Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 88, number 2, Fall 1996

COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY

Vantage

FALL 1996

Library, landscaping
transform campus

Anyone who has been away from
Columbia Seminary for more than a
year will be impressed by its transfor-
mation into a place of greater beauty.
The library, built in 1953, has under-
gone extensive renovation and has
been more than doubled in size by a
brick and limestone addition. Stretch-
ing out in what is now the front of the
John Bulow Campbell Library, the
entire quadrangle has become a
graceful place with attractive land-
scaping, beckoning benches, and new
sidewalk and lighting systems. Both
the library and landscaping are
consonant with the existing architec-
ture of the campus.

The library expansion required
considerable changes in the campus
landscape. With the success of the
capital campaign, the entire quad-
rangle was included in the landscape
renovation, and a more comprehen-
sive plan was adopted. Two rows of
zelkova trees line the walk from the
John Bulow Campbell Library to the
Richards Center. Ginkgo, oak,
dogwood, sourwood, elm, bald
cypress, maple, and crape myrtle trees
have been planted, and hollies,

buckeyes, and hydrangeas add to the
beauty of the new landscaping.

President Douglas W. Oldenburg
claims that environment affects the
spirit and believes that good land-
scaping has a positive impact. His
commitment to establish gathering
places where people can sit, visit, and
enjoy each other and the beauty of
God's creation reflects this belief. The
benches scattered about the common
areas of the plazas and quadrangle are
being used by the seminary commu-
nity and visitors to the campus.

One of President Oldenburg's
favorite quotations, by Albert Camus,
is "There is beauty and there are the
oppressed. Whatever difficulties the
enterprise may present, I would like
never to be unfaithful either to the one
or to the other." Dr. Oldenburg says,
"Beauty is a gift from God. If s
important to relish the gift and be
good stewards of it. There are also the
poor and needy. I hope and trust that
Columbia's focus will always be on
training men and women to lead
churches which minister to the needy
and the homeless. We live in tension
between our commitment to those

The new entrance to the John Bulow Campbell Library

two things."

The new and improved library
houses a growing collection of books,
videos, and information packaged in
other formats, thanks to increased
financial support for acquisitions and
space available for expansion. Tim
Browning, director of the library, is
leading the library into this era of
collection development with a dis-
tinctly service-oriented philosophy.

In a paradigm shift from library as

a building housing a collection to
library as a gateway to the world of
information, the role of the library
staff becomes that of facilitator.
Browning sees as the staff's founda-
tional activity the interaction between
trained professionals and anyone who
needs service.

Before, the point of encounter
between the library staff and the
public was the circulation desk. In

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Columbia grants
107 degrees

Chris Hankey and Stephanie Davis Hankey graduated with distinction. He received
the M.A.(T.S.) degree and she the M.Div. degree. They have moved to Anacortes,
Washington, where she is pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church.

To the sounds of bagpipes and pipe
organ, Columbia's class of 1996 and
faculty processed into Peachtree
Presbyterian Church for commence-
ment exercises on May 19. Kyle
Henderson '97 composed the proces-
sional for the occasion and also
performed on bagpipes.

Dr. Joseph L. Roberts, Jr., senior
pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in
Atlanta, delivered the commencement
address, "Not Quite Yet!" "We are
not yet where we ought to be, but
with God's help, we shall continue to
strive toward God's vision for the
world," he said.

Dr. Roberts described the biblical
preachers of righteousness who were
fearless advocates of the oppressed.
"As you go out to mark out righteous-
ness, look at those who are suffering
around you and make sure that you
are ministering to them."

In his baccalaureate sermon at

North Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Joseph S. Harvard '66, pastor of First
Presbyterian Church in Durham,
North Carolina, and a member of
Columbia's Board of Trustees,
preached on "A Delicate Balance." He
focused on the treasure that is God's
gift to us in Christ and ways God
raises up vessels to carry it. "To be
carriers of this treasure, this priceless
treasure, is the most difficult, de-
manding, rewarding job you'll ever
love," he said.

The 107 graduates received their
diplomas and were congratulated by
Joanna Adams, chair of the Board of
Trustees, assisted by President
Douglas Oldenburg and Vice Presi-
dent Philip Gehman. Executive Vice
President and Dean of Faculty James
Hudnut-Beumler placed academic
hoods on the shoulders of each

graduate.

Continued on page 5

Preserving our past

Douglas W. Oldenburg, President

The library expansion and renovation
are finished and the campus is beauti-
ful! It's a dream come true, and we
are thankful to God for all who have
helped make it possible. You have a
personal invitation to come visit us
and see our new library and campus.

Every pastor of a congregation
and every president of a seminary
knows firsthand that we always
"build on foundations which others
have laid." The wonderful success of
our capital campaign and the comple-
tion of our library are vivid examples
of that truth, for we have built on
solid foundations. And it is critically
important that we remember those
who laid those foundations and stay
in touch with our history.

One of the ways we do that is to
hang the portraits of faculty members
who have retired from Columbia after
faithful years of service. In the
refectory are portraits of our profes-
sors who have recently retired, and in
the library are portraits of those who
served Columbia years ago. Over the
years the portraits in the library have
deteriorated, and the restoration of
those portraits has been part of our
library renovation project. The next
time you are in the library or refec-
tory, I invite you to look at the por-
traits of some of those who helped lay

the foundations on which we build.

In order further to preserve and
remember our foundations, the new
library has a lovely room for the
archives of Columbia Seminary. Up
until now, we have not had a place to
preserve the history and memorabilia
of Columbia, and when people sent us
various historical items, we had to put
them in boxes and store them in a
closet. We hope someday to employ a
part-time archivist, but at least we
now have a special room to preserve
our 169-year history. In honor of and
in gratitude for all he has done for
Columbia over many years as presi-
dent, as dean of faculty, and as
professor, the Board of Trustees voted
to name the room the "G Benton
Kline, Jr. Special Collections and
Archives."

As you rummage through your
attic or clean out your crowded closets
and find pictures, artifacts, brochures,
letters, or newspaper and magazine
articles about Columbia, please send
them to us so we can preserve our
history and stay in touch with those
"...foundations on which we build."
(Please send your artifacts to the Rev.
M. Tim Browning, director of the John
Bulow Campbell Library, Columbia
Seminary, Box 520, Decatur, GA
30031.) D

Cameron D. Murchison, Jr.

