I suspect the history of the Wren Chapel is contained, at least
in part, in the recent history of the College of William and
Mary.
Ed Bond
>
> Numerous people have written about this building, suggesting
> that we need to be careful to preserve and respect its
> history. To evaluate that claim, it would be useful to know
> just what its history *is*.
>
> Absent that information, the best we can do is to make
> assumptions. But when we argue from unfounded assumptions, we
> enter into a rather detached realm of conjecture. Its an easy
> move, and one made by various participants in this
> conversation, to begin with assumptions, and then to wind up
> treating those assumptions as gospel truth later in the
> discussion.
>
> Does anyone know the history of Wren Chapel? Can anyone
> summarize it for the rest of us?
>
> Until we have an answer to this fundamental question, we
> simply are in no position to evaluate the suggestion that we
> should honor the building's history.
>
> All best,
> Kevin
> Kevin R. Hardwick, Ph.D.
> Department of History
> James Madison University
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