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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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 



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friends an opportunity to purchase a current Columbia Seminary Alummlae 
Directory. This publication is for the benefit of those who wish to locate and 
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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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Decatur, Georgia 30031 

404/378-8821 

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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