Darrell L. Guder

Murchison, Guder join faculty in
ministry and evangelism

Library, landscaping
continued from page I

Victor Yoon has been named associate
professor of Asian ministry and
director of the Center of Asian Theol-
ogy and Ministries. He is the first
Asian to be named a member of
Columbia's teaching faculty. Since
1991, in addition to his work at
Columbia, he has been a consultant
for Korean- American ministry for the
synods of South Atlantic and Living
Waters. As such, he has been a liaison
between 28 presbyteries and 49
Korean- American congregations. At
Columbia, besides teaching New
Testament courses, Dr. Yoon has
worked with the Korean-American
Doctor of Ministry degree program
and has been extensively involved in
establishing a site in Korea for the
Alternative Context for Ministry
course. D

the new space, the reference desk is
the heart of the library, both in the
day-to-day operations and in the
physical layout of the building.

Browning's long-term goal is to
expand the service and reference
functions in order to contribute more
fully to the education of seminarians.
Browning says, "Columbia graduates
must be able to stand peer to peer in
this information age. People in
ministry need to be able to think
abstractly to lead in our information
society."

The library has come a long way
since last year, but there is still work
to be done. The building, which is
only the beginning, is nearly com-
pleted. Most furnishings are in place.
The new library automation system is
in the final stages of installation and
implementation.

Two upcoming events will
celebrate the completion of the $7
million construction and renovation
project and provide opportunities to
explore and enjoy the new features on
campus. Friends of the seminary are
invited to a library open house on
Sunday, September 29, from 4:00 to
6:00 p.m. and to a dedication service
on Wednesday, October 2, at 10:00
a.m. in front of the library. For more
information, call the seminary at 404/
378-8821. D Lee T. Read '98

The Board of Trustees of Columbia
Seminary announced that D. Cameron
Murchison, Jr. has been named
Columbia's professor of ministry,
beginning this fall. For the past eight
years, Dr. Murchison has served as
pastor of Blacksburg Presbyterian
Church in Blacksburg, Virginia.

From 1977 to 1987, Dr. Murchison
was professor of pastoral theology
and education at Union Theological
Seminary in Virginia.

Dr. Murchison's pastoral experi-
ence also includes service as pastor at
Westminster Presbyterian Church in
Knoxville, Tennessee, and assistant
pastor at First Presbyterian Church in
Richmond, Virginia. He has served as
interim pastor to several Presbyterian
churches in Virginia.

A graduate of Southwestern at
Memphis (Rhodes College) and Union
Theological Seminary in Virginia, he
received his Ph.D. and master's
degree in theology from Yale Univer-
sity.

Dr. Murchison has contributed
articles to Theology Today, Journal for
Preachers, Religious Education, Reformed
Liturgy and Music, The Princeton
Seminary Bulletin, and Interpretation.

He has served the Presbyterian
Church (USA) in multiple capacities,
including as a member of the General
Assembly Council, as chair of the Task
Force on Catholicity and Global
Mission of the Church, and as a
member of the General Assembly's
Advisory Council on Church and
Society. Ordained in 1971, Dr.
Murchison is a member of the Ameri-
can Academy of Religion and the
Religious Education Association.

James Hudnut-Beumler, executive
vice president and dean of faculty,
said, "Cam Murchison represents the
best possible combination of pastoral
experience and theological acumen
available to a seminary like ours.
Columbia is blessed to have him and
looks forward to many happy years
with him." D

Columbia Seminary has announced
that Darrell L. Guder will join the
faculty in February 1997 as the
Peachtree Professor of Evangelism
and Church Growth. Dr. Guder has
been the William A. Benfield, Jr.
Professor of Evangelism and Global
Mission at Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary since 1991.

From 1985 to 1991, Dr. Guder was
vice president for academic affairs
and dean of faculty at Whitworth
College, and before that, director of
the Institute of Youth Ministries at
Fuller Theological Seminary and
director of ministry resources for
Young Life in Colorado Springs. His
pastoral experience includes service as
a minister of Christian education at
First Presbyterian Church, Holly-
wood, California.

Dr. Guder's undergraduate work
was at the University of California at
Los Angeles and the University of
Hamburg, Germany, from which he
also earned the Ph.D. degree.

Dr. Guder has written Be My
Witnesses: The Church's Mission,
Message, and Messengers, which he is
revising and expanding. He has
translated a number of works, includ-
ing Otto Weber's two-volume Founda-
tions of Dogmatics.

He is a member of the Academy
for Evangelism in Theological Educa-
tion and the Association of Presbyteri-
ans in Cross-Cultural Mission. His
service to the church includes chairing
the Committee on Theological Educa-
tion, PC(USA ), and chief of language
and documentation for the General
Council of the World Alliance of
Reformed Churches in Seoul, Korea.

Commenting on the appointment
of Dr. Guder, James Hudnut-Beumler,
executive vice president and dean of
faculty, said, "Columbia is indeed
fortunate to add an evangelism
professor of the caliber of Darrell
Guder to its ranks. His scholarship
and concern for the evangelistic
mission of today's church is without
parallel." D

VANTAGE

1996 Master of Divinity degree graduates
and placements

Joseph Bennett, clinical pastoral education, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA*

Stephen Bird, pastor, Valmont Presbyterian Church, Boulder, CO

Frances Bragan, pastoral counselor, West Columbia, SC*

Beverly Brigman, pastoral care and senior adult ministry, Decatur Presbyterian

Church, Decatur, GA
Aimee Buchanan*
William Buchanan*
Stacey Buford, clinical pastoral education resident, North Atlanta Tri-Hospitals

Atlanta, GA*
Constance Button, pastor, West Haven Presbyterian Church, Rocky Mount, NC*
Stephen Caine, pastor, Marion Presbyterian Church, Marion, SC
Christopher Carson, associate pastor, Shades Valley Presbyterian Church,

Birmingham, AL
Doris Chandler, stated supply, First Presbyterian Church, Phenix City, AL*
Molly Clark, clinical pastoral education, University Hospital, Birmingham, AL
Ann Cline
Katherine Evans, associate pastor, Southminster Presbyterian Church, Birmingham

AL*
Douglas Ferguson, associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge, LA*
Jonathan Freeman

Lisa Fulford, graduate study, Columbia Seminary*

Calvin Gittner, pastor, Camp Springs Presbyterian Church, Camp Springs, MD
Mark Gray, assistant pastor, Gicnahirk Presbyterian Church, Belfast,

Northern Ireland*
Thomas Hagood*

Stephanie Davis Hankey, pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Anacortes, WA*
Louly Hay, pastoral care and senior adult ministry, Conyers Presbyterian

Church, Conyers, GA
Jeffrey Hayes, pastor, New Concord Presbyterian Church, Concord, VA*
Marilyn Hedgepeth, co-pastor. South Charleston Presbyterian Church,

South Charleston, WV*
Nancy Hendrix, clinical pastoral education, Gwinnett Medical Center,

Lawrenceville, GA
Allen Huff, pastor, Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, Mebane, NC
Insick Jang, associate pastor of evangelism, Korean Central Presbyterian

