Scholarly Means to Evangelical Ends: The New Haven Scholars and the Transformation of Higher Learning in America, 1830-1890 |
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... means for spreading their learning.8 The New Haven scholars ' use of culture and truth as concepts that bridged the gap between the demands of evangelical faith and career gives them their identity as a unique nineteenth - century ...
... means for spreading their learning.8 The New Haven scholars ' use of culture and truth as concepts that bridged the gap between the demands of evangelical faith and career gives them their identity as a unique nineteenth - century ...
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... means to interpret their world . In the early twentieth century , cultural critics such as Van Wyck Brooks disdained a theocentric world view , criticized the gentility of their nineteenth - century predecessors , and redefined ...
... means to interpret their world . In the early twentieth century , cultural critics such as Van Wyck Brooks disdained a theocentric world view , criticized the gentility of their nineteenth - century predecessors , and redefined ...
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... means or condition for moral improvement , the state had to have powers that would establish the means by which citizens could improve their moral natures . 12 In contrast , the neg- ative state of social - contract theory had the power ...
... means or condition for moral improvement , the state had to have powers that would establish the means by which citizens could improve their moral natures . 12 In contrast , the neg- ative state of social - contract theory had the power ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The New Haven Milieu | 14 |
New Haven Scholarship | 30 |
Copyright | |
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