Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 89, number 2, Fall 1997

COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY

Vantage

FALL 1997

Columbia grants
100 degrees

Columbia's 1997 commencement
ceremonies took place on Pentecost
Sunday, May 18, beginning with a
baccalaureate service at First Presbyte-
rian Church in Atlanta, where the
Rev. Kimberly Richter '84 preached.
She is associate pastor of Central
Presbyterian Church in Atlanta

Richter' s sermon, "Keepers of the
Sacred Flame," drew upon both
Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dr\
bones and the Pentecost story in Acts
2. "As you spill into the streets where
the untamed Spirit is calling you to
go, may you be surprised even
awe d by the breath of God that can
make life out of death," said Richter.

Later that afternoon, to the sounds
of bagpipes and pipe organ,
Columbia's class of 1997 and faculty
processed into Peachtree Presbyterian
Church for the commencement
service. Graduating senior Kyle
Henderson composed and performed
the processional music on bagpipes.

The commencement service
featured a brass ensemble and a choir
drawn from members of the choirs of
Peachtree, Central, Druid Hills,
Trinity, and North Avenue Presbyte-
rian churches, as well as members of
the choir of Columbia Seminary.

The graduates were congratulated
by Joanna Adams '79, chair of
Columbia's Board of Trustees, and
President Douglas Oldenburg, as they
received diplomas from Vice Presi-
dent and Dean of Students Philip
Gehman '68 and Director of Ad-
vanced Studies George Telford '58.
Executive Vice President and Dean of
Faculty James Hudnut-Beumler
placed academic hoods on the shoul-
ders of each graduate.

Doctor of Theology degrees were
awarded to two candidates, and
Doctor of Ministry degrees went to 28
candidates, including nine students
who received degrees at commence-
ment exercises at United Theological
College of the West Indies in
Kingston, Jamaica.

Columbia awarded Master of
Theology degrees to ten candidates
and Master of Arts in Theological
Studies degrees to eight candidates.

Fifty-one graduates received the
Master of Divinity degree. The faculty
awarded the following prizes and
fellowships.

The Wilds Book Prize was
awarded to Christine Dungan for the
highest distinction in academic work.
Dungan also received the Harvard A.

Martha Blount (DMui. '97 and MCE '64) of Jackson, Mississippi was among the
happy graduates who poured out of Peachtree Presbyterian Church.

Anderson Fellowship for the greatest
potential for future academic achieve-
ment.

Jacqueline Lindberg received the
Columbia Leadership Award for
showing promise of providing
outstanding leadership to the church

as well as spiritual depth and integ-
rity.

Rebecca Young received the
Columbia Friendship Circle Graduate
Fellowship in recognition of superior
achievement and to provide support
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Columbia welcomes first female
vice president

M. Genevra Kelly

M. Genevra Kelly has been named
vice president for institutional ad-
vancement. The first woman vice
president at Columbia, she begins her
duties on October 20 and will assume
responsibility for external relations,
which includes all advancement, fund
raising activities, and public relations
for the seminary. She will report to
President Oldenburg.

Kelly will be accountable for
organizing and implementing plans
for the annual fund, capital cam-
paigns, planned giving, and the
endowment. She will work closely
with various constituencies, including
presbyteries, synods, and the General
Assembly, as well as the seminary's
Board of Trustees, President's Advi-
sory Council, Columbia Friendship
Circle, and Alumni /ae Association.

President Douglas W. Oldenburg,

said, "We are fortunate to have
Genevra Kelly join us in this impor-
tant position. She brings everything
we were looking for in our search: a
person with experience in develop-
ment and a successful track record, a
person who knows the Presbyterian
Church (USA), and a person with
excitement and enthusiasm about
theological education."

Kelly comes from Union Theologi-
cal Seminary in Virginia where she
served as director of development for
six years, responsible for the develop-
ment, promotion, and coordination of
all fund raising efforts for the semi-
nary and directing a staff of eight in
the areas of planned giving, direct
mail and annual fund, information
systems, major gifts, special events,
and stewardship.

Kelly received a B.S. degree from
Davidson College and a master ol
public health and hospital administra-
tion degree from the University of
South Carolina. She was at Duke
University Medical Center from 1985
to 1991 as project coordinator and
later as annual fund officer and
corporate /foundation relations and
faculty assistance officer.

Regarding her arrival at Colum-
bia, Kelly says, "Theological educa-
tion is more important today than
ever, and Columbia continues to excel
in the work that it does in preparing
teachers and leaders for our churches.
I look forward with great anticipation
to the opportunity to become a
contributing part of a school with
such a long and wonderful tradition
of service." Chrystal Cook '98

Goals for the year

Douglas W. Oldenburg, President

Each August, rHE vice presidents and I
spend a day off campus evaluating
the past and planning for the future.
Each of us submit reports on our
progress in accomplishing our indi-
vidual goals and our new goals for the
coming year. Together we establish
some major goals for the seminary in
the year ahead. We find it a helpful
way to hold each other and ourselves
accountable for what we have done
and not done as well as to look
toward the future. I'd like to share
with you some of our major goals.

1. Assist our new vice president
in her transition: As you will read in
this Vantage, we have called Genevra
Kelly to be our new vice president for
institutional advancement. Coming
from Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia, she brings a great deal of
seminary development experience.
We are excited that she is joining us
and look forward to working with
her. Transitions like this are challeng-
ing, and we want to facilitate her
introduction to Columbia and its
various constituencies.

2. Complete long-range planning
process: We started the long-range
planning process last year, involving
board members, faculty, staff, and

Lucy A. Rose
1947-1997

Lucy A. Rose, associate professor of
preaching and worship at Columbia
Seminary, died July 17, 1997, in
Decatur, Georgia, of complications
from breast cancer. She was 50 years
old.

Dr. Rose joined the Columbia
faculty in 1983 after serving as pastor
of John Calvin Presbyterian Church in
Salisbury, North Carolina, for five
years. She previously served as
interim pastor of Summerville Presby-
terian Church in Lillington, North
Carolina, and associate pastor of First
Presbyterian Church, Sanford, North
Carolina.

Lucy Rose received the B.A. from
Agnes Scott College, the MAT. and

alumni /ae. Thus far, it has produced
a Vision Statement for Columbia tor
the year 2020, which will be presented
to the Board for approval in October
Once approved by the board, we will
print it in the next issue of Vantage
We are also currently working on a
strategic plan to achieve our vision
and hope to complete it and present it
to the Board for approval in October
of 1998.

3. Renovation of Florida Hall:
Our architect is working on drawings
for the total renovation of our largest
residence hall, Florida Hall. We plan
to begin renovating immediately after
graduation in May 1998 and anticipate
it will take about 12 to 14 months to
complete. This is our number one
capital need at Columbia. We antici-
pate renovating Simons-Law Resi-
dence Hall in the spring of 1999. In
order to fund these much-needed
major renovations, we still need to
raise an additional $1 million.

