BIBFRAME Work

Title

Religion and the American university

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Fraser, James W., 1944- (author )

Subject

• Universities and colleges--United States--Religion--History (LCSH)
• Church and college--United States--History (LCSH)

Language

• eng

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• LCC: LC383 .F73 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)
• DDC: 200.71/173 (Assigner: dlc)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index
• bibliography

Summary

"This book is designed to tell the complex story of the changing place of religion in American higher education over the last 220 years"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Religion at the "old time college," 1800-1870 -- From moral philosophy to a research university, 1870-1905 -- Chaplains, professors, and their students, 1905-1925 -- Campus religion and the fracturing of American religion, 1925-1945 -- A post-war boom in religion and higher education, 1945-1960 -- The long sixties : charismatic chaplains and radical students, 1960-1980 -- A second religious depression on campus, 1980-2000 -- Resurgence and difference after 9/11, 2001-

Authorized Access Point

Fraser, James W., 1944-. Religion and the American university

Geographic Coverage

• United States

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:11:48.570845+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23917148

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc