William E. Nelson
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195327281
- eISBN:
- 9780199870677
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195327281.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century
Like Massachusetts, the smaller New England colonies of Connecticut, New Haven, Plymouth, and Rhode Island all possessed a distinctively Puritan legal regime. Of course, there were differences among ...
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Like Massachusetts, the smaller New England colonies of Connecticut, New Haven, Plymouth, and Rhode Island all possessed a distinctively Puritan legal regime. Of course, there were differences among them—differences elaborated in this chapter. Unlike Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Rhode Island, for example, did not support its churches through taxation, and Plymouth tried, unsuccessfully, to do the same. Nonetheless, as in Massachusetts, the law of God was the foundation of New England law, was judicially enforced, and served to restrain the exercise of power by the strong against the weak. As in Massachusetts, debt collection was never the main stuff of adjudication; more important was building the infrastructure of the interior towns essential for civilized community living.Less
Like Massachusetts, the smaller New England colonies of Connecticut, New Haven, Plymouth, and Rhode Island all possessed a distinctively Puritan legal regime. Of course, there were differences among them—differences elaborated in this chapter. Unlike Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Rhode Island, for example, did not support its churches through taxation, and Plymouth tried, unsuccessfully, to do the same. Nonetheless, as in Massachusetts, the law of God was the foundation of New England law, was judicially enforced, and served to restrain the exercise of power by the strong against the weak. As in Massachusetts, debt collection was never the main stuff of adjudication; more important was building the infrastructure of the interior towns essential for civilized community living.
Francis J. Bremer
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300179132
- eISBN:
- 9780300188851
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300179132.003.0019
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century
This chapter outlines the end of the New Haven Colony. The New Haven committee which had been entrusted to deal with Connecticut responded quickly, claiming that they could not discuss the matter ...
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This chapter outlines the end of the New Haven Colony. The New Haven committee which had been entrusted to deal with Connecticut responded quickly, claiming that they could not discuss the matter because they had appealed to the king and would not dishonor him or prejudice their own position by discussing things in the meanwhile. They also asserted that in any case they could not dissolve their colony without the “express consent of the other colonies” with whom they were united. New Haven's negotiators wanted assurance that they would be able to maintain the church membership requirement for the franchise, but Connecticut would not budge from its traditional policy of not requiring any such requirement.Less
This chapter outlines the end of the New Haven Colony. The New Haven committee which had been entrusted to deal with Connecticut responded quickly, claiming that they could not discuss the matter because they had appealed to the king and would not dishonor him or prejudice their own position by discussing things in the meanwhile. They also asserted that in any case they could not dissolve their colony without the “express consent of the other colonies” with whom they were united. New Haven's negotiators wanted assurance that they would be able to maintain the church membership requirement for the franchise, but Connecticut would not budge from its traditional policy of not requiring any such requirement.
Mark A. Noll
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195151114
- eISBN:
- 9780199834532
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195151119.003.0013
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
The historic Calvinist churches that still enjoyed significant leadership in American public life thoroughly incorporated common sense and republican emphases into their theology. In general, these ...
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The historic Calvinist churches that still enjoyed significant leadership in American public life thoroughly incorporated common sense and republican emphases into their theology. In general, these theologians condemned the revolutions in France and were suspicious of the “infidel” Thomas Jefferson and his friend James Madison. American Calvinists were, however, not unified; their disputes grew from the different approaches they took to the problems of religious organization and national civilization posed by the new American nation.Less
The historic Calvinist churches that still enjoyed significant leadership in American public life thoroughly incorporated common sense and republican emphases into their theology. In general, these theologians condemned the revolutions in France and were suspicious of the “infidel” Thomas Jefferson and his friend James Madison. American Calvinists were, however, not unified; their disputes grew from the different approaches they took to the problems of religious organization and national civilization posed by the new American nation.
d'Aspremont Jean
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199696314
- eISBN:
- 9780191732201
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199696314.003.0004
- Subject:
- Law, Public International Law, Philosophy of Law
Following the same pattern as the previous chapter, this chapter explores the critiques of formal law-ascertainment first in general legal theory and then in the theory of international law. It ...
