Journeys That Opened Up the World
Subtitle: Women, Student Christian Movements, and Social Justice, 1955-1975
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: October 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780813533131
Subjects: Christian social thought & activity; Demonstrations & protest movements; Women's studies; c 1945 to c 1960; c 1960 to c 1970; Christianity and justice; Christianity - Christian Life - Social Issues; United States; Biography & Autobiography; Religion - Church History; Religious life; History: American; USA; History; Christian Life - Women's Issues; Christianity - History - Social Issues; Institutions & Organizations; Christian college students; Societies, etc.; Women; Women social reformers; 20th century; Societies, etc
First sentence: On December 27, 1959, more than four thousand college and university students made a pilgrimage to Athens, Ohio, for what was to be one of the most significant ecumenical encounters ever of Christian students in the United States.