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the discussions. ...There are two startling exceptions to the generalization about the contribution of the university people. These exceptions are the scientists. The most exquisite statement of what the process of education should be is not to be found amid the majestic vivacity of the humanists but in the conversational, almost casual speech by
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Dr. Pollard, the Chairman, added: "The purpose of this seminar is to examine and identify in a fundamental fashion the peculiar characteristics of the educational processes and objectives which constitute the Christian idea of education. The emphasis will not be on religious perspectives in teaching,
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The formal addresses by the university professors are, by and large, re-enactments of the ritual of Loving One's Subject. They are eloquent pleas, on behalf of this, that or the other discipline, for a greater share in the students' time. Most of the real moments of constructive excitement come in
664:, the Rev. William G. Pollard. Their utterances explain why it has been, of all things, the dramatic demands of science on the high-school curricula that have, after thirty-five years of stagnation, at last produced the beginnings of a new humanism in American education. 584:. According to West, "These contributors are so excellent, the thinking on so high a level, that any intelligent reader will be excited. The Christian position has never been better stated." Pollard and 1212: 1222: 605: 1187: 271:(ORINS). He was its executive director until 1974. He was ordained as a priest in 1954. He authored and co-authored a significant amount of material in the areas of 1217: 727:
Atomic energy and southern science; the impact of the Nation's atomic energy program on the development of science and technology in the South since 1946
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The Hebrew Iliad : the history of the rise of Israel under Saul and David : written during the reign of Solomon probably by the priest Ahimaaz
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nor on the problems of the Christian teacher, but will rather be concerned with education in its entirety from a Christian viewpoint.
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In 1944 under the cover of Columbia University's Special Alloys and Metals Laboratory, he was asked to join the
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found in books, book chapters, and journal articles. He was sometimes referred to as the "atomic deacon".
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Modern Canterbury Pilgrims: The Story of Twenty-three Converts and why They Chose the Anglican Communion
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The Frontiers of Science & Faith: Examining Questions from the Big Bang to the End of the Universe
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Transcendence and providence : reflections of a physicist and priest
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Chance and providence: God's action in a world governed by scientific law
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during Roosevelt's 1955 visit to the Oak Ridge cancer research hospital
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The Moral Implications of Energy: Its Production, Distribution and Use
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Protestant, Catholic, Jew: An Essay in American Religious Sociology
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Science, Faith, and Revelation: An Approach to Christian Philosophy
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Schools and Scholarship: The Christian Idea of Education: Part 2
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Schools and Scholarship: The Christian Idea of Education: Part 2
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co-edited the results of this seminary, which were published as
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On the Theory of Beta-Ray Type of Radio-active Disintegration
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On the Theory of Beta-Ray Type of Radio-active Disintegration
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Physicist and Christian: A Dialogue Between the Communities
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attended along with several reporters and photographers.
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in 1934 and 1935, respectively. His thesis was entitled
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The Christian idea of education: papers and discussions
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The Christian idea of education: papers and discussions
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The Christian idea of education: papers and discussions
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The Christian idea of education: papers and discussions
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for Eric Rust), Bob E. Patterson, Eric Charles Rust,
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seminar held in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of
