As the South reels following the Civil War, a group of survivors unite to rebuild a school in Tennessee. Over the next twenty years, they will navigate Reconstruction politics and social upheaval to found the University of the South. Told from eight perspectives—freed slaves, Confederate veterans, widows, students—These Hallowed Halls is an epic saga about building a university that has lasted for generations. Founded in 1860 by Episcopal Clergy, the school's mission of providing an education to Southern elites is destroyed along with the rest of planter society in the ensuing war. The Confederate veterans who seek to rebuild must struggle against their fellow soldiers who wish to turn the school into a Southern West Point. Meanwhile, the freed slaves struggle to maintain their newfound rights against the Old South as they help rebuild. Widows seek a second chance at life by running boarding houses while students come to grips with impact war has brought on their parents. Between them all they must discover a new identity that does not involve slavery. Set during one of the most turbulent times in American history, These Hallowed Halls is a work of historical fiction set in Reconstruction South.

Since Louisiana is the only state in the union to organize itself through parishes and not counties, it should come as no surprise that its places of worship are pillars of its communities. The Big Easy is no exception. From New Orleans to the Northshore, stately churches, grand cathedrals and rustic chapels act as reliquaries and safeguards of community history and strength. The stories of their builders, architects and leaders exemplify development and the immigrant experience in Louisiana. Their parishioners embody the diverse and personal meanings of faith and devotion. Join Deborah Burst as she explores the rich history of churches of New Orleans.

This book contains a series of review chapters from the world's leaders in herpesvirus research. It is designed as a tribute to the famous virologist Prof Bernard Roizman. Former trainees of Prof Roizman were invited to contribute to this volume. The chapters cover all eight of the human herpesviruses, and the topics discussed span the past six decades of this exciting research field.

"Maybe I was wrong to sign that contract." Joy couldn't stop the quiver in her voice. "Working with you after all we've been through is more difficult than I imagined." She turned to walk across the grass to her car."No. Joy," Zack called after her. "Don't let him win now." He said it with enough force to stall her steps for a moment, but she kept going."Joy? You really slapped him?"She knew he was attempting to tease her out of her mood, but didn't he realize how angry she was with him? How disappointed?"That proves you can fight back," Zack said. "Don't let him get to you again.""You already managed that," she said. "Last year, when you broke our engagement." She raised a hand in a wave without looking back."You can't run away every time something goes wrong." His voice echoed across the lawn.That made her mad. She looked up at the stars, wishing she lived on one of them. "You ran last year, Zack, not me. I merely left." "You know those monsters you keep talking about?" he asked. "You're going to have to face them someday, or they'll always follow you."She pulled her keys from the pocket of her lab coat and hit unlock, listening to Zack's soft footsteps coming toward her across the grass.When Dr. Joy Gilbert is fired from a lucrative position in the city, she returns to her quiet riverside hometown of Juliet to find her ex-boss's fifteen-year-old daughter popping out of the backseat of the car, announcing that she will not return home to her divorced, embattled parents in the wake of her brother's death. Joy's former fiance, Zack, is still single, and amazingly glad to see her back, even though he was the one who broke their engagement. Her mother is sick, out of work for the first time in her life, and trying to support herself and a menagerie of abandoned animals without electricity. Joy manages the new challenges in her life with determination until she discovers how difficult it is to work for the man she still loves. Even if he is still the old Zack, even if he does still care, can she trust him with her whole heart again? While struggling to convince her former employer that she will not return to work for him, she discovers that his daughter, Tressa, has had fainting spells that worsen over time.Can Joy and Zack overcome their issues and painful secrets from the past in time to save Tressa's life?Visit the small town of Juliet, Missouri, in the first book in the Hallowed Halls Series, where small town charm, medicine and romantic drama intersperse with a touch of humor to keep you coming back for more.

How do I get out of here? So begins John Dillenberger's account of his journey from a small Illinois farm overlooking the Mississippi to Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, Drew, San Francisco Theological Seminary, and ultimately the presidencies of the Graduate Theological Union and Hartford Seminary. Along the way, he served as a colleague of such notable scholars as Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich. From Fallow Fields to Hallowed Halls is at once an account of the unfolding of a life and a picture of academic and cultural religious currents of the twentieth century. John Dillenberger was shaped by the times that he also shaped at critical junctures.

From haunted libraries to doomed dorms, journalist Matthew L. Swayne has scoured the country for the creepiest ghost encounters at our bastions of higher education. This guide explores the strangest and most enduring stories, complete with first-hand accounts from ghost hunters and the tales behind the hauntings as theyve been handed down through the generations.