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Following the same pattern as the previous chapter, this chapter explores the critiques of formal law-ascertainment first in general legal theory and then in the theory of international law. It starts with the criticisms found in general legal theory, and draws in particular on modern natural law objections, those of legal realism, Dworkin’s famous attack on the source and social theses as well as the postmodern criticisms thereof. The chapter then turns to the contestations of formal law-ascertainment in the theory of the sources of international law. It especially draws on the remnants of substantive validity theory in international legal scholarship, the turn to pragmatism of international realism, the turn to instrumentalism of the New Haven School and those approaches to international law that are inspired by critical legal studies and deconstructivism in international law.Less
Following the same pattern as the previous chapter, this chapter explores the critiques of formal law-ascertainment first in general legal theory and then in the theory of international law. It starts with the criticisms found in general legal theory, and draws in particular on modern natural law objections, those of legal realism, Dworkin’s famous attack on the source and social theses as well as the postmodern criticisms thereof. The chapter then turns to the contestations of formal law-ascertainment in the theory of the sources of international law. It especially draws on the remnants of substantive validity theory in international legal scholarship, the turn to pragmatism of international realism, the turn to instrumentalism of the New Haven School and those approaches to international law that are inspired by critical legal studies and deconstructivism in international law.
Douglas A. Sweeney
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199756292
- eISBN:
- 9780199950379
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199756292.003.0011
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology
Yale’s Nathaniel William Taylor was the most controversial Edwardsian theologian of his era. He scandalized the country with his recontextualization of Edwards’s views of original sin, freedom of ...
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Yale’s Nathaniel William Taylor was the most controversial Edwardsian theologian of his era. He scandalized the country with his recontextualization of Edwards’s views of original sin, freedom of will, and regeneration. His New Haven Theology split the ranks of Connecticut Congregationalists, inciting strong reaction from conservatives led by Taylor’s rival, Bennet Tyler. It also yielded a schism in the Presbyterian Church. This chapter explains and assesses the nature of the controversy sparked by Taylor’s teaching, focusing closely on the debate between Taylorites and Tylerites (who founded a Pastoral Union, a Christian periodical, and a seminary in opposition to Taylor and Yale Divinity School). Revising older views of this dispute, which saw Taylor as a symbol of the decline of Edwardsian theology in America, the chapter interprets Taylor and the contest over Edwards as a sign of the vitality of Edwardsian divinity to the time of the Civil War.Less
Yale’s Nathaniel William Taylor was the most controversial Edwardsian theologian of his era. He scandalized the country with his recontextualization of Edwards’s views of original sin, freedom of will, and regeneration. His New Haven Theology split the ranks of Connecticut Congregationalists, inciting strong reaction from conservatives led by Taylor’s rival, Bennet Tyler. It also yielded a schism in the Presbyterian Church. This chapter explains and assesses the nature of the controversy sparked by Taylor’s teaching, focusing closely on the debate between Taylorites and Tylerites (who founded a Pastoral Union, a Christian periodical, and a seminary in opposition to Taylor and Yale Divinity School). Revising older views of this dispute, which saw Taylor as a symbol of the decline of Edwardsian theology in America, the chapter interprets Taylor and the contest over Edwards as a sign of the vitality of Edwardsian divinity to the time of the Civil War.
Francis J. Bremer
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300179132
- eISBN:
- 9780300188851
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300179132.003.0015
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century
This chapter examines how the settlers of New Haven and towns which joined with it had come to the region believing that their success in creating a godly kingdom would be matched by economic ...
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This chapter examines how the settlers of New Haven and towns which joined with it had come to the region believing that their success in creating a godly kingdom would be matched by economic prosperity. There were a number of things that led to such expectations, but those hopes proved false promises. While New Haven would never achieve the economic success that its leaders had counted on, in other ways John Davenport and Eaton were satisfied with their accomplishments. One of the features of judicial proceedings in New England that was explicitly drawn from Scripture was the requirement that there be two witnesses to a crime for a defendant to be convicted. Looking at the entire range of criminal cases, it is striking how few crimes marred the record of Davenport's godly kingdom.Less
This chapter examines how the settlers of New Haven and towns which joined with it had come to the region believing that their success in creating a godly kingdom would be matched by economic prosperity. There were a number of things that led to such expectations, but those hopes proved false promises. While New Haven would never achieve the economic success that its leaders had counted on, in other ways John Davenport and Eaton were satisfied with their accomplishments. One of the features of judicial proceedings in New England that was explicitly drawn from Scripture was the requirement that there be two witnesses to a crime for a defendant to be convicted. Looking at the entire range of criminal cases, it is striking how few crimes marred the record of Davenport's godly kingdom.
