Both Harding University England (HUE) and Harding's main campus r membered the b ginning of the Pr te. rant Reformation movement on Oct. 31, 2017. the 50 lth anniver ar of ~lanin Luther's posting f his 95 Theses. n CL 1 , rudenrs at Hl1E attended a Reformation walk in London in hon r of the anniYer ary. The rudem. b<::gan the ~.-alk b~ It. cening t ) a lecrure n Martin Luther and ho\,. his aca n. and the actton-. of other. led to th Rd rmation. ccording to .ophomore I lannah , ..i.e. ,,·h attendee.I the walk tudenc noted place around Lone.Ion that they would _-p1cally pa . ,nthout re,-iew. They aw tatue , lar)dmark . churche nc.l othe:: bmldm , all \\'hilc bemg told t rie about Reformer.' re. timoru . an I ho,,· that applied to mod rn hri. tianity. "The torie \\'tr so mO\·ing," \'fi, said. ·'They made u feel empO\vered, humble thankful and bk. .ed. 1t was . urr ·al [to) actuaU~ see and rand at the place where so m,tny things happened that changed our world." phomore amanrha teed aim ,,enr on the walk, and she learned that some great people chdn'r initiall seek to change the ,,·orkl. "l\fartin Luther put the 95 These: on the church door b ·cau e he wanted pe pie t discu , hat he ~-as ha, 111g a problem with,". tee I ·aid.' He had no idea he wa changing the \\'Odd. GoJ an and doe u.e the 'imaUe t thin make the bigge t impacr:• n Hardin main campus, . cudt:nt. remembered the Reformation during a week in chapel Dr. Kevin oun blood, a ociate pr r f Hebre,;: and Bible, wa a force behind this week and helped to organize the theme with Pre idem Dr. cl.arty and Dr. Monte x, professor of Bible and religion. Y ungbl d li ted three reason ,,; hy he believed it wa important t commem rate the Refi rmation in chapel. ''The first i [that] the Reformari n ha had uch a profound impact on we tern civilization, Y ungblood aid. 'It' ju tan amazingly influential movement that ha denned me of the hallmark of we tern culture." ccording co ungblood, the Reformation wa imp ream to Harding becau e it impacted the \X'e t religiou ly and the nurner u den mination that de,·el ped as a re ult. 'To under tand it all you ha\'e to kn w , hat happened and how it contribut d t the extreme! · plintered and divided nature of Prote cant hri tianity ' ungbl od aid. "[The] third rea on i becau e of Harding it elf and Harding' identification with hurche of hri t." oungbl d sp ke m re ab ut chi topic, aying the Reformative directly affected Harding's heritage and tl1e faith fit cudent b dy. " e've een ur elve as kind of popping into the religiou c ntext of America with ut th ught of what preceded u , but we ar in fact very much a pr duct of the Prote cane Re~ rmation and chi i an attempt to rai e our of how we're being influenced b ' and how we're part of chi larger oun blood aid. I Merrbers o' he ,stooca honor soc ety Ph, Alpha The a hang Martin Luther's 95 Theses on the bell (Nll8r ne o Kendall Hall on 0c. 31, 2017, or tne 500 h anniversary o the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Professors from the Bible department spoke on e reforma ion 1n chapel Oct 23-27, 2017. II Photo by Ab1ga1I Cooper Harding University 1n England (HUE) attends a Reformation Walk at Westminster Abbey on Oct. 31, 2017. The group celebrated Martin Luther's posting of the 95 Theses on the 500th anniversary of the event. II Photo courtesy of Jim Miller HUE attends St. Mary Woolnoth church 1n London, England, on Oct. 31, 2017. This was where John Newton, the author of the hymn "Amazing Grace: a d fi/1lliam Wilberforce -central figure 1n Harding Read 2016 - me II Photo courtesy of Jim Miller I C m :::::: c.) ......
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