Posted on 10/29/2011 8:31:28 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
Longview, TX — LeTourneau University’s Socratic Club will present a free showing of a film on the life of Martin Luther at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, in the Berry Auditorium of Glaske Building. The public is invited to celebrate with students the beginning of the Protestant Reformation when Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany on Oct. 31, 1517, which is Reformation Day. The film runs 90 minutes.
“Martin Luther is a man who changed the world,” said Martin Batts, professor of English and Socratic Club faculty adviser. “We will celebrate Reformation Day by viewing this film of passion and power. Luther was a brilliant, forceful and commanding presence and his legacy lives on with us today.”
The Socratic Club is a group of students, faculty and staff who meet periodically to discuss topics of current interest using the Socratic Method which focuses on discussion and interaction rather than lecture and teaching. The Socratic Method is named after the Greek philosopher Socrates, who used interactive questions and dialogue in his search for truth. Socrates, who died around 400 B.C. is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy.
LeTourneau University is an interdenominational Christ-centered university located in Longview, Texas, offering academic majors in aviation, business, criminal justice, education, engineering, health science-nursing, human services, liberal arts, science and psychology. LeTourneau University also offers graduate degrees in business administration, counseling, education, engineering, psychology and strategic leadership. In addition to its residential campus in Longview, the university offers undergraduate and graduate programs online and at educational centers in Athens, Austin, Baytown, Bedford, Dallas, Harlingen, Houston, and Tyler.
Cool Alex.
(are you in Longview too?)
Bring it to Houston! I would LOVE to see this.
Interesting. My dad met my mom and married her while he was attending LeTourneau in Longview. (1950)
free showing of a film on the life of Martin Luther
Which Lutherflik, I wonder.
I just picked up the 1952 black and white Luther movie, and am working through it.
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