4. Expansion of the Harrington
Center: Thanks to a large pledge from
Peachtree Presbyterian Church in
Atlanta, we plan to double the size of
the Harrington Center. The additional
space will provide an office complex
for the Center for New Church

Development, two large classrooms, a
meditation chapel, and 18 double-
occupancy bedrooms. It will be built
at a right angle from the current
building. In order to provide living
space for some of those students being
displaced during the renovation of
Florida Hall, we are planning to begin
construction of the addition this fall
and complete it by August 1998.

5. Search for new professors:
During the coming year, we will be
searching for two professors of
pastoral care, a professor of theology,
a professor of New Testament, and a
professor of homiletics. There is
nothing more important than the
appointment of new faculty, and we
will give much prayer, time, and
energy to this process. We always
welcome suggestions concerning
possible candidates from our friends
in the church.

6. Study of space allocations: We
plan to begin a major study of how we
use space on our campus as it relates
to faculty and administrative offices
and classrooms. It appears that the
next major renovation after the
residence halls will be the renovation
of Campbell Hall, which is our
primary administrative, office, and
classroom facility.

7. Upgrade our athletic field:
The field needs to be made more
functional for our students, faculty,
and their families. Also, we are
currently in conversation with Agnes

Scott College about the possibility of
upgrading the field so that they can
use it for inter-collegiate softball

8. Review Sexual Harassment
Policy: We plan to review our current
Sexual Harassment Policy and recom-
mend appropriate revisions to the
Board of Trustees.

9. Continue studying member-
ship in Board of Pensions: We
remain the only Presbyterian Church
(USA) seminary in the Board of
Pensions for 100 percent of our
medical insurance and pension
provisions. We pay an excessive
premium over-and-above what we
would pay for comparable benefits in
another program. Desiring to remain
in the Board of Pensions Plan as part
of our commitment to the Presbyte-
rian Church (USA), we have worked
with leaders from the Board of
Pensions to reduce the premium cost
difference and have been encouraged
by their cooperation and the studies
which they are presently conducting.

10. Revision of our Personnel
Policies Manual and Faculty Manual:
We plan to review our current person-
nel policies and faculty manuals and
make appropriate revisions.

These are just a few of the goals
we have set for ourselves. It promises
to be another busy year at Columbia,
but that's the way we like it. Please
remember us in your prayers as we
continue to remember you. D

Ph.D. from Emory University, the
D.Min. from Union Theological
Seminary in Virginia, and the Th.M.
from the Divinity School of Duke
University.

She was author of Sharing the
Word: Preaching in the Roundtable
Church, published by Westminster
John Knox Press in 1997. With Jana
Childers, she edited three volumes of
the Abingdon Press Women's Preaching
Annual.

Dr. Rose served as president of
the Academy of Homiletics from 1994-
95. She was installed as associate
professor of preaching and worship
with tenure at Columbia in April 1996,
shortly before she learned of the
recurrence of cancer.

Survivors include her husband,
Gerry Cook; their eight-year-old
daughter, Lucy Mcllwaine Cook;
house members Louie Dowis and
Dean Shirley; her mother, Anne
Thompson Rose; her father, Benjamin
Lacy Rose; sisters Peggy Rose Day
and Anne Rose Vosler; and brother
Ben L. Rose, Jr.

A memorial service for Dr. Rose
was held on the Columbia campus on
September 12.

At the request of Dr. Rose, memo-
rials may be given to a fund support-
ing her daughter's education and
welfare, in care of Margaret Rose Day,
custodian FBO Lucy Mcllwaine Cook,
Columbia Seminary, P.O. Box 520,
Decatur, G A 30031.

Editor's note: The following are
words spoken by Dr. Rose's colleague,

Charles Campbell, associate professor of
homiletics at Columbia, at the funeral on
July 19 at Decatur Presbyterian Church.

I never thought she could do it. I
never in a million years thought Lucy
could teach last spring. But I should
have known better than to underesti-
mate her determination. Anyone who
is an extreme introvert and chooses to
teach preaching is a very determined
person.

And so Lucy taught last spring.
She taught every class except the very
last one. And she was something to
watch. She would come into the
classroom with the help of Gerry or
her brother pale, thin, frail, and
probably in more pain than any of us
could imagine. She would sit down,
hunched over in a special chair. When
I knelt beside her to talk about the
class, she would whisper to me, "If I
can't get through it, can you take it?"
"Sure," I replied. But I soon learned
that I would never be called on.

As soon as the class began, Lucy
would move to the front of the room.
And before I knew it, the color had
come back into her face, and she was
writing on the board, waving her
arms, telling jokes, even sitting up on
the table. It was an amazing transfor-
mation.

Lucy loved to teach. Teaching was
her calling. It was her vocation. And
she pursued it with extraordinary
passion and commitment.

A week ago, Lucy and her friend
and physician, Marilyn Washburn,
had a long, serious talk. Marilyn later

informed me that Lucy had told her
two things: First, Lucy said, "I'm
ready to die." And second, almost in
the same breath, Lucy remarked, "I
have to tell Chuck I won't be able to
teach in the fall." Marilyn thought
there was some incongruity between
these comments one a profound
comment about death, the other a
seemingly pragmatic remark about
the fall teaching schedule. But there
was no incongruity for Lucy. For her,
living and teaching were in many
ways the same thing.

This spring Lucy taught us not
just about preaching, but about the
depth and importance of a calling, a
vocation. And what could be more
important than that at a seminary?

Lucy loved to teach. She loved to
teach in large part because she loved
students. More than that, she re-
spected students. She valued their
experience, their wisdom, their gifts.
And she regularly challenged the rest
of us on the faculty to listen to stu-
dents and learn from them.

In Lucy's classroom students were
full and equal participants in a
community of learning. Lucy wrote a
book about "preaching in the
roundtable church." But she also
believed that teaching takes place in a
roundtable classroom. And she
continually sought new and creative
ways to embody that reality in her
classes. Indeed, it was a beautiful
sight to watch as Lucy empowered
students to claim their gifts and their
voices and take them into the pulpit.

