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...were sought out individually, and asked if they would like to participate. The Committee of Advanced Standing was (and still is) charged with the responsibility of approving all proposals for the individual workshops. Meanwhile, it delegated much of its straight administrative work to the Office of Advanced Standing. And upon this office has now devolved the job of maintaining some semblance of order amidst the welter of different, and sometimes conflicting, ideas that surround the Freshman Program Byron R. Stookey '54, Associate Director of this office, describes its work as that of "stimulating interest in this kind of undertaking...
Harvard's main effect upon Protestantism and individual Protestants seems to be one of "reshaping." Less than one-third of the Protestants questioned by the CRIMSON poll felt themselves in "substantial" agreement with the tenets of their faith; the others continued in their religious tradition only with reservations or else rejected it completely...
This reshaping may take many different forms. One of the most common is the emphasis upon the irrational, elemental parts of Protestant worship as parts of group psychology. Many Harvard Square ministers call this the "Soc. Rel." approach to religion--students will become interested in Protestantism as an illustration of father images, sublimation, or mass delusion. One can question, however, whether such a study of religion ever explains satisfactorily the continuance of religion in a rational community...
Another common alteration of traditional Protestant belief also results from the intellectual atmosphere of the College. This approach to Protestantism steps lightly over the rational incongruities of many doctrines and concentrates instead of upon their "symbolic" aspects. Modelled upon Tillich's conception of Christian myth and symbol, this approach views Protestant theology as a convenient device to teach moral lessons. Such intellectual Protestants, certainly the majority at Harvard, reject transubstantiation, physical resurrection, or even the divinity of Christ, concntrating instead upon the symbolic significance of these beliefs. Intellectualism, however, leaves out the element of faith, a thread inextricably woven...
...tree of life to them that lay hold upon...