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...fundamentals of Harvard Christians' beliefs are clear and straight forward, and those who say they are following Christ have no hesitation in discussing them, despite occasional sneers from fellow students. John Duff '78 says it is particularly important to face the questions of non-Christians. "We are at Harvard and there are an awful lot of people who think what we believe is a lot of baloney and that we're backward. It's an atmosphere in which people are questioning our beliefs all the time and we have to face those questions," he says...
...complete truth of Christianity, is a belief in evangelism, the practice of spreading the word of Christ. Some shy away from the word because of its forceful connotation. "More people have been lost by a pushy evangelist than have been saved," Joanna Jones '79 says. Duff says the word connotes, "holider than thou, and my dumping my trip on you." He prefers to think of its as letting the good news be visible, and imitating Christ in one's own life...
Into this peculiar household come visitors, his sister Veronica (Faith Brook) and her husband Duff (John Phillips), a government official who tries to persuade Hilary to come back. He will have a short prison term, but his memoirs will make him rich. From that basic script Bennett unwraps his verbal puzzles...
...surprise for Harvard came in the giant slalom, when Phil Duff placed 11th in only his second Harvard ski race. Eric Jewett managed a 16th despite a fall...
...team's fortunes plummeted as the carnival went on. The only positive aspect of the giant slalom on Saturday was the absence of a fall by a Harvard skier, but this plus was more than offset by the minus that the top finish was a 41st by Phil Duff. "It was quite demoralizing," Hubbard said...