Word: rev
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...life of the founder become paradigmatic for succeeding generations. For the early followers of Jesus, martyrdom itself became a prominent form of imitatio Christi. So I, as a doctoral student in comparative religion at harvard Divinity School and a Unification Church member, sat in the courtroom during Rev. Moon's arraignment in Manhattan yesterday, pondering the religious significance of this event...
...institutions of the wider society as fundamentally hostile and b) by others of moonies as social outcasts, or worse. This kind of clash is rather the rule in the establishment of new religious movements and thus persecution necessarily leads to retreat into a "fortress mentality." In the case of Rev. Moon--just the opposite...
...Rev. Moon freely returned to this country to face charges; on first appearing in the courtroom, he strode confidently to shake hands with his accusers and then turned to greet the press and spectators. After the proceedings, he addressed a rally of 2500 Church members and friends outside, stating his respect for America and trust in judicial due process. The attitude expressed by Rev. Moon himself runs counter to the formation of fortress mentality and may instead become a paradigm for working within the system as the future mode of the Unification religious community...
...that afternoon, Kipp announced that publication of the paper would be suspended indefinitely. Early on Saturday, however, Kellen received a call informing him that Rev. John D. Richardson, president of DePaul University, had reversed the suspension decision, and that the university senate subcommittee would convene on Monday to determine "the propriety of the withdrawal of the issue...
...magazine, entitled, "The Trouble with Harvard," may have brought the perception of growing unruliness to Bok's attention, some masters indicated. Otherwise a hit-and-run piece, the article apparently drew blood when it charged that, "The only shared values [at Harvard] are sheer survival and self-gratification." The Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, used the Esquire allegations as a taking-off point in his opening sermon of the year, as he criticized the absence of priorities instilled in today's undergraduates. Henry C. Moses, dean of freshmen, also referred to Esquire's charges in opening...