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...handful of serious causes also inspired students in the 50s. In 1958, after a feature on religion ran in The Crimson, a controversy arose over who could and could not be married in Memorial Church. The church's minister, George Buttrick. The Crimson reported, wanted the church reserved for Christian ceremonies. As Nelson remembers, Crimson editors didn't realize the provocative nature of Buttrick's views, which were buried in the article. Soon afterwards, the Crimson published a letter objecting to Buttrick's views, and then one supporting the chaplain. The second letter came from then-President Nathan Pusey...
Members of the citizen's group that has led opposition to the jail said yesterday they have not given up and are still hoping to keep the jail unoccupied. Frank Buttrick-president of the East Cambridge Citizen's Planning Team, said their plans are uncertain but that they definitely want the city to appeal Albert's decision...
...Noted for his 12-volume edition of the "Interpreters Bible" and his invitation to women to attend services at Appleton Chapel, George A. Buttrick, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Emeritus and former minister at Memorial Church, died in late January...
DIED. George Arthur Buttrick, 87, Protestant preacher-scholar known for his liberal views and compelling oratory; in Louisville, Ky. Born and educated in England, Buttrick won notice in the U.S. as pastor of Manhattan's Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church (1927-54) and at Harvard as Preacher to the University (1954-60). From these pulpits he shocked fundamentalists by asserting that "literal infallibility of Scripture is a fortress impossible to defend" and infuriated others by opposing the U.S.'s entry into World War II and the subsequent arms race with Moscow, "a lockstep toward incineration that...
Pusey, David H.C. Read, and Amos N. Wilder, Hollis Professor of Divinity Emeritus, will speak at a memorial service for Buttrick on February 13 at 3 p.m. in Memorial Church...