Publication Date
2018
Abstract
This address, delivered at the Chautauqua Institution Hall of Philosophy on July 20, 2018, reviews the life of John Heyl Vincent (1832-1920) and his relationship to the Chautauqua Institution. Vincent was an American Methodist clergyman and bishop and a leading figure in the Sunday School movement. In 1874 Vincent and businessman Lewis Miller (1829-1899) established an innovative, trans-denominational Sunday School teachers’ training event on the shores of Lake Chautauqua in southwestern New York state. Under the leadership of Vincent and Miller, that event developed into the Chautauqua Institution: an annual summer-long celebration of the arts, religion, education, and recreation, and reading circles that meet in many locations throughout the year.
Document Type
Article
Keywords
biography, adult education, religious education, Life-long learning, Sunday School movement, Methodist clergy, Methodist bishop, Civil War, Chautauqua
Disciplines
Adult and Continuing Education | American Popular Culture | Cultural History | History of Religion | Liberal Studies | Religious Education | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion | Rhetoric | Social History | United States History
Rights
(c) 2018 Timothy S. G. Binkley
Language
English
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Recommended Citation
Binkley, Timothy S., "John H. Vincent: The Other Co-founder of Chautauqua" (2018). Bridwell Library Research. 9.
https://scholar.smu.edu/libraries_bridwell_research/9
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