Founded explicitly in reaction to the " prevailing model of East Coast, Ivy League education ," the college's lack of varsity athletics, fraternities, and exclusive social clubs – as well as its coeducational, nonsectarian, and egalitarian status – gave way to an intensely academic and intellectual college whose purpose was to devote itself to " the life of the mind ," that life being understood primarily as the academic life.

Founded in 1945 as the Christian People's Party, the Flemish Christian Democrats ( CD & V ) dominated politics in post-war Belgium.

Founded by Michel Aflaq, a Syrian Christian, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, a Syrian Sunni, and Zaki al-Arsuzi, a alawite, the

Founded in the 3rd century CE by Plotinus, The Neoplatonist tradition has clear echoes in the Zohar, as indeed in many forms of mystical spirituality, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim.

Founded in 1924, Harding University, a private, higher-academic, Christian university affiliated with the Churches of Christ, has its main campus in Searcy.

Founded in 1892, Eastern Christian High School serves over 700 students in four separate school facilities covering preschool through 12th grade.

Hillside Christian Academy 1650 Centennial Road, Mifflinburg, PA 17844-0178 Founded in 1976 the school offers a k-12 curriculum.

In January 1543, Bucer began work on a major document for von Wied, Einfältiges Bedenken, worauf eine christliche, im Worte Gottes gegründete Reformation ... anzurichten sei ( Simple Consideration Concerning the Establishment of a Christian Reformation Founded upon God's Word ).

Founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Iona College is a private, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of American Catholic higher education.

According to their website, " Founded in 1987 by an interfaith coalition of laity and clergy, the Institute for Christian & Jewish Studies offers a variety of educational programs that highlight the distinctiveness of the Jewish and Christian traditions and confront the dangerous misunderstandings that have evolved in our two communities.

Founded in 1986, Greenville trains men for Christian ministry using a curriculum with a focus on the biblical languages, expository preaching, and an emphasis on Reformed Christian heritage.

Founded in 1963, its members were Abilene Christian College ( now Abilene Christian University ; departed 1973 for NCAA Division II, but will move to Division I and rejoin the Southland effective 2013 ), Arkansas State College ( now Arkansas State University ; departed 1987, now a member of the Sun Belt Conference ), Arlington State College ( now The University of Texas at Arlington, which joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2012 and will move to the Sun Belt in 2013 ), Lamar State College of Technology ( now Lamar University, left in 1987 and re-joined in 1999 ; the only founding school that is currently a member ), and Trinity University ( departed 1971, now participating in NCAA Division III ).

* Passion Conferences Founded by Louie Giglio to provide annual gathering of Christian students

Founded in 1927, BLC is a Christian coeducational college operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of Protestantism.

Founded in its present form in 1999 ; it grew out of a cross-party advocacy group known as the Movement for Christian Democracy.

Founded by Alexander Campbell, who provided the land and funds for the first building and served as the first president, Bethany has been a four-year private liberal arts college affiliated with the Christian Church ( Disciples of Christ ), since its inception in 1809.

Founded in 1943 in Trento, northern Italy by Chiara Lubich as a religious movement, the Focolare Movement, though primarily Roman Catholic, now has strong links to the major Christian denominations and other religions, or in some cases, with the non-religious.

Founded in 1852 by the Christian Connection, the college began operating in 1853 with politician and education reformer Horace Mann as its first president.

Founded in 1923, O ' Dea is owned by the Archdiocese of Seattle and run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers.

Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian colleges in America.

Founded in 1997, by Father Michael J. Sheeran, S. J, the Institute on the Common Good through practices of Regis University in matters of dialogue, discernment, and democratic deliberation.

Founded in 1991, PAP's goals are to unite the people of Vietnam with a democratic government and reform government programs in education, health care, economy, and Human Rights.

Founded in Amsterdam in 1952, the IHEU is a democratic union of more than 100 member organizations in 40 countries.