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VANTAGE

1997 Master of Divinity degree graduates
and placements

Timothy Arnold

Donald Barber, associate pastor, Peachtree Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA

Lisa Benn Rossi

Gloria Bolden, chaplain, Barber-Scotia College, Concord, NC

George Boyd

Hannah Brawley, associate pastor, Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS

Margaret Burnett, associate pastor, Germantown Presbyterian Church,

Germantown, TN
Rebecca Burton, associate pastor, Peachtree Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA
Heidi Calhoun, staff, Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, Gig Harbor, WA
Michael Callahan, pastor, Belvedere United Methodist Church, Decatur, GA
Joseph Clifford, pastor, Stockbridge Presbyterian Church, Stockbridge, GA
Stephane Cobbert, minister of outreach, Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, Miami, FL
Caroline Coling, clinical pastoral education, Georgia Baptist Medical Center,

Atlanta, GA
Jerome Coling, clinical pastoral education, Peachtree Hospice, Atlanta, GA
Kimberly Crane

Gregory Cruice, pastor, Norcross Presbyterian Church, Norcross, GA
Christine Dungan, graduate study, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Erica Durham, pastor, Hills and Pine Ridge Presbyterian Churches, Pilot

Mountain, NC
Mary Katherine Gregory, clinical pastoral education, Peachtree Hospice,

Atlanta, GA
Christopher Griffin
Elizabeth Grimshaw, minister of music and worship for children and youth,

Ingomar United Methodist Church, Pittsburgh, PA
Kyle Henderson, pastor, Gum Creek Presbyterian Church, Oxford, GA, and

graduate study, Columbia Seminary
Sandy Hill, pastor, Presbyterian Church of the Good Shepherd, Melbourne, FL
James Kearny, associate pastor, Sequovah Hills Presbyterian Church, Knoxville,

TN
Jacqueline Lindberg, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Pontotoc, MS
Stephen Lindsley, associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Lexington, NC
Elizabeth Mcintosh
Peter McKechnie, associate pastor, John Knox Presbyterian Church, Greenville,

SC
Kathryn McLean
Marianne McMasters, associate pastor, Boone United Methodist Church, Boone,

NC
Jill Middlemas

Douglas Minnerly, pastor, Riverlawn Presbyterian Church, St. Albans, WV
John Morgan
Samuel Park
Patrick Perryman
Robert Price
James Reinarz

Beverly Richardson, staff, Park Lake Presbyterian Church, Orlando, FL
William Robinson

David Rollins, associate pastor, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Augusta, GA
Mary Kay Scott, associate pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nashville,

TN
David Severin

Todd Shumpert, pastor, Fort Valley Presbyterian Church, Fort Valley, GA
Morris Taylor, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Ponchatoula, LA
Susan Triplett, chaplain, Portsbridge Hospice, Inc., Dunwoody, GA
Joseph Washburn, pastor, Topsail Presbyterian Church, Hampstead, NC
John Westlund, associate pastor, Fayette Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, GA
Julia Wiley, clinical pastoral education, Peachtree Hospice, Atlanta, GA
Rebecca Young, graduate study, Fordham University, New York, NY

Master of Arts (Theological Studies)

David Anderson, Hopewell, VA
Lucille Bagwell, Gainesville, GA
Maxine Edwards, Ellijay, GA
Meghan Gurley, Orlando, FL
Louie King, Brentwood, TN
Mary Jean McLaurin, Laurel, MS
David Richardson, Port Angeles, WA
Leslie Stevens, Atlanta, GA

Conference on Ministry

November 7 - 9, 1997, and February 20 - 22, 1998

For more information or to register, call the Office of Admissions at 404/687-4517.

Doctor of Theology dissertations

Paula Buford, Avondale Estates, GA, "The Lost Tradition of Women Pastoral

Caregivers from 1925-1967: A 'Dangerous Memory'"
David Weitnauer, Decatur, GA, "Specialized Pastoral Counseling: An Ordained

Diaconal Ministry of the Church A Ministr) ol Hospitality"

Doctor of Ministry dissertations

Frank Aichinger, Fort Myers, FL, "The Media and the Message of the Gospel:
Communicating Good News in a Post-Christian, Post-Modern, Electronic
Era"

Christopher Ayers, Charlotte, NC, "Reclaiming the Eucharist: The Church and

the Ritual"
*Anthony Bailey, Kingston, Jam.n, .1 Ananse/ Ananci and Christian Ethics:

Understanding and Facilitating Ethical Reflection and Moral De( ision

Making within the Jamaican Culture and Christian Religious Contexts "
Martha Blount, Jackson, MS, "Spiritual Formation in the Middle-Adult Years: A

Parish-Based Model"
Susan Boardman-McKissack, Woodbridge, VA, "Will You 'Do' Our Wedding?

A Pastor's Reflections on the Practice of Marriage"
John Bolton, Huntsville, AL, "Building or Renovating a Church as It Relates to

the Reformed Tradition "
Jack Buchanan, Chesterfield, SC, "The Music Video: A Theological Inquiry"
Gordon Butcher, Chicago, IL, "Leadership Images in II Corinthians 2:14 to 6:10

and Leadership Training in the Edgewater Presbyterian Church"
*Vivian Cohen, Kingston, Jamaica, "Is There Any Word from the Lord for

Education as a Redemptive Force in Human Self-Fulfillment in Jamaica?"
Valerie Duff, Glasgow, Scotland, "Introducing a Model of Clinical Pastoral

Education to the Ministry of the Church in Scotland"
Virginia Felder, Atlanta, GA, "The Use of Spiritual Exercises for Ministering to

Victims of Abuse as Informed by Jungian Psychology and Liberation

Theology"
*Paul Gardner, Westmoreland, Jamaica, "Declericalism: Towards an Empower-
ment of the Laity within the Moravian Church"
*Hugh Gillett-Chambers, Kingston, Jamaica, "An Investigation of the Pattern

of Rural Church Growth in Jamaica, with Particular Reference to the Thomp-
son Town Baptist Church"
John Dale Hobbs, Chicago, IL, "HIV/ AIDS Brings a Challenge to a Pastoral

Care-Giving Surfacing Issues in Ministry - Gay Coupling"
Barry Jenkins, Orangeburg, SC, "An Examination of Church Staffs with a Focus

on the Role and Responsibility of the Head of Staff"
Terry Johns, Cleveland, TN, "Spirit /Paraclete: The Continuing Presence and

Witness of Christ"
"Patricia Johnson, Kingston, Jamaica, "Towards a More Holistic Approach to

Hospital Chaplaincy in Jamaica"
Ronald McClung, Haddock, GA, "Corporate Worship and Church Growth"
Douglas McGillivray, Ridge, NY, "From Jerusalem to Antioch: Towards a New

Paradigm of Mission"
Donald Nations, Brandon, FL, "The Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Implica-
tions for the Worship Experience with Regard to Faith Development in

Elementary Age Children"
Thomas Pickering, Newburgh, IN, "Cappuccino and Communion The

Challenge of Communicating the Gospel to a Consumer Society"
"William Reinhold, Manchester, Jamaica, "Living Ourselves into New Ways of

Thinking Theological Reflection in Ministry: The Role of Supervised
Internship in the Life of the Institute for Theological and Leadership Devel-
opment of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands"
James Richardson, Gastonia, NC, "A Proposed Bereavement Program for the

Survivors of Loss in a Hospital Setting"
"Clinton Smith, Kingston, Jamaica, "The Training of Prospective Parents in