Sekou M. Franklin
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814789384
- eISBN:
- 9780814760611
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814789384.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
This chapter investigates the New Haven youth movement in the late 1980s. Fostered by a coalition of black college students and working-class youth, the New Haven youth movement coordinated an ...
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This chapter investigates the New Haven youth movement in the late 1980s. Fostered by a coalition of black college students and working-class youth, the New Haven youth movement coordinated an antiviolence/anticrime initiative designed to combat the burgeoning gun violence between rival street gangs, participated in a protest campaign for equitable public school funding, and mobilized black youth in support of grassroots electoral organizing campaigns. The movement underscored three characteristics of post-civil rights activism. First, it showed how young people can be catalysts for social change in urban municipalities plagued by decaying political machines and social stratification. Second, it demonstrated how young people can be valuable resources to persons who seek to challenge racial hierarchies and economic injustices in municipalities. Third, it identified the difficulties youth activists experience in sustaining resistance campaigns that challenge power structures, especially when allied with public officials and black leaders inclined toward institutional leveraging.Less
This chapter investigates the New Haven youth movement in the late 1980s. Fostered by a coalition of black college students and working-class youth, the New Haven youth movement coordinated an antiviolence/anticrime initiative designed to combat the burgeoning gun violence between rival street gangs, participated in a protest campaign for equitable public school funding, and mobilized black youth in support of grassroots electoral organizing campaigns. The movement underscored three characteristics of post-civil rights activism. First, it showed how young people can be catalysts for social change in urban municipalities plagued by decaying political machines and social stratification. Second, it demonstrated how young people can be valuable resources to persons who seek to challenge racial hierarchies and economic injustices in municipalities. Third, it identified the difficulties youth activists experience in sustaining resistance campaigns that challenge power structures, especially when allied with public officials and black leaders inclined toward institutional leveraging.
Paul C. Gutjahr
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199740420
- eISBN:
- 9780199894703
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199740420.003.0022
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
Chapter twenty-two addresses the key doctrine of imputation in terms of the Princeton faculty and their disputes over the doctrine with both Nathaniel Taylor (and his New Haven Theology) at Yale and ...
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Chapter twenty-two addresses the key doctrine of imputation in terms of the Princeton faculty and their disputes over the doctrine with both Nathaniel Taylor (and his New Haven Theology) at Yale and Moses Stuart at Andover. Princeton’s view stood against the rising popularity of the New Haven Theology and its influence on the revivalist theology found in the Second Great Awakening.Less
Chapter twenty-two addresses the key doctrine of imputation in terms of the Princeton faculty and their disputes over the doctrine with both Nathaniel Taylor (and his New Haven Theology) at Yale and Moses Stuart at Andover. Princeton’s view stood against the rising popularity of the New Haven Theology and its influence on the revivalist theology found in the Second Great Awakening.
Francis J. Bremer
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300179132
- eISBN:
- 9780300188851
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300179132.003.0017
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century
This chapter outlines how John Davenport regularly addressed his congregation on the meaning of English events, placing them in a millennial framework. Some of these may have been the sermons he ...
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This chapter outlines how John Davenport regularly addressed his congregation on the meaning of English events, placing them in a millennial framework. Some of these may have been the sermons he wrote about to Cotton. Some New Englanders did return home to assist more directly in the struggle to transform England. The connections that Davenport and other New Havenites maintained with old friends who had never left England and with colonial associates who had returned home helped the colonists to sift fact from rumor in the reports of the struggle going on in their native land. New Haven's efforts to carve out a settlement on the Delaware were viewed by some as a commentary on the economic failure of New Haven itself. Indeed, many of the friends of New England abroad recognized the hardships faced by colonists throughout the region.Less
This chapter outlines how John Davenport regularly addressed his congregation on the meaning of English events, placing them in a millennial framework. Some of these may have been the sermons he wrote about to Cotton. Some New Englanders did return home to assist more directly in the struggle to transform England. The connections that Davenport and other New Havenites maintained with old friends who had never left England and with colonial associates who had returned home helped the colonists to sift fact from rumor in the reports of the struggle going on in their native land. New Haven's efforts to carve out a settlement on the Delaware were viewed by some as a commentary on the economic failure of New Haven itself. Indeed, many of the friends of New England abroad recognized the hardships faced by colonists throughout the region.