Church, Chamblee, GA
Lian Jiang, clinical pastoral education, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA*
Jennifer Johnson, pastor, Okolona Presbyterian Church, Okolona, MS
William Jones, associate minister, St. Michael's Church, Linlithgow, Scotland*
Heemoon Lee, pastor, Anniston Korean Presbyterian Church, Anniston, AL
Insook Lee, graduate study, Columbia Seminary*
Jennifer Lee, resident volunteer, Open Door Community, Atlanta, GA
Thomas Lewis, pastor, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Statesville, NC
Lauren Moore*

Elizabeth Morgan, graduate study, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN*
David Murad, associate pastor, Government Street Presbyterian Church,

Mobile, AL
Robin Walker Palmer, chaplain, Huntsville Hospital West, Huntsville, AL
Sophia Park

John Porter, associate pastor, Hill United Presbyterian Church, Butler, PA
Stacy Rector, clinical pastoral education, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Mary Ann Rose*

Brian Rummage, pastor, Bixby Presbyterian Church, Advance, NC
David Shelor, pastor, Carrollton Presbyterian Church, Carrollton, GA
Earle Sickels, pastor, McRae Presbyterian Church, McRae, GA
Barbara Sims-King, graduate study, Candler School of Theology, Atlanta, GA
David Torrey, graduate study, Columbia Theological Seminary, Atlanta, GA*
Laurie Valentine, intern, Plaza Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC
Charles Vorderberg, pastor, First and Anderson Memorial Presbyterian

Churches, Welch, WV
Karlene Ward, chaplain, Moving in the Spirit /FCS Ministries, Atlanta, GA
Robert Weathersby, pastor, Fairfield Presbyterian Church, Blue Springs, MS
John Wells
Barbara White*
Jennifer Winingder, associate pastor, Bronxville Reformed Church, Bronxville, NY

Master of Arts (Theological Studies)

Wesley Avants, minister of adult education, Campus Church of Christ,

Norcross, GA*
Ernest Gillis, Riverdale, GA
Christopher Hankey, Anacortes, WA*
Diana Malcom, camp administrator, Geneva Hills Camp and Conference Center,

Lancaster, OH*
Brian McCormick, Seattle, WA

'Received the degree with distinction (3.60 grade point average)

Doctor of Theology dissertation

Mary Crist Brown, Atlanta, GA, "Re-Imaging Gender Polarity: Redemptive
Self-Discovery and Self-Assertion in Female ( lients"

Doctor of Ministry dissertations

Natalie Adams, Tyrone, GA, "Mentoring: A Ministerial Method for Discipline
Youth V 6

Ernest Alema-Mensah, Accra, Ghana, "A Comparative Study of Use of

Computers in Some Churches in Georgia"
Billy Bewley, Dayton, TN, "Rest and Renewal for the Pentecostal Experiencing

Burnout"
William Bland, Sanford, NC, "Christian Responsibility and the Homeless"
David Brockhoff, Roswell, GA, "Using a Congregational Self-Study Process to

Assist a Congregation to Evaluate Its Ministry in Light of What It Is

Becoming in Jesus Christ"
Ronald Cason, Cleveland, TN, "A Pentecostal Theology of Shame"
Bruce Chapman, McMinnville, TN, "Holistic Stewardship in a Congregational

Context"
Stephen Damos, Augusta, GA, "All Is Being Purified: Exploring the Issues and

Dynamics of Conflict Within the Church"
Ralph Deen-Clingan, Sodus, NY, "Matthew's Community of Mission and

Evangelism: A Resource for Our Time of Discontinuity and Anxiety"
Fairfax Fair, Houston, TX, "The Presbyterian Church in a Consumer Society"
Ronald Feltman, Columbia SC, "Preaching for Transformation"
Carol Fleming, Syracuse, NY, "Baptism Calls People to Faithful Community in

the Church, and Service to God in the World"
Herbert Frazier, Woodlawn, VA, "A Pilot Program for the Office of Ministerial

Care in the Development of a State Program of Discipline and Support

for Ministerial Restoration"
Elizabeth Hall, West Senaca, NY, "Men's Friendships with God: A Brief Study

of the Classical and Biblical Understandings of Friendship and Thei]

Implication for Twentieth-Century Men"
Marni Harmony, Orlando, FL, "The Challenge of Nontraditional Families in the

Church"
Rachel Haynes, Davidson, NC, "Preaching as a Means of Healing in the

Christian Community"
Robert Henderson, Greensboro, NC, "The Priesthood of All Believers in

Worship"
Samuel Henderson, Birmingham, AL, "The Called Community in a Culture of

Individualism"
Randel Livingood, Medtord, OR, "Theolop< ,il \ d\u ,itmn .is an Aspect nt the

Premarital Counseling of a United States Marine"
Thomas McGrath, Winter Haven, FL, "Exploring Gender Oppression and

Gender Redemption in Selected Old Testament Narratives: A Bible Study

Workshop"
Joan Murray, Charlottesville, VA, "Relationship with God as a Dimension of

Pastoral Counseling of Pastoral Supervision"
John Oldham, Chattanooga, TN, "Healthy Shame in a Shameless Society"
Grady Perryman, Southern Pines, NC, "Rites and Rituals of Faith in Exilic

Times"
Guy Shealy, Rock Hill, SC, "The Application of Family Systems Theory to a

Congregation"
Billy Shiley, Ona, WV, "A Study of Christian Religious Education and Self-
Esteem"
Dongchae Shin, Seoul, Korea, "The Power of Story: An Understanding of

Narrative Theology and Its Hermeneutical Work"
Deborah Silver, Evans, GA, "A Feminist, Trinitarian Model of Pastoral Care and

Counseling with Women"
Robert Small, Leeds, AL, "Intercessory Prayer: A Move Towards Wholistic

Wellness in an Age of Non- Wholistic Medical Care"
Dan Thornton, Salisbury, NC, "Discerning/ Understanding Church Identity as

an Antecedent to Church Planning"
Mitchell Walker, Cleveland, TN, "The African-American Male's Relationship to

the Church"
Dennis Whitaker, Charlotte, NC, "A Research Project to Study a Policy

Chaplain's Pastoral Care of Police Officers When a Fellow Officer Is

Fatally Shot in the Line of Duty or Commits Suicide"
Brian Wyatt, Dadeville, AL, "Preaching the Narrative Sermon on the Lenten

Characters of the Fourth Gospel"
Jeffrey Yergler, Seminole, FL, "Critical Themes in the Cultural Disestablishment

of Mainline Liberal Protestantism"

Master of Theology theses

Ellen Anderson, Farmville, VA*'

Tae Ho Cheong, Norcross, Georgia, "Is Lot a Righteous Person?"

