Spring Break
Conferences offer students a taste of Moravian history
Jill McCloskey
Issue date: 10/23/08 Section: Editorial
The Moravian Conference of 2008 was held primarily on South Campus from Thursday Oct. 9 through Sunday Oct. 12.
The event held two different conferences relating to the Moravian religion: The 8th Annual Moravian Music Conference and the Conference on Moravian history and culture.
The Moss Lectures in Moravian Studies and the Moravian Historical Society Annual meeting were also a part of the events held over the weekend.
Thirty-Five leading scholars in the field of Moravian's history attended the conferences, and there was a total of 200 participants, ranging from students to community members. Many of the scholars had their works, including a table of books out on display to acquire at the conference.
A handful of languages were being spoken amongst the academics, as some had studied in Germany and others in England.
This is the second time for Moravian to hold the Conference on Moravian history and these Conferences are the biggest academic event held at Moravian college.
On Saturday Dec. 6, Moravian holds another academic conference in PPHAC, which is the Third Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies.
The Moravian music conference, starting on Thursday, held lectures on the musical aspects of the Moravian Religion and ended with a concert featuring the Choirs of Moravian College and Central Moravian Church on Friday night.
The Moravian historical and cultural conference, starting on Friday, held six different topics regarding to the Moravian religion, ranging from the Moravian's interactions with Native Americans to the rituals and practices of the Moravians.
The lectures were mainly held in Peter Hall, which is a befitting setting with the stained glass and church like feel.
The topic of Moravian's "Sifting Period" was discussed throughout the conference.
The Sifting Period, 1738-1750, was a period where Moravians displayed irrational thoughts and acts, leading up to 1748, where single Moravian brothers were declared to be official females, so that their sins future, present and past would be forgiven.
Interestingly, most of the documents on the Sifting Period were destroyed by the Moravian Church. This aspect, of Moravian trying to cover the history of the Moravians intrigues historians who study the Moravians.
The conferences helped to provide students with a chance to learn more about the religion on which the college was based.
The event held two different conferences relating to the Moravian religion: The 8th Annual Moravian Music Conference and the Conference on Moravian history and culture.
The Moss Lectures in Moravian Studies and the Moravian Historical Society Annual meeting were also a part of the events held over the weekend.
Thirty-Five leading scholars in the field of Moravian's history attended the conferences, and there was a total of 200 participants, ranging from students to community members. Many of the scholars had their works, including a table of books out on display to acquire at the conference.
A handful of languages were being spoken amongst the academics, as some had studied in Germany and others in England.
This is the second time for Moravian to hold the Conference on Moravian history and these Conferences are the biggest academic event held at Moravian college.
On Saturday Dec. 6, Moravian holds another academic conference in PPHAC, which is the Third Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies.
The Moravian music conference, starting on Thursday, held lectures on the musical aspects of the Moravian Religion and ended with a concert featuring the Choirs of Moravian College and Central Moravian Church on Friday night.
The Moravian historical and cultural conference, starting on Friday, held six different topics regarding to the Moravian religion, ranging from the Moravian's interactions with Native Americans to the rituals and practices of the Moravians.
The lectures were mainly held in Peter Hall, which is a befitting setting with the stained glass and church like feel.
The topic of Moravian's "Sifting Period" was discussed throughout the conference.
The Sifting Period, 1738-1750, was a period where Moravians displayed irrational thoughts and acts, leading up to 1748, where single Moravian brothers were declared to be official females, so that their sins future, present and past would be forgiven.
Interestingly, most of the documents on the Sifting Period were destroyed by the Moravian Church. This aspect, of Moravian trying to cover the history of the Moravians intrigues historians who study the Moravians.
The conferences helped to provide students with a chance to learn more about the religion on which the college was based.
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Good information. Thanks for the post.
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