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226542492
- eISBN:
- 9780226542515
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226542515.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, African-American History
In the early nineteenth century, African Americans' access to primary and religious instruction expanded, with few exceptions. However, higher education remained beyond reach. Most high schools and ...
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In the early nineteenth century, African Americans' access to primary and religious instruction expanded, with few exceptions. However, higher education remained beyond reach. Most high schools and academies would not accept black students, even when they secured the preparation necessary for advanced study. Hoping to empower black people to access higher education independently, an interracial abolitionist alliance launched a movement in 1831. The alliance wanted to build the nation's first “African” college, and the campaign was spearheaded by Peter Williams, a black minister from New York, and Simeon Jocelyn, a white minister from New Haven. As they discussed the college in New Haven, African Americans in New York pursued a similar objective. Of all northern states in the antebellum period, Connecticut was the most hostile to both abolition and African American education. Yet New Haven's racism and anti-abolitionism were striking.Less
In the early nineteenth century, African Americans' access to primary and religious instruction expanded, with few exceptions. However, higher education remained beyond reach. Most high schools and academies would not accept black students, even when they secured the preparation necessary for advanced study. Hoping to empower black people to access higher education independently, an interracial abolitionist alliance launched a movement in 1831. The alliance wanted to build the nation's first “African” college, and the campaign was spearheaded by Peter Williams, a black minister from New York, and Simeon Jocelyn, a white minister from New Haven. As they discussed the college in New Haven, African Americans in New York pursued a similar objective. Of all northern states in the antebellum period, Connecticut was the most hostile to both abolition and African American education. Yet New Haven's racism and anti-abolitionism were striking.
Francis J. Bremer
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300179132
- eISBN:
- 9780300188851
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300179132.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century
This book discusses John Davenport, cofounder of the colony of New Haven, who has been neglected in studies that view early New England primarily from a Massachusetts viewpoint. It restores the ...
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This book discusses John Davenport, cofounder of the colony of New Haven, who has been neglected in studies that view early New England primarily from a Massachusetts viewpoint. It restores the importance of clergyman by examining his crucial role as an advocate for religious reform in England and the Netherlands before his emigration, his engagement with an international community of scholars and clergy, and his significant contributions to colonial America. The author shows that Davenport was in many ways a remarkably progressive leader for his time, with a strong commitment to education for both women and men, a vibrant interest in new science, and a dedication to upholding democratic principles in churches at a time when many other Puritan clergymen were emphasizing the power of their office above all else. This biography of an important figure in New England history provides a unique perspective on the seventeenth-century transatlantic Puritan movement.Less
This book discusses John Davenport, cofounder of the colony of New Haven, who has been neglected in studies that view early New England primarily from a Massachusetts viewpoint. It restores the importance of clergyman by examining his crucial role as an advocate for religious reform in England and the Netherlands before his emigration, his engagement with an international community of scholars and clergy, and his significant contributions to colonial America. The author shows that Davenport was in many ways a remarkably progressive leader for his time, with a strong commitment to education for both women and men, a vibrant interest in new science, and a dedication to upholding democratic principles in churches at a time when many other Puritan clergymen were emphasizing the power of their office above all else. This biography of an important figure in New England history provides a unique perspective on the seventeenth-century transatlantic Puritan movement.
Gerard N. Burrow
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300092073
- eISBN:
- 9780300132885
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300092073.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Education
This book tells the story of the Yale University School of Medicine, tracing its history from its origins in 1810, when it had four professors and 37 students, to its present status as one of the ...
