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Volleyball downs Wilmington in straight sets

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 21, 2016 - 9:10pm

October 21, 2016
By: Samantha Granger, sports information assistant

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Martyrs Mirror and Jan Luyken artwork forum topic Nov. 1

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on October 21, 2016 - 6:00am

Dr. David Weaver-Zercher, professor of American religious history at Messiah College, will present “Humanizing Martyrdom: ‘Martyrs Mirror’ and the Artwork of Jan Luyken” during a Bluffton University Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public. 

 

Dr. Weaver-Zercher, the author of a new social history of the “Martyrs Mirror,” will explain how images enlivened 17thcentury European accounts of Christian martyrdom such as the “Martyrs Mirror.”

 

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Misrepresentation and misinterpretation of Amish in popular culture

Author dispells myths in university forum
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2016 - 3:01pm

From the romantic literature know as bonnet fiction to television shows such as “Breaking Amish” and “Amish Mafia” there is no shortage of portrayals of the Amish in mainstream culture.

But there is a shortage of truth in those portrayals. Author Saloma Miller Furlong dispelled some of the myths surrounding the Amish during a Bluffton University Forum held Oct. 11.

She offered authentic insight into a people who are time and again misrepresented and misinterpreted in popular culture.

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Here's Bluffton University's November events calendar

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2016 - 12:22pm

Here is the arts and events calendar for November at Bluffton University. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
 
Nov. 1 Forum: “Humanizing Martyrdom: ‘Martyrs Mirror’ and the Artwork of Jan Luyken,” Forum by Dr. David Weaver-Zercher, 11 a.m. Yoder Recital Hall
 
Nov. 1 Forum: “Deficiency: Situational and Generational Poverty in America Explored through Art,” student Forum by Anna Hairston, 11 a.m. Musselman Library Reading Room
 

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Volleyball goes to 6-0 in HCAC

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 19, 2016 - 9:33pm

October 19, 2016
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Anderson trips up Men's Soccer 3-0

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 19, 2016 - 9:30pm

October 19, 2016

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - Anderson University netted a goal in minute 17 and added a pair of unassisted goals in the second half en route to a 3-0 shutout of the Bluffton University men's soccer team on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. The Beavers fell to 3-12 overall and 0-6 in the Heartland Conference, while Anderson improved to 8-7 and 2-4 in the HCAC.

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