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Numerous scientists and employees from 343:(center) watch as a nurse demonstrates a 1223:Fellows of the American Physical Society 1188:20th-century American Episcopal priests 876: 815:, 1981, (published as special issue of 643:, co-edited with Edmund Fuller (1962), 935: 933: 931: 929: 662:Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies 555:layman and then professor emeritus of 393:Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies 269:Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies 7: 980:The Frontiers of Science & Faith 503:Mediations on the Gospel of St. John 1043:"The Word in Education", Review of 917:Biography Index H.W. Wilson Company 471:Fiftieth anniversary of Kent School 1218:Writers about religion and science 14: 1099:article, Monday, August 26, 1957 1083:Oak Ridge Associated Universities 739:Science and faith: twin mysteries 732:Oak Ridge Associated Universities 110:Oak Ridge Associated Universities 1193:People from Oak Ridge, Tennessee 1113:article, Monday, January 7, 1952 958:Divine Action and Modern Science 890:, Section: GN, Page 22, 79 words 497:, a Canon of New York Cathedral 461:Divine Action and Modern Science 405:relation of religion and science 222:Episcopal Church (United States) 1208:University of Tennessee faculty 485:The Christian Idea of Education 135: 1198:University of Tennessee alumni 1149:, February 6, 1954, p. 37 1133:The New York Times Book Review 1127:article, Monday, June 18, 1951 1020:The New York Times Book Review 907:article, Monday, June 18, 1951 822:"The Faith of a Physicist" in 783:, Vol/Issue: 64:5, 1976 Jan 01 16:American physicist (1911-1989) 1: 752:U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 248:(1911–1989) was an American 75:1989 (aged 77–78) 1162:University of Chicago Press 798:University of Toronto Press 789:Religion and the University 610:American Journal of Physics 1239: 991:, 199 pages, pp. 39, 78-79 465:Cambridge University Press 403:Pollard's position on the 373:Pupin Physics Laboratories 367:. He initially worked at 886:, June 23, 1974, Sunday, 246:William Grosvenor Pollard 239: 235: 196: 192: 188: 145: 50:William Grosvenor Pollard 33: 1152:Pollard gets mention in 520:Cry, The Beloved Country 884:"Oak Ridge Post Filled" 839:, Monday, May. 28, 1956 764:Scottish Academic Press 692:Charles Scribner's Sons 487:. According to acting 355:. He did research on a 309:University of Tennessee 265:University of Tennessee 167:University of Tennessee 115:Physicist and Christian 87:University of Tennessee 1203:Rice University alumni 1104:Lessons from Oak Ridge 666: 635: 348: 1141:A Deacon at Oak Ridge 1008:Yale University Press 941:A Deacon at Oak Ridge 747:The mystery of matter 649: 645:Yale University Press 630: 626:Yale University Press 594:Yale University Press 453:quantum indeterminacy 413:quantum indeterminacy 359:extraction method of 338: 201:Ecclesiastical career 557:Princeton University 549:John Courtney Murray 507:Princeton University 443:Continuing influence 433:E. T. Whittaker 317:Doctor of Philosophy 293:Knoxville, Tennessee 277:Science and Religion 1079:The Founder of ORAU 921:H.W. Wilson Company 499:St. John the Divine 383:He was ordained on 369:Columbia University 339:Pollard (left) and 1143:", Daniel Lang, 943:", Daniel Lang, 831:Review of book in 781:American Scientist 742:, T. Nelson (1970) 712:; 2nd pub. 1964), 710:1st published 1961 658:executive director 568:Harvard University 541:Massey H. Shepherd 515:E. Harris Harbison 421:J. J. Thomson 349: 28:William G. Pollard 837:Travelers at Home 792:(1964) Edited by 721: 699: 620:, co-edited with 572:Georges Florovsky 357:gaseous diffusion 353:Manhattan Project 345:radiation counter 341:Eleanor Roosevelt 331:Manhattan Project 289:Batavia, New York 243: 242: 147:Scientific career 105:Gaseous diffusion 64:Batavia, New York 1230: 1090:Find the Balance 1056: 1041: 1035: 1029: 1023: 1016: 1010: 998: 992: 976: 970: 969:, pp. xv, 94-125 954: 948: 937: 924: 914: 908: 897: 891: 881: 794:Jaroslav Pelikan 717: 695: 582:Reinhold Niebuhr 566:priest and then 564:Russian Orthodox 560:Jacques Maritain 305:Bachelor of Arts 301:Unitarian Church 184: 139: 137: 60: 58: 38: 19: 1238: 1237: 1233: 1232: 1231: 1229: 1228: 1227: 1168: 1167: 1065: 1063:Further reading 1060: 1059: 1055:, Sept. 9, 1962 1042: 1038: 1030: 1026: 1017: 1013: 999: 995: 977: 973: 955: 951: 938: 927: 915: 911: 898: 894: 882: 878: 873: 811:, Published by 809:Thomas J. Reese 688:Faber and Faber 602: 600:Published works 531:, Professor of 473: 459:. 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The Reverend

Batavia, New York
University of Tennessee
Rice University
Gaseous diffusion
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Physicist and Christian
Nuclear physics
University of Tennessee
Thesis
Anglican
Episcopal Church (United States)
physicist
Episcopal
priest
physics
University of Tennessee
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
Christianity
Science and Religion
Batavia, New York
Knoxville, Tennessee
Episcopal
Unitarian Church
Bachelor of Arts
University of Tennessee
Master of Arts
Doctor of Philosophy
Rice University

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