Founded in 1903 by a group of high school students, the club was named Hellas ( the Greek word for Greece ), at the request of a professor of Classics.

Founded in 1897 as Sport Club Juventus by a group of young Torinese students, among them, who was their first president, Eugenio Canfari, and his brother Enrico, author of the company's historical memory ; they are managed by the industrial Agnelli family since 1923, which constitutes the oldest sporting partnership in Italy, thus making Juventus the first professional club in the country.

Founded in 1959, it evolved from a group advocating traditional cultural ways to a paramilitary group with the goal of Basque independence.

" Founded by the poet Alfred Kreymborg and the artist Man Ray, this group included Walter Conrad Arensberg, Wallace Stevens, Mina Loy, Marianne Moore and Marcel Duchamp.

Founded in 1995 by a group of Soho-based post-production companies, Sohonet links many of the British film studios to London's post-production community.

Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, Bucknell traces its origination to a group of Baptists from White Deer Valley Baptist Church who deemed it " desirable that a Literary Institution should be established in Central Pennsylvania, embracing a High School for male pupils, another for females, a College and also a Theological Institution.

Founded in 1848 by a group of Oregonians, the placers were so rich that the miners risked starvation rather than head to Stockton to replenish their supplies ( one finally did and made it rich by becoming a merchant ).

Founded in 1977 in Lodi, New Jersey by singer and songwriter Glenn Danzig, the group had a fluctuating lineup during its first six years with Danzig and bassist Jerry Only as the only consistent members.

Founded in 1960 by friends Annette Beard, Rosalind Ashford and Gloria Williams, the band eventually included Martha Reeves, who moved up in ranks as lead vocalist of the group after Williams ' departure in 1962.

Founded in 1935, São Paulo was an inaugural member of the Clube dos 13 group of Brazil's leading football clubs.

Founded in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists, the college moved to Claremont in 1889 to the site of a hotel, retaining its name.

EUROCALL: Founded by a group of enthusiasts in 1986 and established with the aid of European Commission funding as a formal professional association in 1993.

Founded and initially operated by Robert Howard ( president ) and Samuel Lang ( vice president and owner of the well known K & L Color Photo Service Lab in New York City ), the group produced remote terminals and systems for the casino industry.

Founded in 1843 by a group of immigrants from the then independent state of Baden ( later incorporated into Germany ), is characterized by maintaining the cultural imprint of their origin, so it is called " the Germany of the Caribbean ".

Founded by a group of Separatists and Anglicans, who together later came to be known as the Pilgrims, Plymouth Colony was, along with Jamestown, Virginia, one of the earliest successful colonies to be founded by the English in North America and the first sizable permanent English settlement in the New England region.

Founded in 1968 at Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy, the CoR describes itself as " a group of world citizens, sharing a common concern for the future of humanity.

Founded in 1942 under the guidance of José Ardévol, a Catalan composer established in Cuba since 1930, the " Grupo de Renovación Musical " served as a platform for a group of young composers to develop a proactive movement with the purpose of improving and literally renovating the quality of the Cuban musical environment.

Founded by Adam Werbach in 1991, with 14, 000 members, it purports to be the largest student-led environmental group in the United States.

Founded in 1634 by a group of ten Puritans hailing from Watertown, Massachusetts led by John Oldham and Nathaniel Foote, Wethersfield is recognized as the second-oldest town in Connecticut after Windsor.

Founded on September 5, 1965 by a group of leftist Muslim Iranian university students as an Islamic and Marxist political mass movement.

Founded in 1974, this group of students served as UVa's band supporting athletics in an official capacity until 2003.

Founded in 1907 as a Baptist institution, the school is now independent and ended compulsory religious services in 1972, although it maintains an informal relationship with the group American Baptist Churches USA.

Founded as the Gay and Lesbian Independent School Teachers Network ( GLSTN ) in 1990, the organization began as a local volunteer group of 70 gay and lesbian educators.