From Every Stormy Wind That Blows: The Idea of Howard College and the Origins of Samford University by Bass, S. Jonathan
From Every Stormy Wind That Blows: The Idea of Howard College and the Origins of Samford University by Bass, S. Jonathan

From Every Stormy Wind That Blows: The Idea of Howard College and the Origins of Samford University

Founded in 1841 in Marion, Alabama, Howard College provided a Christian liberal arts education for young men...
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Author: S. Jonathan Bass
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From Every Stormy Wind That Blows: The Idea of Howard College and the Origins of Samford University by Bass, S. Jonathan

From Every Stormy Wind That Blows: The Idea of Howard College and the Origins of Samford University

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From Every Stormy Wind That Blows: The Idea of Howard College and the Origins of Samford University by Bass, S. Jonathan

From Every Stormy Wind That Blows: The Idea of Howard College and the Origins of Samford University

BD$112.82
Author: S. Jonathan Bass
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Founded in 1841 in Marion, Alabama, Howard College provided a Christian liberal arts education for young men living along the old southwestern frontier. The founders named the school after eighteenth-century British reformer John Howard, whose words and deeds inspired the type of enlightened moral agent and virtuous Christian citizen the institution hoped to produce.

In From Every Stormy Wind That Blows, S. Jonathan Bass provides a comprehensive history of Howard College, which in 1965 changed its name to Samford University. According to Bass, the "idea" of Howard College emanated from its founders' firm commitment to orthodox Protestantism, the tenets of Scottish philosophy, the British Enlightenment's emphasis on virtue, and the moral reforms of the age. From the Old South, through the Civil War and Reconstruction, to the New South, Howard College adapted to new conditions while continuing to teach the necessary ingredients to transform young southern men into useful and enlightened Christian citizens.

Throughout its history, Howard College faced challenges both within and without. As with other institutions in the South, slavery played a central role in its founding, with most of the college's principal benefactors, organizers, and board of trustees earning financial gains from enslaved labor. The Civil War swept away the college's large endowment and growing student enrollment, and the school never regained a solid financial footing during the subsequent decades--barely surviving bankruptcy and public auction.

In 1887, with the continued decline of southern agriculture, Howard College moved to a new campus on the outskirts of Birmingham, where its president, Rev. Benjamin Franklin Riley, a well-known New South economic booster, fought to restore the college's financial health. Despite his best efforts, Howard struggled economically until local bankers offered enough assistance to allow the institution to enter the twentieth century with a measure of financial stability.

The challenges and changes wrought by the years transformed Howard College irrevocably. While the original "idea" of the school endured through its classical curriculum, by the 1920s the school had all but lost its connections to John Howard and its founding principles. From Every Stormy Wind That Blows is a fascinating look into this storied institution's history and Samford University's origins.

Author: S. Jonathan Bass
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 02/21/2024
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.00w x 2.20d
ISBN: 9780807181775

About the Author
S. Jonathan Bass is professor of history and university historian at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and the author of He Calls Me by Lightning: The Life of Caliph Washington and the Forgotten Saga of Jim Crow, Southern Justice, and the Death Penalty.
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