Alexander Hamilton Window
Freedom through Truth
“If ye continue in my word,
then are ye my disciples indeed;
and ye shall know the truth
and the truth shall make you free.”
—John 8:31-32
Overview
This window depicts the Renaissance and early Reformation. The Rev. W. Herbert Burk chose its scenes—spanning the period from c.1300-1610—as examples of the Abundant Life “quickening” both scholarship and society.[1]
Coats of arms and crowns are sprinkled between the medallions, alongside crosses, chalices, and the Greek letters Alpha and Omega. These decorations reflect Burk’s view that Christianity was the catalyst of a shift away from feudal societies serving aristocrats and towards nation-states representing “the people.”[2]
[1] W. Herbert Burk, “Freedom Through Truth: The Alexander Hamilton Window.”
[2] Ibid.
“To The Glory of God
In Tribute To
Alexander Hamilton
And in Loving Memory Of
William Brice
This Window Is Given
By His Wife
Mary Regina Brice
1924.”
Original Installation: 1924
Repaired and restored through gift of:
Susan K. McDaniel, “In Loving Memory of My Departed Husband Ernest O. Goelz and Dedicated to His Christian and Educational Philanthropy.”
Rededication: May 2018
Medallion Reading Order:
Left to right, top to bottom
The New Earth
The New Heavens
The Fall of Constantinople
Type Founding and Printing
Dante, the Poet of the People
The Morning Star of the Reformation
The Oxford Reformers
Luther Before the Diet of Worms
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