An Island in the Lake of Fire | Mark Taylor Dalhouse
Mark Taylor Dalhouse. An Island in the Lake of Fire: Bob Jones University, Fundamentalism, and the Separatist Movement. University of Georgia Press, 1996. 211 pp.
The story of Bob Jones University is compelling on many levels. Its historical roots trace back to the revivalism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the fundamentalist-modernist controversy of the 1920s, and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though founded by a fiery evangelist, BJU became the school that laid red carpet on the sawdust trail. While its separatist stance drew criticism from all corners, BJU nevertheless sought to become a school for all orthodox believers, regardless of denomination.
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