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This book tells the story of the Yale University School of Medicine, tracing its history from its origins in 1810, when it had four professors and 37 students, to its present status as one of the world's outstanding medical schools. It focuses on the important relationship of the medical school to the university, which has long operated under the precept that one should heal the body as well as the soul. The book recounts events surrounding the beginnings of the medical school, the very perilous times it experienced in the middle-and late-19th century, and its revitalization, rapid growth, and evolution throughout the 20th century. It describes the colorful individuals involved with the school and shows how social upheavals, including wars, the Depression, boom periods, social activism, and the like, affected the school. The picture it paints is that of an institution that was at times unmanageable and underfunded, that often had troubled relationships with the New Haven community and its major hospital, but that managed to triumph over these difficulties and flourish. Today Yale University School of Medicine is a center for excellence. The book draws on the themes recurrent in its rich past to offer suggestions about its future.Less
This book tells the story of the Yale University School of Medicine, tracing its history from its origins in 1810, when it had four professors and 37 students, to its present status as one of the world's outstanding medical schools. It focuses on the important relationship of the medical school to the university, which has long operated under the precept that one should heal the body as well as the soul. The book recounts events surrounding the beginnings of the medical school, the very perilous times it experienced in the middle-and late-19th century, and its revitalization, rapid growth, and evolution throughout the 20th century. It describes the colorful individuals involved with the school and shows how social upheavals, including wars, the Depression, boom periods, social activism, and the like, affected the school. The picture it paints is that of an institution that was at times unmanageable and underfunded, that often had troubled relationships with the New Haven community and its major hospital, but that managed to triumph over these difficulties and flourish. Today Yale University School of Medicine is a center for excellence. The book draws on the themes recurrent in its rich past to offer suggestions about its future.
C. Michael Henry (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300095418
- eISBN:
- 9780300129847
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300095418.003.0036
- Subject:
- Political Science, Political Theory
This chapter introduces a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) model to demonstrate how positive policy interventions alleviate inner-city poverty and racial economic inequality. Data for inner-city New ...
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This chapter introduces a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) model to demonstrate how positive policy interventions alleviate inner-city poverty and racial economic inequality. Data for inner-city New Haven are applied to the SAM model to determine the economic impact of skill endowment of inner-city labor coupled with annual procurement of government contracts.Less
This chapter introduces a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) model to demonstrate how positive policy interventions alleviate inner-city poverty and racial economic inequality. Data for inner-city New Haven are applied to the SAM model to determine the economic impact of skill endowment of inner-city labor coupled with annual procurement of government contracts.
Paul C. Gutjahr
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199740420
- eISBN:
- 9780199894703
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199740420.003.0014
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
Chapter Fourteen surveys the diverse theological landscape of the New England in the period after the American Revolution. Special attention is paid to the developing theologies of Harvard, Yale and ...
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Chapter Fourteen surveys the diverse theological landscape of the New England in the period after the American Revolution. Special attention is paid to the developing theologies of Harvard, Yale and Andover. Calvinism was fracturing during this time, and Hodge while traveling to Boston with his friend Benjamin Wisner met many of the important theologians involved in debates surrounding these breaks. He was particularly impressed by Moses Stuart of Andover.Less
Chapter Fourteen surveys the diverse theological landscape of the New England in the period after the American Revolution. Special attention is paid to the developing theologies of Harvard, Yale and Andover. Calvinism was fracturing during this time, and Hodge while traveling to Boston with his friend Benjamin Wisner met many of the important theologians involved in debates surrounding these breaks. He was particularly impressed by Moses Stuart of Andover.
Paul C. Gutjahr
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199740420
- eISBN:
- 9780199894703
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199740420.003.0053
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
Chapter fifty-three examines Hodge’s opposition to the reunion of the Old and New Schools of Presbyterianism just a few years later. Henry Boyton Smith of Union Seminary led the New School movement ...
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Chapter fifty-three examines Hodge’s opposition to the reunion of the Old and New Schools of Presbyterianism just a few years later. Henry Boyton Smith of Union Seminary led the New School movement for reunion. Hodge wished such a reunion to come, but only when it was based on theological agreements that he did not believe yet existed. He feared that a premature reunion would simply set the stage for a re-enactment of the Schism of 1837.Less
Chapter fifty-three examines Hodge’s opposition to the reunion of the Old and New Schools of Presbyterianism just a few years later. Henry Boyton Smith of Union Seminary led the New School movement for reunion. Hodge wished such a reunion to come, but only when it was based on theological agreements that he did not believe yet existed. He feared that a premature reunion would simply set the stage for a re-enactment of the Schism of 1837.
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226542492
- eISBN:
- 9780226542515
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226542515.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, African-American History
On April 13, 1827, the African Improvement Society (AIS), a new association dedicated to elevating black people's “moral, intellectual, and religious condition,” was inaugurated in New Haven's North ...