Guy Helms, Cumming, GA, "Sacramental Presence and the Identity of the Pastoral

Counselor: A Perspective of Pastoral Counseling as a Ministry of the

Church"
Sung Ho Hong, Seoul, Korea, "A Comparative Study of the Character Ethics of

Continued on page 5

FALL 1996

Continuing Education
and Lay Institute
Calendar

For further information or to register for courses, call or write:
Rebecca S. Parker, Director of Continuing Education, or
Richard S. Dietrich, Director of the Lay Institute of Faith and Life
Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA 30031/404-378-8821.

September 10 A Gathering of Women for Spiritual Rbfi BcnON This gathering
will meet every other Tuesday September 10 through December 3 from 1:00 to
3:30 p.m. at Columbia. Leaders: Rebecca Parker, director of continuing educa-
tion, and Lalor Ferrari, a Roman Catholic woman trained in spiritual formation
and women's spirituality. Cost: $120.

September 20-21 Awakening: A Woman's Journey Toward a Feminine Spiritual-
i n Leader: Sue Monk Kidd, author of Wliile the Heart Waits and The Dance of the
Dissident Daughter. Cost: $65 for Friday evening and Saturday; $55 for Saturday
only; $20 for Friday evening only. (There is a waiting list for Saturday. Friday
night is open.)

September 26-27 How to Get Published This intensive two-day workshop will
offer experienced and aspiring writers the chance to explore the "nuts and
bolts" of getting published. Leader: Roland Tapp, publishing consultant.
Cost: $75.

October 1, 8, 15, 22 Morning Lay School: "Holy Spirit: Oblong Blur?" Four
Bible studies exploring the promise of the Spirit, the gift and gifts of the Spirit,
the work and power of the Spirit. Leader: Robert Ramey, professor emeritus.
Cost: $25.

October 1-31 Voices of the Ghetto: Exhibition of Drawings by Lynda Dubov See
article on page 7.

October 1, November 5, December 3 Theology and Literature meets.

October 4-5 Gi obai Mission Conference From our front door to Eastern Europe,
down the street to Africa, take a look at what the church is doing in mission and
what you can do to help. Conference includes workshops on China, Latin
America, Youth and Mission, Partnerships, and much more. Keynote: Randy
Taylor, a child of missionaries to China. Cost: $35.

October 11 Certification for Administrative Personnel The two subjects for
certification this fall are church polity and time management. Leader: Joan
Gray, pastor of Columbia Presbyterian Church and co-author of Presbyterian
Polity for Church Leaders, and Patricia Harrell, formerly with Global Health
Action, an international health organization. She is skilled in office and self-
management. Cost: $40.

October 15, November 19, December 17 Faith and Film meets.

October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21 Introduction to the Theological Disciplines
An introduction to theological study and to the Lay Institute's Certificate
Programs in Practical Christianity and Spiritual Formation. Among the books
to be read and discussed are Walter Brueggemann's The Bible Makes Sense,
Shusaku Endo's A Life of Jesus, Shirley Guthrie's Christian Doctrine, and Carol
Noren's What Happens on Sunday Morning: A Layperson's Guide to Worship.
Cost: $50.

October 25-26 God Loves Teachers A retreat for public school teachers.
No charge.

November 7-9 When the Honeymoon is Over See article on this page.

December 5-7 Planning Lent and Easter This workshop is designed for the
worship team, pastor, educator, and musician who will be planning and
providing leadership for the Lent-Easter season. It will use the lectionary
passages in Mark as a resource. An interdisciplinary team in Christian educa-
tion, preaching, music, and biblical studies will plan and lead the event. Lead-
ers: Stan Saunders, assistant professor of New Testament, Janet James, associate
pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA, and others. Cost: $100.

Fall lay schools
offered twice

Take part in an exciting opportunity
for lay people to work and study with
faculty at Columbia Seminary. The
Fall Evening Lay School, beginning
September 23, offers three challenging
courses.

Learn in "Seasons of Faith" about
the unending adventure of growing in
the faith, from infancy to old age. Ron
Cram, associate professor of Christian
education, teaches.

What are faithful ways you can
join God's work in the city? Discover
some answers in "Faith in the City,"
taught by Lee Carroll, associate
professor of pastoral theology and
director of supervised ministry.

Adjunct Professor of Old Testa-
ment Alice Hickcox will teach
"Women in the Old Testament."

Evening classes meet September
23, 30 and October 7, 14, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
The cost of each course is $35.

The Fall Evening Lay School's
Second Session begins October 21.
Classes meet October 21, 28 and
November 4, 11, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Learn in "Sighs Too Deep for
Words" ^bout modern jazz as a
vehicle of spiritual communication.
Clay Hulet, associate director of the
library and reference librarian,
teaches.

Learn the difference between
unhealthy stress and healthy anxiety
and debunk myths about being of the
world but not in the world. Mary
Crist Brown of the Georgia Associa-
tion for Pastoral Care leads.

Tina Pippin of Agnes Scott
College will teach "Women in the
New Testament."

Again, the cost of a course is $35.

Also beginning in October is
"Introduction to Theological Studies"
taught by Lay Institute Director Rick
Dietrich. The course introduces the
institute's certificate programs in
Practical Christianity and Spiritual
Formation. It meets Thursday eve-
nings, October 24, 31 and November
7,14,21. The cost is $50.

For more information or to
register for any of these courses,
contact the Lay Institute of Faith and
Life, 404/687-4577.

The Lay Institute offers a variety
of courses, seminars, retreats and
workshops. These are designed to
help Christian lay people become
better theologians in both head and
heart and so more faithful followers of
Christ in all of life home, work place,
church, community, world. Q

Conference
on Ministry

November 1-3, 1996
February 21 - 23, 1997

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

When the honey-
moon is over

The first three years of ministry are
critical in a pastor's formation. Three
important transitions occur during
that time. The first transition comes in
the move from seminary to parish.
The second comes at approximately 18
months or when the "honeymoon" is
over and the reality of a particular
church is better understood. The third
comes at around three years in
ministry and involves evaluating
one's ministry and making decisions
about one's future in ministry.

The Continuing Education Office
will offer workshops exploring each
transition. The first workshop is
scheduled for November 7-9 and will
focus on the second transition in
ministry. The third transition will be
looked at during a May 5-7, 1997,
workshop. In July '97 a one-week
course on the first transition will be
offered. TAS : TE, Transition and
Survival Skills Training Experience, a
Presbyterian-based organization, will
provide the leadership.

Cost for the November 7-9 event
is $120, which includes a $25 manual.
For more information, call 404/687-
4562.

Come back to

Jamaica

Each year, Columbia sponsors a
pilgrimage to Jamaica for ministers,
students, and laypersons to experi-
ence the church in Jamaica.

