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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...loving spirit, effectiveness, and unrelenting determination to secure first-class citizenship for the American Negro-the Rev. Martin Luther King...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 20, 1963 | 12/20/1963 | See Source »

...Like Rev. Mumma, Rev. Schneider does not favor organization, for in his view the church has too often been an irrelevant institution which has not addressed itself to the world. "The church is in frightful condition everyplace," he maintains. "What time has been spent, has been wasted to conform to contemporary culture...

Author: By Ben W. Heineman jr., | Title: Indifferent Majority Confronts Organized Religion At Harvard | 12/13/1963 | See Source »

...result, says Rev. Schneider, is that the church "forgets what is the most important point of all: that an institution which is honestly involved in the educational enterprise is by virtue of its involvement a holy institution." Rev. Schneider stresses the need for "those of us who are so called church people to shift gears--to consider the holiness and godliness of the university and to speak of this. Perhaps then a dialogue between the church and the academic community can take place...

Author: By Ben W. Heineman jr., | Title: Indifferent Majority Confronts Organized Religion At Harvard | 12/13/1963 | See Source »

...providing an opportunity for Catholics to mature and sanctify themselves," Rev. Collins faces several difficulties. As with other religions, both studies and extra-curricular activities draw people away from a more active Catholic life. "Students are not joiners," says Rev. Collins. "They refuse to join because they think they will have to do something. This supposed responsibility would prevent them from acting independently in social or intellectual contexts and so people shy away." Catholics especially may value the freedom at Harvard because many have a comparatively strict background. Moreover, many students think Catholicism sets them apart from their follows. They...

Author: By Ben W. Heineman jr., | Title: Indifferent Majority Confronts Organized Religion At Harvard | 12/13/1963 | See Source »

Nonetheless Rev. Collins remains optimistic. "The freedom at Harvard does make people think for themselves and think about the reality of God. If they come back to the faith in an active way they are inevitably much better Catholics...

Author: By Ben W. Heineman jr., | Title: Indifferent Majority Confronts Organized Religion At Harvard | 12/13/1963 | See Source »

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