Christian Union: The Magazine Summer 2017 | Page 51

rian Church in June.
The author and conference speak-
er also pointed to the rich opportu-
nities for believers on leading
campuses to reflect the Gospel. “This
can be a source of great hope and
clarity in a university world that is so
deeply confused,” he said.  
In its April report, Pew steered
away from offering firm explanations
for some of the findings.
However, Lindsay was quick to
note one practice does seem to make
a difference in the spiritual outcome
of Christian students. Support from
faith peers and mentors “appears to
make these believers stand out all the
more,” Lindsay said. | cu
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ha r v a r d ne w s - in - b r ie f
Revising Fair Harvard
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Since the 1800s, Harvard
University students have marked
major occasions, including
commencements, with the hymn
Fair Harvard.
Now the Presidential Task
Force on Inclusion and Belonging
is holding a contest in an effort
to replace the song’s final refrain
referencing its Puritanical roots
with a more “inclusive, modern”
version.
The task force is accepting
lyrical submissions to rewrite the
traditional line, “Till the stock of
Puritans die.” In 1836, alumnus
Samuel Gilman composed Fair
Harvard for the university’s
bicentennial.
Proponents of the revision
say the song links Harvard’s
commitment to the pursuit of
truth with a specific religious
entity.
cording to Pew. They also were slight- Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evan-
ly more likely to pray daily and affirm gelicals Joined the American Elite.
As well, as some universities de-
belief in God.
Pew pointed to a few even more veloped hostilities toward spirituality,
poignant results for Christians with “the faithful are standing out more
graduate studies. Among the high- than other believers who might not
have been exposed to
lights, 84 percent of
hostility because of
evangelical Protestants
their faith,” said Lind-
with advanced degrees
say. “Finally, we know
say religion