George Telford '58, director of
advanced studies, leads the trip,
scheduled March 31 -April 8, 1997.
Doctor of Ministry students may take
the trip for credit by registering for
Caribbean Theology, a course which
involves additional academic require-
ments. After a brief orientation session
at Columbia, the group departs for the
United Theological College of the
West Indies in Kingston.

While there, the group learns
about Caribbean theology, worships
in Jamaican churches, discusses
economic and political aspects of
Jamaican culture, and visits the
historic and cultural attractions in
Kingston and Ocho Rios. On Sunday,
the group visits churches and homes
of Jamaican residents.

Commenting on the program,
Telford said, "The week is an extraor-
dinary immersion experience in a
complex and beautiful region. We
listen to voices of faith, concern, and
remarkable hope. Those who go
discover new ways to be partners
with Christians in Jamaica and receive
a new appreciation for the religion,
art, and music of multicultural
Jamaica. People should make applica-
tion early!"

For more information, contact the
Continuing Education Office for a
brochure. The $900 cost includes
airfare, lodging, and most meals. Q

Lance Mullins '98

VANTAGE

David Moessner was inaugurated as professor of New Testament Language, Literature,
and Exegesis on April 16 in the Columbia chapel. His address was titled "The Acts of
the Apostles and 'the Paths that Lead to Life': A Theology for the Church Today."
Some of the participants in the service included (l-r) David Tiede, president and
professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary; Dr. Moessner; Jeanne Stevenson-
Moessner, adjunct assistant professor of practical theology at Columbia; and Luke
Johnson, Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, Candler School
of Theology at Emory University.

On April 17 Dr. Tiede gave a presentation, "Reading the Bible and Telling the
Truth: The Use of the Bible in the Church Today. " A panel discussion followed with
Columbia professors Walter Brueggemann, Charles Cousar, Marcia Riggs, and George
Stroup participating.

Commencement 1996
continued from page 1

All in attendance rose in a stand-
ing ovation as a Master of Divinity
degree was awarded to Marjorie
Franks Jacobs. The special degree
recognized work completed a quarter
of a century ago.

Awards were granted to master's
degree students. Mark Gray received
the Wilds Book Prize for the highest
distinction in academic work. He also
received the Samuel A. Cartledge
New Testament Studies Award for the
M.Div. student who prepared the best
New Testament exegesis and the
Lyman and Myki Mobley Prize in
Biblical Scholarship.

Stephanie Hankey received the
Columbia Leadership Award, given to
a graduating senior who demon-
strated "unusual leadership qualities
at Columbia, as well as spiritual depth
and integrity." She also was awarded
the William Dudley Award in evange-
lism and church growth.

Lauren Moore received the Emma
Gaillard Boyce Memorial Award for
best paper on the creative use of
music in worship. Ms. Moore also
received the Julia Abdullah Sunday
School Award.

Stacy Rector received the Ludwig
Richard Max Dewitz Old Testament
Studies Award for preparing the best
Old Testament exegesis.

The Presbytery of St. Andrew
Presbyterian Women Preaching
Award went to Marilyn Hedgepeth
for best sermon.

Will Jones was awarded the
Florrie Wilkes Sanders Prize in
Theology for the best paper in Chris-
tian theology. Mr. Jones also received

the Columbia Friendship Circle
Graduate Fellowship for superior
achievement and support for further
study.

Beverly Brigman was awarded the
Harold J. Riddle Memorial Book
Award for the highest distinction in
pastoral care, especially in the area of
terminally ill patients.

Lian Jiang, Aimee Buchanan, and
Lisa Fulford received the James T. and
Celeste M. Boyd Book Fund Award to
build theological libraries.

The Harvard A. Anderson Fellow-
ship went to Elizabeth Morgan as the
graduate judged to have the greatest
potential for future academic achieve-
ment.

Insook Lee and Stacy Buford
received Columbia Graduate Fellow-
ships. D Timothy T. Read '98

Master of Theology theses
continued from page 3

Confucianism and Christianity"
Chin Kim, Stockbridge, GA**
Jong-Kyung Kim, Pusan, Korea**
George Lashley, Matthews, NC**
Virgil Marshall, Georgetown, Guyana,
"A Model of Pastoral Care to
Address the Issue of Shame in the
Guyanese Context"
Linus Mwangi, Mombasa, Kenya,

"Pastoral Care of the Church through
Crisis Intervention to Persons
Abused and Victimized by the Politi-
cal, Social, and Economic System in
Kenya in 1990's"
Choong Duk Moon, Seoul, Korea**
Young Song, Jacksonville, FL, "Christian
Moral Education in Korean- Ameri-
can Church and Society"
Helder Suh, Salt Lake City, UT**

**Research course option rather than thesis

Lucy Rose was installed as associate professor of pint, hing mid ivoi ship with tenure on
April 3 in a service of worship and celebration in Columbia 's chapel Dr. Rose's
address, "Tlie Sermon Evaluation: Saying More Than That was a very movi\
sermon or 7 didn't get it/" was responded to by Dr. Fred ( raddock who was Dr.
Rose's dissertation adviser at Emory University. With hei in the pu Hire are he,
daughter, Lucy Mac, and her husband, Gerry Cook (MAYM '91),

Editor's note: Dr. Rose has experienced a recurrence of breasi cancel in thebone
She began chemotherapy treatments at the end ofAuguSl ami has had few side effects
thus far. She plans to teach a small group of the Baptism and I uangelical Identity class
this fall.

Colloquium '97
time changed

Colloquium '97 has been moved from
January to April. The three-day event
will take place April 21-23, 1997.

Colloquium, a highlight of the
seminary's year, is a time for examin-
ing the life of the church. The sched-
ule for Colloquium '97 will include
special worship services, lectures,
opportunities for dialogue with
Columbia's faculty, social gatherings,
and alumni /ae events.

Worship leader for Colloquium
'97 will be Dr. Calvin Butts of the
Abyssinian Baptist Church in New
York City. Sharing the guest speaker
spotlight will be Nancy Ammerman
and Howard Rice. Dr. Ammerman is
professor of the sociology of religion
at Hartford Seminary in the Center for
Social and Religious Research, and Dr.
Rice is professor of ministry and
chaplain at San Francisco Theological
Seminary.

In a departure from the schedule
followed in previous years, there will
be a free afternoon on Tuesday, April
22. A list of opportunities on the
Columbia campus and in the greater
Atlanta area will be available at the
spring gathering.

Colloquium '97 will begin with
registration at 3:00 p.m. on Monday,
April 21, and conclude with a worship
service at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday,
April 23. Additional information will
be included in the next Vantage and in
a forthcoming brochure. D

Smyth Lectures
set, October 8-10

Dr. Mokna He x >ki k, the Lady
Margaret's Professor on the Faculty of
Divinity at the University of Cam-
bridge, is this year's Smyth Lecturer.
She will present three one-hour
lectures on October 8, 9, and 10 in the
Ellis Room of the Richards Center at
10 a.m., with time following fol
questions and discussion.

