Record #:

21807

Author(s):

Weaver-Zercher, David L.

Abstract:

This article discusses the 1947 donation of $250,000 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by James Alexander Gray for the establishment of a department of religion. Gray wanted to increase Bible instruction at the school, which hired Arnold Nash as its first professor of religion. Nash and Gray had conflicting views on the interpretation of religious education at the university which caused tension throughout the department.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 4, Oct 2007, p390-413 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gray, James Alexander, 1889-1952; Nash, Arnold S. (Samuel), 1906-1991; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of Religion