Seton Hall University: A History, 1856-2006

Founded in 1856 by Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley of Newark, Seton Hall University has played a large part in New Jersey and American Catholic life for nearly two centuries. From its modest beginnings as a small college and seminary to its present position as a major national university, it has always sought to provide “a home for the mind, the heart, and the spirit.”

In this vivid and elegantly written history, Dermot Quinn examines how Seton Hall was able to develop as an institution while...