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When Harvard University was founded in 1636, its purpose was to train a native Puritan clergy that could function independently of the Oxbridge immigrant pastorate. This mission was perhaps best defined in Harvard’s 1646 “Rules and Precepts,” which held that “the maine [sic] end of [a student’s] life and studies is, to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life.” Even the school’s motto, “Veritas,” used to be “Veritas...
...have long ago forsaken the grey smock and matching bonnet of the 17th century, but just what kind of people are we to be so well-attired these days? This past weekend, I pushed myself to come down from Mather Tower, the concrete structure incongruously named after the notable Puritan, and took to the streets in search of an answer to that question. First, I meet with friends at a sushi restaurant. We are seated in a back room where large parties are sequestered from the intimate parties in the restaurant’s front. At a table next...
With today’s general education report, this one-time training ground for Puritan ministers resurrects part of its historical emphasis on faith, at the same time as it responds to a recent rise in religious conflict across the globe...
...TIME: Speaking of historical attitudes, weren't you raised Puritan...
...Hefner, 80, is basking in the glow of his No.1-rated reality show Girls Next Door on E! as he prepares to launch the first Playboy Club in 25 years. He took a moment from his work (and play) to chat with TIME's Clayton Neuman about relationships, growing up Puritan, and (what else...