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Professor Bibb writes about the end of the world

There is an important difference in how religious people often view the nature of the world and the "end times." A part of contemporary American Christianity is shaped by the idea that the world is...

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Professor Bibb writes about the end of the world

There is an important difference in how religious people often view the nature of the world and the "end times." A part of contemporary American Christianity is shaped by the idea that the world is...

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Pro-gun lobbyist Larry Pratt to speak Dec. 5

Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America (GOA), will speak on the Furman campus Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center. His talk, “Tickets to the Gun...

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Greenville News reviews “Pomp and Circumstance”

Something really big happens to the graduating college seniors in Randall David Cook’s new play at Furman, but Greenville News reviewer Paul Hyde is not going to spoil the secret. But Hyde does have some...

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Furman Percussion Ensemble concert Dec. 2

The Furman Percussion Ensemble will present a concert Monday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman campus. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students.  Directed by Furman faculty member...

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Feeding the planet 2050

For most of us, it’s pretty easy to go about the day-to-day and not give a second thought to food security. But what if you knew that within 40 years, nine billion people will live...

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Right at home with research

By Erikah Haavie Christina Phillips ’13 recently spent her summer operating a zipline across Furman Lake. But this wasn’t your ordinary zipline. Phillips made 12,000 runs using a special 30-meter-long zipline constructed of garden hose...

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Shooting his age at Pinehurst No. 2

At what age is it too late to quit chasing your golf dreams? For Dr. M.O. Owens, a 1933 Furman graduate and retired Gastonia, N.C., pastor, it’s never too late. Owens, who attended his 80th...

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Shooting his age at Pinehurst No. 2

At what age is it too late to quit chasing your golf dreams? For Dr. M.O. Owens, a 1933 Furman graduate and retired Gastonia, N.C., pastor, it’s never too late. Owens, who attended his 80th...

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Upcountry History Museum Presents: “To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA”

An exhibit commemorating NASA’s Apollo 10 mission and the role of Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts characters is on display now through Dec. 29 at the Upcountry History Museum–Furman University. “To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA”...

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