Responsible Christian Parenthood in the Jamaican Context"
Russell Sullivan, Normal, IL, "Creating Extended Families of Faith: Christian

Education in a Congregational Context"
"Raphael Thomas, St. Mary, Jamaica, "A Study of Afro-Caribbean Religions

with Implications for Contextuali/ation of the Caribbean Church"
"Samuel Vassel, Kingston, Jamaica, "Understanding and Addressing Male

Absence from the Jamaican Church"
Herman Yoos, Columbia, SC, "Black Lutherans in South Carolina: A Forgotten

Legacy"

Master of Theology theses

Ann Aichinger, Fort Myers, FL, "Four Occasions for Evangelism and Implica-
tions for the Modern Church: A Study of The Book of Acts"
Tamas Czovek, Budapest, Hungary, "Some Peculiarities in the Book of Judges"
George Gitahi, Nairobi, Kenya, "Baptism from an African Perspective"
Brent Johnston, Charlotte, NC, "Union with Christ (Taking Chalcedon into the

Twenty-First Century)"
Linda Jones, Norcross, GA, "The Empowering of Women through Language in

Continued on page 5

FALL 1997

Continuing Education
and Lay Institute
Calendar

For further information or to register for courses, Ym or wnte:
Rebecca S. Parker, Director of Continuing Education, ox
Richard S. Dietrich, Director of the Lay I"*h.teof Farth and L.fe
Columbia Th^^n^^^l *"' 1 "' A 30031/4 4 3?8 " 882

October 17-18 Local Ftcld Retreat: MEDrrAT.ON Through Art and a Nature

Journal (See article on this page )

October 20, 27, November 3, 10 Fall Even.no Lav School, Sess.on II (See article

on this page.)

November 3-7 Clergy Self- Assessment (See article on this page )

November 14-16 Arts Ff.pism WEEKEND: EXPLORING ART AND THEOLOGY (See

article on this page.)

November 17-19 When the Hon. n m k m Is Over This seminar will explore die
Memtont transition in ministry after a full year with a congregahon and help
develop styles of ministry. Leadership: TASTE, Transition and Survival Skills
Training Experience. Cost: $120.

December 8-9 EXPLORING tele Dvnam.cs in the Firsl F,vf Years oe Ministry for the
Church This event is designed for presbytery executives, chairpersons and
members o the Committee on Preparation for Ministry and the Committee on
rvltnttrv Leadership: TASTE, Transition and Survival Skills Traming Experi-
ence. Cost: $85, reduced fees for groups from one presbytery.

December 12 A Day for Advent Reflection Leader: Bobbie Patterson. Cost:
$30.

Evening courses
for laity offered

Three courses offer a range of intrigu-
ing learning opportunities during the
Lay Institute's second series of
evening courses on October 20, 27,
November 3, and 10. Each course is
designed for people at any level of
biblical knowledge.

"God Images and Self Esteem"
will be taught by Mary Crist Brown of
the Georgia Association for Pastoral
Counseling in Atlanta. Brown, who
has a doctorate in theology, will help
participants to explore God images
that promote healthy self esteem
while retaining the sanctity of God.
In "The Exile of Faith," Walter
Brueggemann, professor of Old
Testament, will use Old Testament
stories about the Exile of the people of
Israel as a way to consider our situa-
tion today.

Participants in "Sin and Evil: The
Short Course" will look at how the
words help us to understand our-
selves and the world we live in, and
how that understanding can help us
to respond to the world. Richard
Dietrich, an ordained Presbyterian
minister who directs the Lay Institute
of Faith and Life, will teach.

Classes meet from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Cost for each course is $35. To register
or for a brochure, call 404/687-4577. [

Discuss films
and books

Explore the
spiritual side
of art

How can we be spiritually uplifted
and informed by the visual arts? What
is the place of visual art in the life of
the church? Explore the relationship
between art and theology November
Hand 15 at Columbia.

Artist and Christian educator
Nena Bryans will present a gallery
talk on her sculptures on Friday
evening. On Saturday, she will lead a
workshop on art and social justice.
Other Saturday workshops will
explore art and the spiritual life,
meditation in clay, poetry of faith and
doubt, banners and fabric art, and
liturgical dance and movement.

The arts weekend is the center-
piece of a special exhibition of visual
arts in the Harrington Center. The
juried exhibition, called "Faith and
Doubt," will feature artists whose
works have visual impact and are
spiritually engaging. Viewing hours
are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays
and 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
The exhibition runs November 1
through December 15.

For more information, contact the
Lay Institute at 404/687-4577.

Learn new form
of meditation

Learn a new form of meditation keep-
ing a nature journal during a field re-
treat at Columbia, October 17-18.

"Meditation is a spiritual disci-
pline," says Marilynn Mallory, the
artist who will lead the retreat.
"Creating a nature journal as a way of
meditating can revitalize spirits in the
midst of the everyday noise and rush
and open the heart and mind to
wonder, thanksgiving, and praise for
God's creation," Mallory says.

Mallory is an educator as well as a
practicing artist. She will help work-
shop participants use writing and
drawing techniques as an eye-opening
adventure in the natural world and as
a springboard to meditation. She will
use demonstrations, excerpts from
naturalists' journals, hands-on exer-
cises, and outdoor activities to help
participants learn to meditate. No
prior skills or experience in writing or
drawing is required.

Cost is $75, which includes
workshop materials, overnight
lodging on campus, and meals.

In addition, Mallory's artwork is
on exhibit in the Harrington Center
through October 31. Viewing hours
are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

For information, call 404/687-
4577.

Learn to read books or watch movies
with theological discernment by
joining a Lay Institute monthly study

group.

"Theology and Literature" focuses
on works of twentieth-century fiction,
asking questions about the presence
or absence of God in the worlds the
authors have created and what that
may say about how we meet God in
our own worlds. The group meets^the
first Tuesday of each month from 7:30
to 9:30 p.m. in the Harrington Center.

Recent readings have included
Salmon Rushdie's The Moor's Lost
Sigh, John Updike's The Beauty of the
Lilies, and Ron Hansen's Atticus
Discussion leader is Rick Dietrich,
director of the Lay Institute of Faith
and Life.

The "Faith and Film" group meets
the third Tuesday of each month from
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Harrington
Center. "Films are intended to enter-
tain and, in some measure, to change
the way viewers look at the world
around them," Dietrich explains.
Study group participants work
together to learn to watch films
faithfully and intelligently. Discus-
sion leader is Fritz Bogar, an ordained
Presbyterian minister. Recent films
discussed have included Amadeus,
Dead Man Walking, and Secrets and

Lies.