Professor Hooker's presentations
will be "Is This Not the Prophet?,"
"The Signs of a Prophet," and "More
Than a Prophet." Her accompanying
scriptural texts will be Deuteronomy
18:15-22, Mark 11:12-22, and John
4:46-54.

Professor Hooker holds a Ph.D.
from Manchester, a D.D. from Cam-
bridge, an M.A. from Cambridge,
Oxford, and Bristol, and a B.A. from
Bristol. She is a fellow of King's
College, London, and Westminster
College, Oxford, and an honorary
fellow at Linacre College, Oxford.
Professor Hooker has held several
notable academic posts in Great
Britain and has lectured extensively in
that country, Australia, and the
United States. She has also been a
visiting professor at Duke University.

In 1911, the Smyth Lectures were
begun at Columbia by the bequest of
the Rev. Thomas Smyth, 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."

The Smyth Lectures are open to
all interested lay persons and minis-
ters. For more information, contact
the Office of Academic Affairs at 404/
687-4575. D

FALL 1996

For the Record

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

Nancy Lee (ThM '93) has been
awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to
Croatia for 1996/97. The scholarship
will assist her in research for her
dissertation project, "Lamentions:
Jerusalem, Sarajevo, and the Former
Yugoslavia Under Siege." She will
teach a course in Old Testament at the
Josip J. Strossmayer University in
Osijek and will be associated with the
Evangelical Theological Seminary
there. Ms. Lee is a Ph.D. candidate at

Union Seminary in Virginia Sara C.

Juengst '83, former director of con-
tinuing education, received a 1996 Life
Achievement Award from the Asso-
ciation of Presbyterian Church
Educators. These awards are pre-
sented to educators who have had a
major influence on church

education Ernest Thompson (DMin

'95) is pastor of First church,

Lancaster, SC John Herndon '85,

pastor of Fellowship church in Hunts-
ville, AL, has been elected to the
General Assembly Council

(PCUSA) Charles Heyward '88

(DMin '94) is pastor of the St. James

church, Charleston, SC Virginia

Simmons Ellis '78 is moderator of the

Synod of South Atlantic Richard

Boyette '89 is pastor of First church,
Greenville, KY.

Holly Caswell, assistant trea-
surer, received the B.A. from
Oglethorpe University in May. At
Oglethorpe, she was a member of
Alpha Chi, a national academic

honorary society Jeff Allen '89 is

pastor of the Elmer, NJ, church

Bonnie Habbersett '95 is designated
pastor for the Bethesda and Hanover-
ton churches, Hanoverton, OH

David Moessner, professor of New
Testament, attended the international
meeting of the Society for New
Testament Studies in Strasbourg,
France, where he gave a paper and
chaired the Luke-Acts seminar at the
conference.... Robert Ramey, professor
emeritus, preached at the Ooltewah,
TN, church at the installation of Jerry
Ferrari '89 (DMin '94). Dr. Ramey has
also preached at the Conyers, GA,
church; Gum Creek church, Conyers;
and First church, Griffin, GA; and has
spoken to volunteer chaplains at Cobb
Hospital, Marietta, GA. He has
conducted retreats for ministers of
Cherokee Presbytery; ministers and
spouses of Christian Churches of
Georgia; and officers of Spring Valley
church, Columbia. His Living for
Christ in All of Life, a new stewardship
program, has been published.... Joseph
Garrison '29 has had a prayer written
20 years ago set to music and per-
formed at First church, Greensboro,
NC, where he was parish associate for
14 years.

Lee Carroll '68, associate profes-
sor of pastoral theology and director
of supervised ministry, participated in

the Congregational Studies Institute at
Hartford, CT, working with a team of
authors on the New Handbook for
Congregational Studies. He led a
planning retreat for officers of First
church, Elberton, GA, and has chaired
the Executive Director Search Com-
mittee for the Urban Training Organi-
zation of Atlanta Miriam Dunson

(DMin '85) received the Alumnae
Heritage Award for life achievements

from Georgia College last year John

Patton, professor of pastoral theology,
gave lectures at Calvin Seminary on
"The Shame of Joy and Tears," and at
Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte on
"Pastoral Care as Hearing and Re-
membering." He led a three-day
course for Air Force chaplains on "The
Chaplain as Moral and Spiritual
Guide" at Maxwell Air Force Base and
was the principal speaker at the three-
day annual meeting of the Clinical
Theology Association at the Univer-
sity of Lancaster, England Paul

Smith '57 has now completed 28 years
as associate professor of philosophy
and religion at Richard Bland College
of the College of William and Mary.
He is included in Marquis' Wlw's Who

in America Carl Crawford (DMin

'83) is associate pastor for evangelism
and discipleship at First church, San
Diego.

Sandra Edwards '88, has been
appointed director of African Ameri-
can Ministries Programs at

McCormick Seminary Ron Cram,

associate professor of Christian
education, has been a consultant for
Trinity church, Atlanta, and presented

BIRTHS

To David '90 and Gretchen Gibbs, a

son, Benjamin Joseph Almon, Mar. 21,

1995.

To Ken '91 and Jackie Young, a

daughter, Kara Alexandra, May 14,

1996.

To Ben '93 and Amy Trawick, a son,

Duncan Sinclair, June 7, 1996.

To Dennis (DMin '98) and Anne

Tedder, a son, Joseph Henry, July 26,

1996.

DEATHS

Alva Gregg '32, Mar. 25, 1996.
Robert Lemly '36, Dec. 26, 1995.
James R. Smith '38, Mar. 18, 1996.
Joseph S. Rigell '51, July 23, 1996.
Robert Smith '52 (ThM '67), Jan. 9,
1996.

H.L. Phillips '55, Apr. 10, 1995.
Peter Carruthers '73 (ThM '83, DMin
'93). Aug. 28, 1996. Dr. Carruthers
was associate pastor at White Memo-
rial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh,
NC, when he died. From 1978 to 1983
he directed supervised ministry at
Columbia and from 1983 to 1986 he
was dean of students.

a paper, "Terra Nova: The Angel in
the Story of Daniel," at the Interna-
tional Seminar in Religious Education
and Values at the University of
Judaism, Los Angeles. He taught at a
Christian education leadership event
sponsored by the presbyteries of
Cherokee and Greater Atlanta. Dr.
Cram continues research on the adult

memories of childhood bullies

Ernestine Cole, associate dean of
students, has preached at Trinity
church, Decatur; Rice Memorial
church, Atlanta; Joyful Sound, a new
church development in Roswell, GA;
and Ormewood Park church, Atlanta.
She attended the Racial /Ethnic
convocation in Louisville, KY,
preached at the closing worship
service, and served as communion

celebrant Robert L. Montgomery

'53 has written The Diffusion of Reli-
gions: A Sociological Perspective (Uni-
versity Press of America) Frank

Harrington '60 (ThM '61) delivered
the commencement address at the
American College of London in

May Tim Kiser '90 is pastor of First

church, Marshall, MO. He attended
the Omaha Seminary Presbyterian
Foundation Pastor's School in
Hastings, NE, at which Shirley
Guthrie, professor of theology,
lectured. Mr. Kiser assisted in wor-
ship leadership for the Synod of Mid-
America's synod school.

