Lee University
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Lee University

The Path from Church of God Bible Training School to Modern University

  1. 281 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Lee University

The Path from Church of God Bible Training School to Modern University

About this book

In 1918, the Church of God established a Bible training school in Cleveland, Tennessee. Meant to be the Christian training arm of the denomination, the school grew to include a high school, music school, and junior college at its campus in Sevierville, Tennessee. Following World War II, it returned to Cleveland and took the name Lee College in honor of the second leader of the denomination and school, Reverend F. J. Lee.

In Lee University, John Coats not only chronicles the history of the college but also explores the university's connection to and representation of the Church of God in the American South, offering a microcosm of an evolving evangelical denomination into the second half of the twentieth century. As a faculty member at Lee, Coats is uniquely positioned to offer an inside perspective of the institution's history, examining the people and politics that have shaped it over time. Telling the story of the school through the contributions of influential leaders, key turning points, and ongoing tensions between traditionalists and progressives within the Church of God, Lee University is an ideal resource for those interested in Appalachian religious and Pentecostal history.

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Information

Publisher
University of Tennessee Press
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9798895270578
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Higher Education

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1. Origin Stories, 1918-1924
  5. Chapter 2. The Bible Training School, 1924-1947
  6. Chapter 3. Years of Promise and Crisis: Lee College, 1947-1960
  7. Chapter 4. Rebirth and Consolidation Presidents Ray Hughes and James Cross
  8. Chapter 5. Accreditation and Desegregation
  9. Chapter 6. President Charles Conn and the 1970s
  10. Chapter 7. An Era of Limits, 1978-1986
  11. Chapter 8. Expect Something Great: President Paul Conn
  12. Chapter 9. The Lee Experience: The University Enters the Twenty-First Century
  13. Chapter 10. Transitions
  14. Appendix A. The Church of God Declaration of Faith
  15. Appendix B. Lee University Community Covenant
  16. Appendix C. BTS/Lee College/Lee University Presidents with Service in Church of God Leadership, 1909-2020
  17. Appendix D. Enrollment, 1930-2020
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index