Dues for either group are $10 per
year. For more information or to
register, call 404/687-4578. C

January Seminars
feature Taylor
and Bailey

The January SEMINARS, January 26-29,
1998, will feature Barbara Brown
Taylor and Kenneth E. Bailey. Taylor,
rector of Grace-Calvary Episcopal
Church, Clarkesville, Georgia, was
recently named one of the most
effective preachers in the English-
speaking world. Author of several
books of sermons, including The
Preaching Life and Gospel Medicine,
Taylor will teach "Preaching from the
Heart." Bailey, renowned research
scholar and engaging lecturer in New
Testament studies, has lived in the
Middle East for more than 40 years.
He is author of a number of books,
including Finding the Lost Cultural
Keys to Luke 15. He will teach "Jesus
as Theologian."

The one-day workshops include
the following: Jerome Berryman,
director of the Center for the Theology
of Childhood in Houston, Texas, who
will teach "Godly Play and the
Theology of Childhood"; Darrell L.
Guder, Columbia professor of evange-
lism and church growth, who will
teach "Learning to Think Missionary
About the North American Church";
and Douglas F. Ottati, professor of
theology at Union Theological Semi-
nary in Virginia, who will teach
"Contemporary Situations for Theol-
ogy, Church, and Ministry"

' Costs range from $50 for a one-
day course to $125 for a two-day
course. For more information, call
404/687-4562.

Clergy self-
assessment set

"Clergy Self- Assessment," to be held
on campus November 3-7, will allow
participants to assess their leadership
styles. This workshop will explore
issues such as balancing production
and leadership concerns; examining
basic dynamics of congregations and
one's compatibility with the current
congregahon; exploring the positive
aspects of conflict and assessing how
to maintain the appropriate level of
conflict for energy and change; discov-
ering methods of self-care, including
spiritual renewal, emotional balance,
and physical health; and learning how
to maximize one's personality and
patterns of behavior. Peer and indi-
vidual consultations will be held as
needed.

Roy M. Oswald, leader for the
event, is a senior consultant of the
Alban Institute. He is author of Clergy
Self-Care: Finding a Balance for Effective
Ministry, New Visions for the Long
Pastorate, and Personality Type and
Religious Leadership. He is widely
known as an excellent teacher and
workshop leader.

Cost of the event is $225. For more
information, call the Office of Continu-
ing Education at 404/687-4562.

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/ icia Duncan and Michael Arseneau

Library adds two professional
staff members

The John Bulow Campbell Library
announces the addition of two new
librarians to its professional staff:
Licia Flores Duncan and Michael A.
Arseneau. These additions bring the
number of full-time librarians to
seven. With the addition of the two
new librarians, the library has a
reference librarian on duty at all times
who may be reached at 404/687-4620.
Licia Duncan has been named to
the newly created position of systems
librarian' Duncan is experienced in
the management of the library's new
computer systems. She is in charge of
the installation and implementation of
the new DRA automation systems,
purchased from Data Research
Associates, and other library software,
and she also participates in the
reference rotation.

She received her B.A. degree from
Austin College, an M.A. degree from
Presbyterian School of Christian
Education, and a Master of Library
Information Science degree from the
University of South Carolina.

Duncan has served as a church
educator at Presbyterian churches in
Louisiana and South Carolina and has
worked as a reference and systems
librarian at Erskine College, Hood
Theological Seminary, and Charleston
Southern University.

Michael A. Arseneau is the new
technical services librarian, replacing
Linda K. Davis, who has moved to
special collections. His work will
focus on the cataloging of new acqui-
sitions and reference duties.

Arseneau received the B.A. degree
from the University of North Carolina
at Asheville and the Master of Library
Information Science degree from the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.

He brings six years of professional
cataloging experience in academic and
public libraries to Columbia. At
Chapel Hill, he interned at the Na-
tional Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences Library. He has
served as technical services librarian

for the Louisiana State University
School of Veterinary Medicine and
librarian for the Georgia Gulf Corpo-
ration and the Uncle Remus Regional
Library System in Madison, Georgia.

As special collections librarian,
Linda Davis will oversee Columbia's
new C. Benton Kline, Jr. Special
Collections and Archives. This marks
the first time in the history of the
seminary that a trained professional
has occupied such a position. -

Chrystal Cook '98

Smyth Lectures
held in October

DelomsS. Wii i LAMS, the Paul Tillich
Profes.m Ol flheologyandCulturi-.il

i nion Theological Seminary, New

York is this year's Sm\ th 1 ei turn
She will present three one-houi
lectures on Octobei 14. is, and 16 in
the Richards Center at 10:00 a.m., with
time following for questions and
discussion.

Dr. Williams' topic is "Womanist
Words About Redemption." Her
lecture titles are "Home to the Far
Countrv. A Journev to Redemption ",
"At the Cross of the Son Where the
Fathers Were Absent"; and "Faith,
Fear, and Fortitude. Meeting God's
At-One-Ment."

Dr. Williams holds a Ph.D.from
Union Theological Seminary in New
York. Her books include God's I feri e
Whimseyi Oinstimi Feminism mid
Theological ttlmntiiui, Sisters in the
Wilderness: The Challenge of Womanist
God-Talk; and Atone-ment or At-one-
ment: Violence or Healing.

Columbia's Smyth Lectures were
begun in 1911 by the bequest of the
Rev. Thomas Smvth, pastor of Second
Presbyterian Church in Charleston,
South Carolina. The aim of the
bequest was to establish "a course of
lectures on the fundamental principles
of the Christian faith." For more
information, contact the Office ol
Academic Affairs at 404/687-4575.

Commencement 1997
continued from page l

tor turthei stmh |ill Middl.-m.i >hkI

l eslie Stevens were awarded Colum-
bia I Iraduate I ellowships

fames Kearm, and John Westlund

ived the William Dudley Award
foi achievement interest and commit-
nvenl in s\ angelism and i lunch
growth.

Kyle Henderson was awarded the
Indian town County Church Award iri
rei ognition ot outstanding wort in a
rural ministry

|| l'ivsbvtiM-v ol SI Andrew

Presbyterian Women Preaching

Award went to Marianne McMasters

tor the best sermon.

Don Barbei received the [ulia
Abdullah Sunday School Award for

the best paper o\\ the BUl >jecl 1 low to
Make the Church School 1 lour the
Most Important I lour of the Week "

Maxine Edwards received the
Abdullah Award for the besi papei
setting forth a plan Eoi the teaching of
Bible in the publu schools.

Patrick Perryman re< eived the

Harold | Riddle Memorial Book
Award for the highest distinction in
the field of pastoral care, especially in
me area of terminally ill patients

Joe Clifford and c Jloria Bolden
re < eived the fames I and Celeste M.
Boyd Book Fund Award to build
theological libraries

Timothy I Knnl'98

i ribute to Lucy Rose
continued from page!

