In his chapter on Acadia, Barry Moody argues that the university
has been surprisingly open to a variety of theologies and
pedagogical perspectives, tracing this to the liberality and
breadth of vision of Nova Scotia Baptists. His study helps explain
the remarkable strength of the Baptist tradition in late
nineteenth-century Nova Scotia. J.R.C. Perkin's chapter on one of
Acadia's distinguished presidents, Watson Kirkonnell, shows
Kirkonnell as representative of this tradition and its strength.
G.A. Rawlyk examines some of the underlying forces which
significantly affected the development of McMaster University. He
suggests that the cutting edge of McMaster's nineteenth century
Evangelicalism may have been dulled by the enthusiastic manner in
which "consumerism" and "modernity" were appropriated by the
Baptist Convention leadership which controlled the university. In
his discussion of Brandon College, Walter Ellis argues that Brandon
failed as a Baptist institution of higher learning largely because
it was out of touch with Western Canadian realities. If it had been
a bible college rather than a Manitoba variant of McMaster, Brandon
might still be in existence and Conventional Baptists might as a
result be a far stronger force in the West. These essays on
individual institutions highlight the pressure on denominational
universities to emphasize not only Christian spirituality but
secular scholarship. They will be of interest to all those who are
concerned not only with the fate of Baptist institutions but the
entire Christian church in Canada.
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