The Strange Thing about Harvard

The Strange Thing about Harvard

I visited the campus of a place called Harvard University. Surrounded by harmoniously designed red brick buildings, Harvard Yard naturally stimulates one’s aspirations. The original Harvard gate still prominently bears its centerpiece: a cross. Harvard’s original core purpose for being was to “educate the clergy.” It was primarily a seminary to train pastors in Bible and theology in the Christian worship of God. In truth, they had the heady, intellectual approach of the Enlightenment rather than practical training. That’s a big reason why things went the way they did. Now as I walked the campus, I was surprised that a…