Two truckloads of acquisitions

Columbia's John Bulow Campbell
Library is the recipient of a wealth of
"weeded" material from the Depart-
ment of History at Montreat, North
Carolina, due to Library Director Tim
Browning's commitment to the
advancement of the seminary collec-
tions. The agreement between
Montreat and Columbia was that
Montreat would donate the material
to the John Bulow Campbell Library if
Browning would come for it.

Montreat's Department of History
has become part of the Department of
History at Philadelphia. As a result,
Montreat found itself with a number
of duplicate materials in its collection.
Montreat also had a change in focus
for its collection, changing from
general Presbyterian materials to a
narrower scope of Southeastern-
related Presbyterian materials. In
technical library terms, Montreat had
to "weed" its collection.

For the first trip to Montreat in
June, Browning rented a van; the van
could not contain even half the
donated collection. For the second
trip to Montreat in July, he rented a
20-foot truck and completed the
transfer of 265 legal-sized boxes of
donated material.

This weeding of the Montreat
collection is "a singular event for
Montreat and for Columbia" accord-

ing to Browning. "There are approxi-
mately 300 titles of journals and
newspapers, mostly from the Presby-
terian and Reformed tradition materi-
als. Some of the material dates to the
early nineteenth century and will
eventually become part of our special
collections. This material helps fill in
some gaps of items we could not
acquire or did not have before. It is a
wonderful addition for the John
Bulow Campbell Libra. \

Chrystal Cook '98

Th.M. graduates

continued from page3_

the PastoralCounseling Process

Hyuk Ro Ju, Cerritos, CA, "The
Understanding of Spintu. ilitj
Shin-Ba-Ram (Joyfulness) for
Korean Christians"

Lori Knight- Whitehouse, LaFayette
GA, "The Ideal of Holiness to the
Early Irish Christians 400-800 C.E."
Mariko Koike, Wakkanai, Japan**
Richard Rouquie, Spartanburg, SC,
"Humility and Fear of the Lord:
Foundational Virtues for the
Spiritual Life"
Mary Margaret Yearwood, Atlanta,

GA**

Awarded the joint degree with United Theol
College oj the West Indies Kingston, ]amaica

"Research course option rather than thesis

rhe< luistum pulpit is richer and
more diverse today because of the
way Lucy taught

Lucy loved to teach Hei teaching

at the seminars, however, went l.n

beyond homiletics or even vocation.
UltimateK i ucy taught us all aboul
faithfulness, ["his pasl year was itself
one final example of hei teaching

she showed us how to live in the face
of death and finally showed us how to

die

Lucy was a creative scholar,
teacher, and preacher, to be sure But
more important, she was a dis< iple,
oneol the saints, who loved God, was
committed to the church, and stood in
solidarity with those on the margins.
Da) irt and day out Lucy reminded all
of us that seminary education is not
just about aCi id. imk excellence and
professional competence, but about
faithfulness and discipleship. I hope
and pray that her memory will
continue to remind us all of what we
are ultimately called to be and to do as
disciples ol [esus Christ.

In his letter to the Romans, the
Apostle Paul writes, "Everyone who
calls on the name of the Lord shall be
saved. But how are they to call on one
in whom they have not believed?
And how are they to believe in one of
whom they have never heard? And
how are they to hear without a
preacher?"

Thanks be to God for the life and

witness of Lucy Rose.

FALL 1997

For the Record

If you have recent news you would like to contribute to this section,
please send it to the editor.

Jan Blissit '86 is interim pastor at

Clairmont church, Decatur, GA

Stanley Wood, director of the Center
for New Church Development, has
written "How to Take the Congregant
Survey: Interpreting Your Congregant
Survey Results." He has preached at
the Chattanooga (TN) Presbyterian
Celebration of six churches held at
Second church; Palm Desert, CA,
Community church; and First church,
Anchorage, AK. Dr. Wood gave the
keynote address at the Riverside
Presbytery Evangelism Convocation
and delivered three keynotes on
evangelism at the Taiwanese National
Convention in Ontario, CA. He
attended the Church Planters National
Conference in Colorado Springs, CO,
and held consultation meetings with
national mission and church extension
staff of the General Assembly of
Scotland to discuss church extension
research. He led a new church
development seminar for Yukon
Presbytery and a demographic
interpretation workshop for the

Presbytery of Wyoming Cameron

Murchison, professor of ministry, led
retreats for officers of St. Andrews
Church, Tucker, GA, and the Wylie,
GA, church. He participated in a
retreat for the Confirmation Class of
Central church, Atlanta, GA, where he
also has been on the teaching team for
the Brotherhood Class. He has led a
Vision /Mission Statement process for
elders at Mount Vernon church,
Atlanta, and participated in the
Montreal Conference sponsored by
Ecumenical Center for Stewardship
Studies on "Stewardship Intersections:
Gospel, Economics and Culture."
Tom Walker '89 received the
Ph.D. in Old Testament studies from

Princeton Theological Seminary

Kathleen O'Connor, professor of Old
Testament, gave the keynote address
in Dubuque for a spirituality confer-
ence. Her title was "job and the
Experience of God." She spoke to the
World Day of Prayer Leadership
Conference in Riverdale, NY, on
Lamentations, "Who Will Comfort
You?". ...Kelly Allen '92 is pastor of

First church, St. Louis, MO Richard

Cushman '65 received the Outstand-
ing Volunteer of the Year award for
the State of South Carolina in Colum-
bia given by the South Carolina

Department of Mental Health Jane

Dasher '93 is interim pastor at St.
Andrews-Covenant church,

Wilmington, NC Rebekah Maul '82

is pastor of First church, Brandon,

FL Ann Clay Adams, director of

admissions, attended a seminar,
"Theological Education: Its Viability
Today," at the Ecumenical Institute in

Bossey, Switzerland John Gilmore,

vice president for business and
finance, is chairing the search commit-
tee for North Decatur's church

educator position and is secretary for
the University Center in Georgia
Council of Financial Officers.

George Stroup, professor of
theology, has lectured on "Sin, Grace,
and Gratitude" at New Lebanon
church, Jasper, GA, and at St. Luke's
church, Dunwoody, GA. He preached
at the Acworth, GA, church, and
taught "Constructing a Korean-
American Theology" for Korean-
American ministers in the D.Min.
program Tom Stanbury '83 gradu-
ated from the Birmingham School of

Law in May Keith Riddle '91

(DMin '95) is pastor of First church,
New Bern, NC, which received a large
gift to establish a specific prayer
ministry. Dr. Riddle has led a semi-
nar, "How Do We Pray?" for the first
annual spiritual renewal

conference Lauren Moore '96 is

pastor of First church, Lake Provi-
dence, LA, and the Tallualah, LA,

church Shirley Guthrie, professor

of systematic theology, has preached
at First churches, Big Spring, TX, and
Oxford, MS, and Palma Ceia church,
Tampa, FL, where he also taught.

