a chartered, degree-granting institution, the College of New Jersey. The anti-revivalists sought the same end with less success. In the end, what divided the two "sides" was the question of priority: whether personal piety or educational credentials were more valued in a minister. John Roan, a Log College alumnus and revivalist minister, is presented here as a biographical illustration of these debates. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Presbyterian history
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