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On April 13, 1827, the African Improvement Society (AIS), a new association dedicated to elevating black people's “moral, intellectual, and religious condition,” was inaugurated in New Haven's North Church. The AIS was made up largely of whites who opposed slavery and championed colonization, and its mission was to uplift people of color. Yet its founders doubted black people's moral and mental capacity. Prior to the late 1820s, whites in New Haven were largely tolerant of African Americans' literary and religious instruction. As radical abolition eclipsed colonization, however, educators began to affirm the African Americans' place in the polity rather than have them deported. In order to understand why white tolerance for black schooling deteriorated in New England around 1830, it is useful to listen to Aristides, the most vocal opponent of the AIS in New Haven. His arguments — his conception of education as a zero-sum game, his conflation of black improvement with citizenship, and his contention that uplift would thwart black removal — would soon become mantras in white diatribes against black schooling.Less
On April 13, 1827, the African Improvement Society (AIS), a new association dedicated to elevating black people's “moral, intellectual, and religious condition,” was inaugurated in New Haven's North Church. The AIS was made up largely of whites who opposed slavery and championed colonization, and its mission was to uplift people of color. Yet its founders doubted black people's moral and mental capacity. Prior to the late 1820s, whites in New Haven were largely tolerant of African Americans' literary and religious instruction. As radical abolition eclipsed colonization, however, educators began to affirm the African Americans' place in the polity rather than have them deported. In order to understand why white tolerance for black schooling deteriorated in New England around 1830, it is useful to listen to Aristides, the most vocal opponent of the AIS in New Haven. His arguments — his conception of education as a zero-sum game, his conflation of black improvement with citizenship, and his contention that uplift would thwart black removal — would soon become mantras in white diatribes against black schooling.
Francis J. Bremer
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300179132
- eISBN:
- 9780300188851
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300179132.003.0014
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century
This chapter explains how John Davenport and his fellow leaders expected the heads of New Haven's households to teach civic responsibility and to regulate the behavior of those under their care. ...
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This chapter explains how John Davenport and his fellow leaders expected the heads of New Haven's households to teach civic responsibility and to regulate the behavior of those under their care. Davenport's vision for New Haven included a well-educated citizenry. As a member of the Hartlib Circle, he had engaged in discussions on the connection of educational reform as part of the overall effort to reform society. Davenport's interest in education did not end with the creation of the town grammar school. The economic struggles of New Haven thwarted his efforts to establish a Comenian-style university in the region. Davenport had been impressed with the Moravian's educational program when he first encountered the ideas in England, and had hoped to establish such a college in New Haven from the early days of the colony.Less
This chapter explains how John Davenport and his fellow leaders expected the heads of New Haven's households to teach civic responsibility and to regulate the behavior of those under their care. Davenport's vision for New Haven included a well-educated citizenry. As a member of the Hartlib Circle, he had engaged in discussions on the connection of educational reform as part of the overall effort to reform society. Davenport's interest in education did not end with the creation of the town grammar school. The economic struggles of New Haven thwarted his efforts to establish a Comenian-style university in the region. Davenport had been impressed with the Moravian's educational program when he first encountered the ideas in England, and had hoped to establish such a college in New Haven from the early days of the colony.
David A. Carlson
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- January 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780300117592
- eISBN:
- 9780300210804
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300117592.003.0004
- Subject:
- Psychology, Clinical Child Psychology / School Psychology
This chapter examines the institutional history of the Yale Longitudinal Study (YLS) within its regional intellectual and disciplinary context. In particular, it looks at the so-called “New ...
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This chapter examines the institutional history of the Yale Longitudinal Study (YLS) within its regional intellectual and disciplinary context. In particular, it looks at the so-called “New Haven-Stockbridge Group,” represented by the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and the Western New England Psychoanalytic Society in New Haven, Connecticut. The chapter focuses on a network of behavioral and social scientists with orientation in psychoanalysis, including John Dollard, Erik Erikson, Anna Freud, Jules Coleman, and August B. Hollingshead. These figures are located in a professional landscape that includes the New York Psychoanalytic Institute, the Austen Riggs Center, and New Haven's Western New England Institute for Psychoanalysis.Less
This chapter examines the institutional history of the Yale Longitudinal Study (YLS) within its regional intellectual and disciplinary context. In particular, it looks at the so-called “New Haven-Stockbridge Group,” represented by the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and the Western New England Psychoanalytic Society in New Haven, Connecticut. The chapter focuses on a network of behavioral and social scientists with orientation in psychoanalysis, including John Dollard, Erik Erikson, Anna Freud, Jules Coleman, and August B. Hollingshead. These figures are located in a professional landscape that includes the New York Psychoanalytic Institute, the Austen Riggs Center, and New Haven's Western New England Institute for Psychoanalysis.