Wade Huie '46, professor emeri-
tus, has preached and taught at
Presbyterian churches in Franklin and
Sweetwater, TN; Lincolnton, NC; and
Atlanta, Decatur, Marietta, Columbia,
Elberton, Statham, Helen, and

BIRTHS

To Barbara Benton Flynt (MAYM '89)
and Bradley, a son, David Seal, Aug.
15, 1997.

To Chuck '89 and Jeanne Hasty, a
daughter, Abigail Elizabeth, July 12,
1997.

To Jim '90 and Jennifer Weldon, a
daughter, Kaley Joy, Aug. 22, 1997.
To Susan Moorefield Newton '92 and
Taylor, a son, John Spaugh, May 9,
1997.

To Kim Olson '93 and Richard, a
daughter, Anna Dorothea Baker-
Olson, May 11, 1997.
To Zoe Anne Henderson '94 (ThM '95)
and David '95 Cagle, a daughter,
Merritt McLeod, July 1, 1997.
To Marvin '94 Lindsay and Laura, a
son, Ethan Favor, Aug. 5, 1997.
To Virgil (ThM '96) and Pauline
Marshall, a daughter, Danielle
Kendra, June 26, 1997.

DEATHS

Tom B. Anderson '40, July 15, 1996.
Donald O. Mclnnis '41, Feb. 22, 1997.
George H. Kirker '44, May 15, 1997.
Thomas J. White '45, June 1997.
James T. Anderton '52, Aug. 30, 1997.
William Bodiford '57, Feb. 13, 1997.
Ernest Severs '60, June 1997.
M. McNeely Foust '61, July 30, 1997.
Paul E. Smith '71, June 29, 1997.

Snellville, GA; and at All Saints
Lutheran Church, Lilburn, GA. He
led seminars in preaching for pastors
from Korea on the Columbia campus,
preached and led seminars for pastors
in Russia with Outreach Foundation,
and has written an article for Word and

Witness Pinky Bender (DMin '93)

has retired from McQuay Memorial
church, Charlotte, and is interim
pastor of MorningStar church,

Matthews, NC Pam Bolerjack '91 is

pastor of the St. Andrew church, El

Paso, TX Donald Cook '76 is pastor

of First church, Fitzgerald, GA Dan

McMillan '84 is pastor of the Murray

Hill church, Jacksonville, FL Tim

Browning, librarian, presented a
paper, "Planning a Library Facility for
the Twenty-First Century," at the
annual conference of the American
Theological Library Association in
Boston. The paper will also be
published in the ATLA Annual

Proceedings Brent Johnston (ThM

'97) is pastor of First church, Aurora,
CO.

Penny Hill '87, author /narrator
of several parenting videos, received
Telly Awards for her two new videos,
"Pathways to Respect: A Step-by-Step
Program Turning Classroom Disci-
pline into Discipleship" and "Tell Me
the Old, Old Story: The Fifteen-
Minute Solution to Bible Illiteracy."
Her first video, "Parenting for Life," is
a 12-part comprehensive Christian
parenting program which has been

used throughout the country

Malcolm Bullock '55 is interim
pastor, Unity church, Woodleaf,

NC David Torrey '96 is stated

supply of the Helen, GA,

church Steve Lindsley '97 has

released his first compact disc,
"Among the Weed and Wheat,"
containing 10 original songs that

reflect one's daily faith walk Ben

Johnson, professor of Christian
spirituality, preached at Marble
Collegiate Church, New York City,
and at Sequoyah Hills church, Knox-
ville, TN. He gave the keynote
address to the National Council of

Korean Presbyterians in Baltimore

Wayne Meredith '71 is pastor of the
Northminster church, Madison

Heights, VA Clarence Magee '72 is

organizing pastor of the Tiki Island
Chapel, Galveston, TX. He continues
to serve Westminster church,
Galveston.

Richard Gillespie '80 is director
of the Samaritan Center at Peachtree

church, Atlanta Walter

Brueggemann, professor of Old
Testament, has received honorary
degrees from Eden Theological
Seminary, Elmhurst College, and
Colgate University. He delivered the
commencement address at Elmhurst
and preached the baccalaureate
sermon at Colgate. He has lectured at
the Christian Institute, Toronto; the
pre-assembly of the General Assem-
bly, PC(USA); Bread for the World;
Washington, DC; Seattle University;
and Chautauqua, New York. His
articles have been published in
Theology Today, Christian Century, and
Sojourners, and his book reviews in

Biblica and Missiology Ann Graham-
Johnson '89 is stated supply of Trinity

church, Northlake, IL Ronald Cram,

associate professor of Christian
education, taught a class on "Adoles-
cent Religious Growth" at First Baptist
Church, Decatur, and a class on
"Formation and Worship" at Saint
Luke's Episcopal Church, Atlanta. He
and Susan Marie Hecker Cortez were
married on June 28.

Timothy Fulop, associate dean of
faculty, participated in the seminary
section of the Young Scholars in
American Religion Program of
Indiana University-Purdue University
at Indianapolis and chaired and
responded to the section on "Gilded
Age Ecumenism" at the spring
meeting of the American Society of
Church History in Nashville. He
taught an undergraduate course on
American religion at Georgia State
University last spring and has
preached at the Austell, GA, and Gum

Creek, Oxford, GA, churches

Charles Cousar '58, professor of New
Testament, and Erskine Clarke '66,
professor of American religious
history, met with faculties at the
universities of Stellenbosch, Western
Cape, and Pretoria, South Africa, to
work out details of student and
faculty exchanges with

Columbia James Hudnut-Beumler,

executive vice president, dean of
faculty, and associate professor of
religion and culture, chaired a meet-
ing of scholars involved with the
Material History of American Religion
project. There he also presented a
paper, "The Many Mansions of God's
House: The Religious Built Environ-
ment as Assimilation and Differentia-
tion." He joined a panel of religious
leaders reviewing the programs of the
religion department at the
Chautauqua Institution and has met
with an advisory panel of scholars to
review the research produced by
Auburn Theological Seminary's
Center for the Study of Theological

Education.

