THE WACKERITES: A )FIRMLY TONGUE$IN$CHEEK ETHNOGRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF A NORTH CAROLINA SECT

Every anecdote concluded with the student giving an account of a successful academic career and Grant's receipt of the only thing he demanded in payment: a school mug from the place of their employment, which he displayed prominently in his office like trophies. A now legendary story at Duke Un...

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Published inFides et historia Vol. 47; no. 2; p. 103
Main Author Bowler, Kate
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Terre Haute The Conference on Faith and History 01.07.2015
Subjects
Archives & records
Exegesis & hermeneutics
History
Religion
Theological schools
Tongue
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Summary:Every anecdote concluded with the student giving an account of a successful academic career and Grant's receipt of the only thing he demanded in payment: a school mug from the place of their employment, which he displayed prominently in his office like trophies. A now legendary story at Duke University was of a Wackerite demanding to meet with the highest levels of the graduate school administration to contest her grade. Why would the author spend a decade studying a man who was (here Grant paused sheepishly) "sort of a jerk?" It was a perfect Grant moment. For Grant and many Wackerites after him, the work did not need to redeem its subjects, but must always try to explore the heights and depths of human potential that might yet bear a little meaning into the future.
ISSN:0884-5379