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Keeping Faith at Princeton

A Brief History of Religious Pluralism at Princeton and Other Universities

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

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Keeping Faith at Princeton

A Brief History of Religious Pluralism at Princeton and Other Universities

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

An inside look at how religious diversity came to Princeton In 1981, Frederick Houk Borsch returned to Princeton University, his alma mater, to serve as dean of the chapel at the Ivy League school. In Keeping Faith at Princeton, Borsch tells the story of Princeton's journey from its founding in 1746 as a college for Presbyterian ministers to the religiously diverse institution it is today. He sets this landmark narrative history against the backdrop of his own quest for spiritual illumination, first as a student at Princeton in the 1950s and later as campus minister amid the turmoil and uncertainty of 1980s America. Borsch traces how the trauma of the Depression and two world wars challenged the idea of progress through education and religion—the very idea on which Princeton was founded. Even as the numbers of students gaining access to higher education grew exponentially after World War II, student demographics at Princeton and other elite schools remained all male, predominantly white, and Protestant. Then came the 1960s. Campuses across America became battlegrounds for the antiwar movement, civil rights, and gender equality. By the dawn of the Reagan era, women and blacks were being admitted to Princeton. So were greater numbers of Jews, Catholics, and others. Borsch gives an electrifying insider's account of this era of upheaval and great promise. With warmth, clarity, and penetrating firsthand insights, Keeping Faith at Princeton demonstrates how Princeton and other major American universities learned to promote religious diversity among their students, teachers, and administrators.

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Princeton University Press

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1400841909

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The Spirit Searches Everything

Keeping Life's Questions

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

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The Spirit Searches Everything

Keeping Life's Questions

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

In an inquisitive and pastoral voice, the author takes on the matters of thinking, awareness, creation, the possibility of a Spirit of life that underlies it all, good, evil, and meaning.

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Picador

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1561012262

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The Son of Man in Myth and History

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

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The Son of Man in Myth and History

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

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1725218402

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Many Things in Parables

Extravagant Stories of New Community

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

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Many Things in Parables

Extravagant Stories of New Community

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

This book contains twenty four expositions of thirty of the main Parables of Jesus, along with an essay on their interpretation. It gives evidence that, in seeking to proclaim the Word of God in the present day situation, modern preaching is binding itself closely to the text of the Bible.

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1592440401

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9781592440405

The Son of Man in Myth and History

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

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The Son of Man in Myth and History

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

Borsch has not answered all the questions, of course. Who can? But his view of the Man tradition makes more sense to me than, for example, Perrin's rather cavalier dismissal of the evidence, and it not only enlightens but also enlivens the discussion. As against the extreme skeptics, Borsch is also convincing to me in arguing the case for a large measure of authenticity in the Son of man tradition in the Gospels. If the proof of the pudding is in the eating, the book constantly calls me back to its pages for insight regarding the problem, both in its historical dimension and in its bearing upon the meaning of Jesus of Nazareth for faith today. --'Theology' ""The author is well aware of the difficulties involved in entering a field wherein so much investigation has been done. And of this, with the positive and negative conclusions, he gives an excellent survey, crisp and critical . . . . The lines opened up will engage the attention of a new and more positive chapter in the form-critical argument. --'London Quarterly and Holborn Review' Frederick H. Borsch is the retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and Professor of New Testament and Chair of Anglican Studies at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He is also the former Dean of the Chapel at Princeton University. His other books include 'The Spirit Searches Everything: Keeping Life's Questions', 'The Bible's Authority in Today's Church', 'Introducing the Lessons of the Church Year: A Guide for Lay Readers and Congregartions', and 'The Christian and Gnostic Son of Man'.

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1556351909

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9781556351907

Outrage and Hope

A Bishop's Reflections in Times of Change and Challenge

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

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Outrage and Hope

A Bishop's Reflections in Times of Change and Challenge

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

Frederick Houk Borsch is Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. He formerly taught at Princeton University where he was Dean of the Chapel and at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific where he was also Dean and President.

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A&C Black

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1563381702

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The Christian and Gnostic Son of Man

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

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The Christian and Gnostic Son of Man

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

Frederick H. Borsch is the retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and Professor of New Testament and Chair of Anglican Studies at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He is also the former Dean of the Chapel at Princeton University. His other books include 'The Spirit Searches Everything: Keeping Life's Questions', 'The Bible's Authority in Today's Church', 'Introducing the Lessons of the Church Year: A Guide for Lay Readers and Congregartions', and 'The Son of Man in Myth and History'.

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1556351895

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Keeping Faith at Princeton

A Brief History of Religious Pluralism at Princeton and Other Universities

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

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Keeping Faith at Princeton

A Brief History of Religious Pluralism at Princeton and Other Universities

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

In Keeping Faith at Princeton, Borsch tells the story of Princeton's journey from its founding in 1746 as a college for Presbyterian ministers to the religiously diverse institution it is today.

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Princeton University Press

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0691145733

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9780691145730

New Proclamation

Year B, 2002-2003, Advent Through Holy Week

By: Frederick H. Borsch,James M. Childs, Jr.,Philip H. Pfatteicher,Martin F. Connell

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New Proclamation

Year B, 2002-2003, Advent Through Holy Week

By: Frederick H. Borsch,James M. Childs, Jr.,Philip H. Pfatteicher,Martin F. Connell

With a reader-friendly workbook design, introductions to the liturgical seasons are designed to assist those who use the Revised Common Lectionary, the Roman Catholic lectionary, and the Episcopal lectionary (BCP).

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Augsburg Fortress Publishing

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0800642473

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9780800642471

Power in Weakness

New Hearing for Gospel Stories of Healing and Discipleship

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

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Power in Weakness

New Hearing for Gospel Stories of Healing and Discipleship

By: Frederick Houk Borsch

Borsch helps us feel our way into the text.... We experience the healing of a dumb man from within the consciousness of the tormented victim. We climb inside the skin of Andrew and feel his smug contempt for pagans and Gentiles, and his impatience with the Syrophoenician woman. With the flick of the writer's pen, we are that desperate woman. Served up with substantial biblical and theological commentary and laced with engaging experiences from the author's life, these stories bridge the gap between past history and contemporary interests and invite us to further study and reflection." -- Jerry K. Robbins, West Virginia University "This is a 'comforting' book in the original meaning of the word. Like Elijah we are strengthened for the journey which we must of necessity make. We may not know exactly where we are going, but it is good to know that we have this kind of company along the way." -- John S. Ruef, Anglican Theological Review "When one first picks up this book one feels enriched by being in the presence of an exceptional storyteller.... Borsch has given us much more than a book of stories. He has significantly closed the gap between the preacher and the scholar." -- John Stone Jenkins, St Luke's Journal of Theology

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