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Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi, instruc-
tor in world Christianity, gave three
lectures in China at Nanjing Union
Theological Seminary: "Roman
Catholic Theological Developments
Post Vatican Two: A Reading of
Redemptoris Missio"; '"And the Gospel
Became Ours': Inculturation of
Christianity in the Puerto Rican Soil";
and "Anthropological Methods in the
Study of Religion: A Cuban Case
Study." He led a workshop for the
Hispanic Theological Initiative
Summer Workshop in Moundaline,
Chicago, to focus on helping Latina
and Latino students prepare for Ph.D.
work, identify Ph.D. programs, and
work on writing applications and

papers for those programs Shellee

Fezatte, staff associate for supervised
ministry and the international pro-
gram, was in the Netherlands, En-
gland, and Scotland visiting former
international exchange students Edna
Zwerver '95, Bill and Isobel Ferguson
'92, Michael and Louise Shrubsole
'95, and David Downing '96 and
attending the wedding of Craig
Spencer '96 and Jill Middlemas '97
on July 17 in Dryman, Scotland. Ms.
Fezatte visited Alastair Hunter at the
University of Glasgow and David

Comick at Westminster College,
Cambridge University. These men
head the programs with which
Columbia has exchange relationships.
She has also visited Kund Peterffy
'97, who is doing an intern year at the
Hungarian Reformed Church in
Passaic, N], and Silvia Rapisarda '95,
who is doing a year-long volunteer
program at the Jan Hus church in
New York Other alums and stu-
dents who were married recently
include: Lynn Rubier '98 and Michael
Capron '98, Aug. 16, in Decatur;
Nancy Graham '93 and Paul Ogne
'97, Aug. 23, in Decatur.

Richard Dietrich, director of the
Lay Institute, presented 12 Lay
Institute students to be commissioned
at the summer meeting of the
Presbytery of Shepherds and Lapsley.
He has also presented Certificates in
Spiritual Formation to six other
students in services at Riverchase
church, Hoover, AL; the Center Point,
AL, church; Edgewood church,
Homewood, AL; and South Highland

church, Birmingham, AL Lee

Carroll '68, associate professor of
pastoral theology and director of
supervised ministry, is president of
the board of Urban Training Organi-
zation of Atlanta. He has preached at

Edgewater church, Chicago Libby

Inman '92 is interim chaplain at

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Columbia professor plays pivotal role in
WARC meeting in Hungary

Darrell Guder, professor of evange-
lism and church growth, was director
of Language and Document Services
for the Twenty-Third General Coun-
cil, World Alliance of Reformed
Churches (WARC), meeting in
Debrecen, Hungary, in August. He
directed a staff of 50 interpreters,
translators, secretaries, printers, and
stewards, who were responsible for
the interpretation and translation of
English, French, German, Hungarian,
Indonesian, and Spanish.

WARC links 70 million Christians
in 211 Congregational, Presbyterian,
Reformed, and United churches in
102 countries. As the oldest "world

confessional community," WARC
promotes Christian unity, theological
reflection, and ecumenical fellowship
in the Reformed family.

At this year's General Council,
more than 800 participants gathered
in Debrecen, one of Hungary's oldest
and most notable centers of Reformed
piety and learning. Guder has
worked with the Alliance for 33 years,
beginning as a German-English
interpreter in Frankfurt in 1964. This
was his ninth major meeting for the
Alliance; since 1977 he has been
responsible for language and docu-
ment services for most WARC events.

Agnes Scott College Darrell Guder,

professor of evangelism and church
growth, led Bible studies at the annual
New Church Development Pastor and
Spouses Retreat, Houston, TX, taught
at Cherokee Presbytery's Lay Leader-
ship Seminar, and attended the
meetings of Presbyterian Professors of
Mission with the Worldwide Minis-
tries Division, PC(USA), American
Association of Professors of Mission,
and American Society of Missiology
(ASM) in Chicago. He is secretary-
treasurer of ASM. Dr. Guder has
preached at National church, Wash-
ington, DC.

J. Davison Philips '43, president
emeritus, was theologican in residence
at Montreat Conference Center this

past summer George Preston '67

(DMin '82) is pastor of the Prospect
church, Mooresville, NC David

Nash (DMin '81) is interim pastor of

the Marlinton, WV, church

Jonathan Freeman '96 is pastor of the
Springwood church, Whitsett,

NC Corey Ingold '92 is pastor of the

Rocky River church, Concord,
NC. ...Charles Campbell, associate
professor of homiletics, led three
seminars for Urban Training Organi-
zation of Atlanta and a worship
workshop at First church, Dalton, GA.
I [e has preached at St. Andrews-
Covenant church, Wilmington, NC,
and at First church, Franklin, NC. Dr.
Campbell's book, Preaching Jesus: New
Directions for Homiletics in Hans Frei's
Postliberal Theology, has been

published Wiifiam Love '77 is

pastor of the Indiantown church,

Hemingway, SC Willard James '64

is designated pastor of the Mira Mesa
church, San Diego, CA.

Coming Soon: Alumni/ae Directory

In January 1998, Harris Publishing Company will be offering alumni / ae and
friends an opportunity to purchase a current Columbia Seminary Alummlae
Directory. This publication is for the benefit of those who wish to locate and
reconnect with friends or former pastors who are Columbia graduates.

Columbia Seminary will not receive any funds from the purchase of directories.

FALL 1997

Columbia Theological Seminary
invites alumni /ae and friends

to

Shirley Guthrie Day

in celebration of his 40 years of teaching

Tuesday, November 18, 1997

Columbia Presbyterian Church

10:00 a.m. Worship, led by Joe Harvard '66

10:30 a.m. Guthrie as Theologian: Anna Case Winters 78

11:15 a.m. Break

11:45 a.m. Guthrie as Churchman: Al Winn

12:30 p.m. Lunch in Refectory ($6.00 per person)

2:00 p.m. Guthrie as Professor: Joanna Adams 79, Richard

Deibert '89, Buddy Ennis '58, Catherine Taylor '92
2:45 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. Guthrie responds and Q&A
4:00 p.m. Adjournment

Shirley C. Guthrie, J.B. Green Professor of Systematic Theology,
will retire December 31, 1997, after 40 years of teaching at
Columbia. We hope you will join us on November 17 to help us
celebrate his career and ministry.

For more information, call 404/687-4525.

James Hudnut-Beumler, executive vice president, dean of faculty, and associate
professor of religion and culture, and Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi, instructor in
world Christianity, led a group of Doctor of Ministry students in the seminary's
Gospel and Culture program on a two-week study-travel seminar to Hong Kong
and the People's Republic of China on the topic of human rights in religious and
cross-cultural perspectives. Front row, 1-r: Professors Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi
and James Hudnut-Beumler; Robert Evans of Plowshares; Chen Zemin, former
visiting professor at Columbia and vice principal of Nanjing Union Theological
Seminary; Bishop K.H. Ting, former head of the China Christian Council; and
Han Wenzao, president of the China Christian Council. Others pictured include
Columbia's D.Min. students.

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CONTENTS

Graduation 1997 1

Vice president named 1

Goals for the year 2

A tribute to Professor Lucy Rose 2

M.Div., M.A.(T.S.) graduates, placements 3

Dissertations, theses 3

Continuing Education, Lay Institute Calendar 4

Continuing Education, Lay Institute offerings 4

New library staff added 5

Acquisitions from Montreat 5

For the Record 6

Professor plays pivotal role at WARC 7

From the Bookstore 7

Alumni /ae Directory 7

Shirley Guthrie Day 8

D.Min. students in China 8

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