Ben Johnson, professor of Chris-
tian spirituality, has preached and led
workshops for Riverside and Eastern
Tennessee presbyteries, led a confer-
ence for Redwoods Presbytery and a
retreat for the Sequoyah Hills church,
Knoxville. Dr. Johnson taught a
continuing education class for Pacific
School of Religion and preached at
First church, Dalton, GA; Snow Mass,
CO, Chapel; and the North Avenue

church, Atlanta Wade Huie '46,

professor emeritus, is interim
preacher at First church, Nashville,
TN, and has written an article for

Word and Witness Lynn Stall '87 and

Edward Bruce were married March 23

in Chapel Hill, NC Malcolm

Bullock '55 was honorably retired by
Salem Presbytery in February. He
was associate pastor of First church,

Salisbury, NC Charles Talley '63

was the ecumenical representative
from the PC(USA) to the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
of Scotland. He teaches at Edison
College, is an adjunct professor at
Florida Southern College, and is
serving on the board of the Presbyte-
rian Association for Science and
Technology and the Christian

Faith Will Coleman '85, associate

professor of theology and
hermeneutics, taught classes on
theological hermeneutics, contempo-
rary theology, and Paul Tillich at
Nanjing Union Theological Seminary
in China in May and June. His
conversation with Martin Marty is
part of a videotaped conversation on
"Being Christian in a World of Fear,"
sponsored by Ecumenical Ministries
of Iowa.

Ann Bullard (BRE '63, MRE '65)
retired in July after serving Presbyte-

rian churches for 35 years as a Chris-
tian educator and in other administra-
tive positions. Most recently, she was
with Atlanta Ministry with Interna-
tional Students and was an adjunct
staff member with First church,

Atlanta Timothy Fulop, assistant

dean of faculty and director of re-
search and evaluation, has written a
book review for Journal of Religion and
taught an adult education class at First
Baptist Church of Decatur using
Columbia's video, "Signs of the
Times." He attended the board
meeting of the Hispanic Summer
Program at Brite Divinity School in Ft.
Worth and the biennial meeting of the

Association of Theological Schools

Rick Douylliez '95 led a weekend
retreat for Savannah Presbytery's
Covenant Seekers, a senior high group
who commit to three weekend study

retreat and mission experiences

Laura Tartak has been promoted to
serials and inter-library loan librarian
of the John Bulow Campbell Library.
She completed the MLS at Clark

Atlanta University Gloria Jennings

'90 (MATS '88), director of alumni/ ae
relations and associate director of the
annual fund, has been elected modera-
tor of Northeast Georgia Presbytery.
She has preached at the St. Andrew
church, Augusta, GA, and the Bel Air
Community church, Evans, GA.

Walter Brueggemann, professor
of Old Testament, has lectured at
Calvin Seminary, United Theological
College of the West Indies,
McCormick Seminary, and the Univer-
sities of Pretoria and Stellenbosch in
South Africa. Dr. Brueggemann has
participated in an Association of
Theological Schools consultation on
theological scholarship and a United
Church of Christ consultation on "The
Authority of Scripture." He has
written an article for Theology Today
and book reviews for Theology Today

and Journal of Religion Curtis

Murray '66 is pastor of the

Cumberland church, Farmville,

VA Ken Holt '89 is co-pastor of the

Continued on page 7

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Published quarterly by
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Circulation: 27,000

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Editor: Juliette Harper
Director of Publications
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For the Record
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Palm City, FL, church James

Richardson '65 is pastor of First
church, Masontown, PA, and Palmer

Community church, Adah, PA C.

Benton Kline, president emeritus and
visiting professor, taught sessions on
the theology of vocation and steward-
ship for the adult class at the
Clairmont church, Decatur. He has
preached at First church, Bremen, GA,
and reviewed Homosexuality and
Christian Community for Presbyterian

Outlook Hugh McClure '54 was

honorably retired from First church,

Beaver, PA, in April Barbara

Hamilton '95 is pastor of the Flat Rock
and Varennes churches, Anderson,

SC Jim Caprell '91 is pastor of First

church, Simpsonville, SC.

John LeHeup (DMin '86) is
administrator of the new Foothills
Presbyterian Home at Easley,

SC Richard Bass '56 was honorably

retired as general presbyter of Savan-
nah Presbytery Bonneau Dickson

'33, field representative, has preached
at the Rehoboth church, Decatur, and
at the camp meeting at Smyrna

church, Conyers, GA Jae Heung

Chung '85 is pastor of the Korean

First church,. Greensboro, NC

Richard Dietrich, director of the Lay
Institute, directed the New Pastors
Conference at the Chautauqua Institu-
tion and preached at First churches in
Douglasville and Carrollton, GA, and
at the North-minster church, Macon,
GA. He has taught at St. Luke's
church, Atlanta, and the McDonough,

GA, church Chen Zemin, visiting

scholar and vice principal at Nanjing
Theological Seminary in China, has

preached at Montreat Jeanne

Stevenson Moessner, adjunct assis-
tant professor of practical theology,
chaired a session at the regional
meeting of the American Academy of
Religion. She gave an address at St.
Mary's Episcopal School, Memphis.
Dr. Stevenson Moessner has joined the
staff of Georgia Association for
Pastoral Care as an adjunct. Through
the Eyes of Women: Insights for Pastoral
Care, a book she edited, was cel-
ebrated at the meeting of the Society
for Pastoral Theology, where she also
chaired the women's caucus and gave
a workshop on "Adoption: Theologi-
cal and Pastoral Considerations."....
Tae Ho Cheong '93 (ThM '96) is
associate pastor of the Korean church,
Indianapolis. Q

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FALL 1996

Columbia Seminary is grateful to God
for the support of more than 1,200
individuals, churches, and founda-
tions in its capital campaign, "Rooted
in Tradition, Growing with Vision."
The campaign was expected to raise
$31,450,000. It exceeded the goal by
three million dollars when it was
officially concluded on December 31,
1995.

Campaign facts:

More than 800 individuals have
given in excess of $13 million.

More than 300 churches have
given more than $7 million.

