Harding Read 2017
A campus read program called Harding Read began fall 2016. The American Studies Institute, Brackett Library and First Year Experience contributed ideas to the creation of the program, which encourages the campus community to read a book together and engage both in and out of the classroom.
The book selected for the 2017-18 school year is The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom.
Incoming students will be introduced to it at Summer Stampede, the entire student body will be exposed to it in chapel throughout the year, and alumni will be invited to online discussion groups. When young people come to college, they expect to be exposed to deep thoughts, important issues and grand ideas. Harding Read 2017 is an opportunity for the entire Harding community – students, faculty, staff, alumni and administration – to join together on what promises to be a thrilling journey with The Hiding Place.
Harding Read 2017
Check out this video and learn more about the 2017 selected book and program from President Bruce McLarty.
Program info
Events
Oct. 1-Nov. 7 | Free Art Exhibit
"A Town Known as Auschwitz: The Life and Death of a Jewish Community" will be open in Stevens Art Gallery Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Pieces include historical photographs and records from the 16th century through the post-war period.
Oct. 28 | Free screening of "The Hiding Place" movie
Join us for a 2 and a half hour showing of the movie at 4:30 p.m. in the Rialto Theatre on 100 W. Race Ave. in Searcy, Arkansas.
Nov. 7 | American Studies Distinguished Lecture: Eva Kor, Auschwitz survivor
At 7:30 p.m. in Benson Auditorium, Kor, a Holocaust survivor and forgiveness advocate, will recount the stories of the human experimentation she and her twin sister endured.
About the book
The Hiding Place tells the story of Ten Boom and her family and their work with the Dutch underground during World War 2. Ten Boom and her older sister were eventually arrested and sent to a concentration camp themselves. The book chronicles their lives, the danger they were in, and the faith that helped them through it.
About the author
Information to come
Faculty resources
Faculty are encouraged to use ideas and thoughts from the book in the classroom. Brackett Library has provided a resource page for more information and tools for classroom use. View the resources here.
