Lunch is $9.50 + tax for adults and youth children five and under eat free. To help us plan for food, please RSVP for lunch to or 803.321.5363 with an estimated number attending. REFORMATION REENACTMENT “KATHERINE LUTHER: A BURR TO A TOPCOAT” In his illustrated lecture, five key uses of the Reformation woodcut will be elaborated, testimony to the great reformer’s genius and ability to inspire his followers in their common work. Pitts Professor Emeritus of Theological Bibliography at the Candler School of Theology (Emory University), where he led the development of the Kessler Reformation Collection for 23 years. “THE REFORMATION OF LUTHER AND THE WOODCUT” with DR. The PBS film, “Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World,” features the story of Martin Luther and how his ideas influenced Protestant Reformation. This concert is sponsored in part by Rice Music House.Ħ p.m., Half Full Coffee and Wine Bar (1402 Main Street, Newberry, SC 29108)īeer is optional, singing is encouraged, making friends is required! Hymn celebration will be led by Jay Gamelin.įILM – “MARTIN LUTHER: THE IDEA THAT CHANGED THE WORLD” Sarah Masterson playing Grieg’s famous Piano Concerto in A Minor, movement 1.

The Newberry Wind Ensemble also will perform with a special performance by Newberry piano professor Dr.

REFORMATION CELEBRATION SCHEDULE OF EVENTSĬoncert features the Newberry College Wind Ensemble, with the premiere of “this is most certainly true” by James Stephenson, a work commissioned especially for Reformation 500th anniversary. The activities will be hosted on the Newberry campus, Newberry Opera House and Half Full Coffee and Wine Bar. Newberry College has partnered with local community members and alumni to plan a variety of activities, including a worship service, documentary film, reenactment and other events meant to be educational and entertaining. “Martin Luther was, after all, a professor of theology at Wittenberg when he posted the 95 Theses.” “It is fitting that this historic celebration should be held at Newberry College,” said Reformation Celebration organizer Denise Reid. 31, 1517, the resulting debate about Christian doctrine and practice shaped the course of Christianity in the Western world for the next 500 years. In honor of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Newberry College will host a celebration to commemorate and educate about this momentous period in Christian history. When Martin Luther, a German monk and theology professor, posted his 95 Thesis in Wittenberg on Oct.

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