Thirty-three foundations have
given more than $7.5 million.

Forty corporations have given
more than $200,000.

Alumni /ae have given more than
$700,000.

Faculty and staff have given more
than $380,000.

More than $3,580,000 has been
given in deferred gifts.

Fork Presbyterian Church in Fork,
South Carolina, with 59 members
committed the pledge on June 9, 1995,
which put the campaign over the goal.
The church pledged $600 to the
library.

Additional facts:

More than 400 volunteers have
asked others for their financial sup-
port.

Almost 500,000 miles were driven
for the campaign.

Just over two percent of the total
of the capital was spent on expenses.
Most capital campaigns have expenses
ranging from five to fifteen percent.

How the Capital Campaign has affected
Columbia'.

The endowment has grown from
$28 million in 1988 to $58.5 million in
1995. (Some growth is from apprecia-
tion.)

Scholarship/ financial aid has
grown from $621,000 in 1988 to
$1,324,000 in 1995.

The John Bulow Campbell Library
has been added to and renovated and
the campus landscaped at $7 million.

Renovations also include the
Richards Center at over $1 million, six
Village apartments, and several offices
and faculty homes.

A pledge has been committed for a
major addition to the Harrington
Center to house a Center for New
Church Development.

Programs that have been strength-
ened include the Theology, Media,
and the Church Program, the Lay
Institute of Faith and Life, and the
Center for Theological Studies in
Florida.

Two new limestone signs have
been placed at the front of the campus
on Columbia Drive.

Faculty chairs were strengthened
or established, including the William
Marcellus McPheeters Chair of Old
Testament, the J. Erskine Love Chair
of Christian Ethics, the John A. and
Miriam H. Conant Chair of Worship,
the Ben G. and Nancy Clapp Gautier
Chair of Pastoral Counseling, and the
J. Davison Philips Chair of New
Testament.

Columbia's program with the
church in China was established.

Most of all, the campaign has
strengthened Columbia's relationship
with Presbyterians throughout the
Southeast who have heard the Colum-
bia story. D

'Voices of the Ghetto'

ink drawings on display in

Harrington Center in October

Artist Lynda Dubov, whose work will
be on display in the Harrington
Center throughout October, seeks to
show "spirituality in the lives and
faces of our people." Her exhibit of
India ink drawings is a reflection of
the ghettos of Europe that she visited
while living there.

The drawings are means "to
bridge the gap between life and
death to capture what might have
been." The artist says, "I see them
even when they are no longer
there. ..a lost tribe of scholars, musi-
cians, mystics, teachers, tradesmen,
beggars, husbands, wives, and
children."

A walk through the exhibit leaves
the viewer with impressions of the
spirit of defiance, as well as happi-
ness, sadness, and pity.

"I wanted something more than
the horrible images of dead, naked

bodies," Dubov explains. "The
alternating bold outlines and dimin-
ishing facial features suggest the in-
between state of those unknown that
we continue to mourn. The portraits
go beyond denial and rage to great
sadness."

The exhibit will hang in the
Harrington Center from October 1-31.
A reception with an introduction to
the show by the artist is planned for
Tuesday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m. The
artist, who is Jewish, is interested in
the intersection of religion and the
arts. While she is here, she will also
meet with women seeking to balance
issues of family and creativity. For
more information, contact the Lay
Institute at 404/687-4577. D

Columbia's health ministries
project receives grant

Columbia Seminary has been awarded
a $10,000 grant to assist in develop-
ing a collaborative health ministry
model for seminaries and congrega-
tions. The Health Ministries Office of
the Presbyterian Church (USA)
awarded the grant.

Columbia's health ministries
project is coordinated by Ernestine B.
Cole, associate dean of students,
together with a five-member advi-
sory committee of staff and students
and a four-member faculty team.

According to Dean Cole, "The
goals are to assess the seminary's
current health /wholeness efforts, to
create a collaborative health ministry
model that can be replicated in the
church, and to equip prospective
church leaders with strategies,
sensitivities, and skills for self-care,
healthy life styles, health-related
ministries, and theological and faith
understandings of health and
wholeness issues."

Components of the project
include development of a specialized
course with emphasis on reclaiming
the health ministries of the church,
community forums and workshops,

and an expansion of the annual
Wellness Week Program.

"As a result of the grant, Colum-
bia expanded the Wellness Week
activities last March to include
emphasis on spirituality and creativ-
ity, followed by a community forum
on 'Boundaries in Healthy Relation-
ships,'" said Dean Cole.

The grant was awarded to
Columbia and eight other institutions
as part of the partnership between
the Office of Health Ministries and
the General Assembly's Committee
on Theological Education. These
bodies are working to help Presbyte-
rian (USA) colleges and seminaries
respond to suggestions of the 200th
General Assembly (1988) to promote
a comprehensive approach to health
in the life and mission of the church.

With the help of this grant,
Columbia will continue its efforts to
help students, faculty, and staff
develop and teach to others effective
self-care strategies.

Timothy T. Read '98

Betsey Burgess retired June 30 after
almost 22 years in the Development and
Seminary Relations Office. Over the
years, she also worked with the aca-
demic dean's office.

Upon her retirement, she estab-
lished the Betsey Burgess Staff Award/
Library Fund. This is a cash gift and
certificate honoring a staff member who
has demonstrated faithfulness, dedi-
cated service, and Christian character
upholding the seminary's purpose and
mission. The balance of the interest
from the fund will be used each year to
purchase books for the library.

Mrs. Burgess has done volunteer
work at the seminary since her retire-
ment. An active elder at the Church of
the New Covenant in Doraville, she is
the mother of four.

Richard A. Dodds '54 (Th.M. '61), who
has served the seminary in a number
of capacities, retired in June as coordi-
nator of planned giving, a position he
had held since 1993. Dr. Dodds had
served as director of seminary rela-
tions and development from 1976 to
1983. Since he returned to the semi-
nary in 1993, Dr. Dodds helped
increase giving to Columbia by almost
two million dollars.

He has served the Texas Presbyte-
rian Foundation as vice president and
the PC(USA) Foundation as consultant
in planned giving. His pastoral
experience included churches in North
Carolina, Georgia, and Arkansas.

Dick and Betty Dodds live in
Peachtree City, Georgia, and have a
golf cart parked in their two-car
garage. Q

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CONTENTS

Library expansion, landscaping transform campus .. 1

Commencement '96 1

Preserving our past 2

New faculty members 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

Faculty inauguration, installation 5

New dates for Colloquium '97 5

Smyth Lectures scheduled October 8-10 5

For the Record 6

From the Bookstore 7

Thanks be to God! Campaign wrap-up 7

"Voices from the Ghetto" on display 7

Columbia receives grant for health ministries 8

Staff members retire 8

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