Elim: A Chicago Christian School and Life-Training Center for the Disabled (Historical Series of the Reformed Church in America) - Hardcover

Swierenga, Author Robert P

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802829643 ISBN 13: 9780802829641

Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005

Synopsis

Founded in 1948 by the Dutch Reformed community of Chicago, Elim Christian School (recently renamed Elim Christian Services) was the first Reformed school to serve those with developmental and physical limitations. Since its inception, this unique institution has been an oasis in the desert of disability for more than 5,000 persons, ages three to sixty-five. Elim remains the only Reformed residential school in North America for special needs children, while its workshop, Oasis Enterprises, trains and employs nearly two hundred adults after they have aged out of school. The first book to recount the history of this special place from its beginning in a church basement through its rise to national prominence, Robert Swierengas Elim provides an in-depth look at special education and the impact of public policy on faith-based institutions in America. Nearly 200 photographs and illustrations bring to life the story of this remarkable, inspiring community.

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About the Author

Robert P. Swierenga is Albertus C. Van Raalte Research Professor of History at the A.C. Van Raalte Institute, Hope College, Holland, Michigan. A specialist in Dutch immigration history, Swierenga was knighted in 2000 by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Edition details

• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0802829643
• ISBN 13: 9780802829641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 348