Word: hrcf
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When choosing a college, I feared that there would not be as much support for religion [at Harvard] as there had been at home," says Denise Wang '01, one of the officer of the Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship (HRCF) "Harvard is not known for people of strong faith...
Perhaps most startling is the growth of Christian student groups. Christian Impact has blossomed from about 10 members to more than 50; the HRCF has seen a similar growth. Six years ago, HRCF's Asian American Bible study group formed a sister group, the Asian American Christian Fellowship (AACF), which has continued to attract new members ever since...
...There's been a tremendous growth in the number of students who are searching for spirituality and the meaning of faith," says Vera Shaw, a former HRCF advisor who remains active with the group. "I think that's a window on to our whole culture...
...visible demonstration that Harvard students have become more interested in religious questions was a recent debate entitled "Does God Exist?" The debate featured speakers from HRCF and the Harvard Secular Society and drew more than 300 people to a packed lecture hall in the Science Center...
Peed gave opening remarks for the HRCF, introducing questions about the validity and finality of scientific evidence that played a major role in the debate...