Ava Chamberlain
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814723722
- eISBN:
- 9780814723739
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814723722.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century
This chapter considers the factors that may have led Elizabeth Tuttle's father, William Tuttle, to leave his ancestral home in the English Midlands and migrate with his puritan family to the New ...
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This chapter considers the factors that may have led Elizabeth Tuttle's father, William Tuttle, to leave his ancestral home in the English Midlands and migrate with his puritan family to the New Haven colony. The ship that transported the Tuttle family to the New World was the Planter. The Tuttle clan was the largest family company on the Planter and one of the largest extended families to emigrate as a group in 1635. Once they were in New Haven, the Tuttles' economic fortunes rapidly improved, with William Tuttle deciding to engage in trade. Elizabeth Tuttle was born into a large and prosperous puritan household. She received the sacrament in November 1645.Less
This chapter considers the factors that may have led Elizabeth Tuttle's father, William Tuttle, to leave his ancestral home in the English Midlands and migrate with his puritan family to the New Haven colony. The ship that transported the Tuttle family to the New World was the Planter. The Tuttle clan was the largest family company on the Planter and one of the largest extended families to emigrate as a group in 1635. Once they were in New Haven, the Tuttles' economic fortunes rapidly improved, with William Tuttle deciding to engage in trade. Elizabeth Tuttle was born into a large and prosperous puritan household. She received the sacrament in November 1645.
Anthony T. Kronman (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300095647
- eISBN:
- 9780300128765
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300095647.001.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Legal History
The entity that became the Yale Law School started life early in the nineteenth century as a proprietary school, operated as a sideline by a couple of New Haven lawyers. The New Haven school ...
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The entity that became the Yale Law School started life early in the nineteenth century as a proprietary school, operated as a sideline by a couple of New Haven lawyers. The New Haven school affiliated with Yale in the 1820s, but it remained so frail that in 1845 and again in 1869 the University seriously considered closing it down. From these humble origins, the Yale Law School went on to become the most influential of American law schools. In the later nineteenth century the School instigated the multidisciplinary approach to law that has subsequently won nearly universal acceptance. In the 1930s the Yale Law School became the center of the jurisprudential movement known as legal realism, which has ever since shaped American law. In the second half of the twentieth century, Yale brought the study of constitutional and international law to prominence, overcoming the emphasis on private law that had dominated American law schools. By the end of the twentieth century, Yale was widely acknowledged as the nation's leading law school. The chapters in this collection trace these notable developments. They originated as a lecture series convened to commemorate the tercentenary of Yale University. A group of scholars assembled to explore the history of the School from the earliest days down to modern times. The book preserves the format of the original lectures, supported with full scholarly citations.Less
The entity that became the Yale Law School started life early in the nineteenth century as a proprietary school, operated as a sideline by a couple of New Haven lawyers. The New Haven school affiliated with Yale in the 1820s, but it remained so frail that in 1845 and again in 1869 the University seriously considered closing it down. From these humble origins, the Yale Law School went on to become the most influential of American law schools. In the later nineteenth century the School instigated the multidisciplinary approach to law that has subsequently won nearly universal acceptance. In the 1930s the Yale Law School became the center of the jurisprudential movement known as legal realism, which has ever since shaped American law. In the second half of the twentieth century, Yale brought the study of constitutional and international law to prominence, overcoming the emphasis on private law that had dominated American law schools. By the end of the twentieth century, Yale was widely acknowledged as the nation's leading law school. The chapters in this collection trace these notable developments. They originated as a lecture series convened to commemorate the tercentenary of Yale University. A group of scholars assembled to explore the history of the School from the earliest days down to modern times. The book preserves the format of the original lectures, supported with full scholarly citations.
