Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 87, number 2, Fall 1995

COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY

Vantage

FALL 1995

Columbia salutes six
for 112 years of service

Six mi miu rs ( if Columbia's faculty and
administrative staff, representing
more than .1 ( entury of service, will
lea\ e the seminary by November.

Robert H. Ramey, professor of
ministry, and F. Barry Davies, instruc-
tor m church music, retired from the
t,K ult) .it the conclusion of the spring
semester. Among the seminary's staff,
registrar Elsie D. Urie, staff associate
for pastoral care Ann A. Titshaw, the
president's administrative assistant
Peggy M. Rowland, and receptionist
and switchboard operator Betty Beatty
have announced their departures.

All began their careers at Colum-
bia during the 1970s. While being
interviewed during the summer, each
noted the growth in the number of
students and faculty as the most
significant change during their
service.

Mrs. Beatty, who began work as a
receptionist in the development office
in l L >72, said she could not count the
number of phone calls she directed
each day to more than 80 extensions.

It you wanted to talk to anybody
in the seminary you had to talk to me
first," she said. "It was rather hectic."

Dr. Ramey began teaching in 1979
after several pastorates. For him,
change not only has affected the

seminary, but the nature of ministry
itself.

"Ministry is entering a new
context today/' he said, "whether you
call it the Tost-Constantinian ^ge or
something else. Something is happen-
ing in society. Culture will no longer
prop us up

Known as the "Silver Fox," Dr.
Ramey has regularly taught courses in
ministry and spiritual growth and
been appreciated for his rapport with
students. Columbia Seminary Press
recently published his book ( trowing
Church Leaders: New Skills tor New
Ta^k>. In October, Abingdon Press will
publish The Pastor's Start-Up Manual,
his guide for new pastors and those
transferring to new congregations.

"1 learned that kindness is better
than being right, gentleness better
than correctness," wrote Mark P.
Clark, an attorney and former Ramey
student in Wimberley, Texas. He was
one of hundreds of former students
and colleagues to write tributes. "I am
the better for having known you. And
the seminary was the better for having
had you on its faculty "

Dr. Ramey will continue teaching
in the fall as a visiting professor and,
during his semi-retirement, will
preach and continue his hobbies:

i

Front row, l-r: Peggy Rowland and Elsie Line, hack row, l-r: Bob Ramey, Betty Beatty,
Ann Titshaw, and Barry Davies

running, playing tennis, and cheering
for the Atlanta Braves.

Dr. Davies plans to stay active as
parish associate and director of
educational ministries at Memorial
Drive Presbyterian Church in Stone
Mountain.

He began his tenure as organist at
Columbia upon enrolling as a Master
of Divinity student in 1979. Since then,
he has played at almost every chapel
service and directed the choir in

Columbia

numbers of productions. He has
taught elective courses on the use of
music in worship, and, teamed with
Dr. Ramey, a course in spirituality

Dr. Davies's efforts in global
ministry were recognized recently
with the "Wings of Song Award"
from Kingston College in Jamaica. He
had served as director of the Jamaica
School of Music before coming to
Columbia and has maintained close

Continued on page 5

grants
degrees to 111 students

Richard Gillespie 'SO receives the Th.D degree and celebrates with his four sons
following commencement. He /s the grandson of Richard T. Gillespie, who was

president o) the seminary when it was moved from Columbia South Carolina to
Decatur, Georgia, in 1927.

Before receiving diplomas from five
degree programs, 1 1 1 graduates at
Columbia's commencement May 21
were challenged to engage a frag-
mented societv

Melva Costen, Helmar Emil
Nielsen Professor of Music and
Worship at the Interdenominational
Theological Center in Atlanta, told
graduates in the commencement
address that they would need disci-
pline and a sense of both duty and
destin) to fulfill their vocations.

There is a new look about this
rite of passage," Dr. Costen told the
audience at Peachtree Presbyterian
Church in Atlanta. "Candidates are
both male and female, from a variety
of races, at home and in diaspora,
having experienced various forms of
struggle, oppression, as well as new

forms of freedom and liberation Our
language has been updated, affirming
the wholeness and inclusiveness of
humanity, and broadening our
understanding of the image ot ( ii id

In his baccalaureate sermon,
"Ministry in Macedonia," Douglas W
I 1 1\, professor emeritus and former
director of advanced degrees, said
that the vocation of ministry demands
response to surprising occurrences,
knowledge of local culture, and trust
in the Holy Spirit.

Hix said, "You must outthink
your contemporaries so you can show
them how the simple gospel relates to
the things they believe most deeply
and most unconsciousK

Columbia trustee Flowell Adams
conferred degrees, assisted by Presi-

Continued on page 2

Fondly remembered

Douglas W. Oldenburg, President

SOMEONI HAS

"In the life of every institution, there
are individuals who will be remem-
bered fondl) bi cause they embodied
its spirit and were themselves molders
ol its unique character."

Weusuall) think ol retin d faculty
members and presidents in this
regard, and remember them w ith
greai affe< tion and gratitude foi the
indelible mark they made on our
seminary

As you can read on page one, we
have retired two fa< ult) members
Bob Ramey and Barr) Davies- who
have had .1 significant influence on the
lives ol mam students .mi) the
seminary itsell

As important .is the fa< ult) is to
an) educational institution, there are
many others working who help set the
tone and character ol ^\n institution,
c olumbia Seminary is currently losing
hmr members of its administrative

Staff who "will be remembered londl\
because they embodied its spirit and

were themselves molders of its unique
hara< \<y Pegg) Rowland, l Isie
1 rie, Ann ntshaw, and Bett) Beatt)

page one) i .i< h "\ them has
made a distim tive i ontribution to
( olumbia through their man) yearsol
faithful sen ice, and we will miss them
dearly ( olumbia will nol be quite the

same plan- without them The\

helped make our seminar) acommu-
nit) . a family, and a good place to
work.

Becau i Pegg) has been my
administrative assistant sin< < m)
arrival in earl) 1987, I want especially
to share my personal and deep
gratitude tor the profound impact she
has had on me and on the seminary.
She has served as secretary ^no\
administrative assistant to the presi-
dent tor 19 ) ears, and I ha\ e often told
m\ predecessor, Davison Philips, that
the best thing he did tor me w hen I
became president was to give me
Pegg) as my administrative assistant.
What a )ov to work with her' I ler
loving spirit, her institutional

memory, her calm disposition in the
midst of frantic busyness, her wise
counsel, her super efficiency, her
wonderful people skills, her deep
1 1 immitment to< olumbia, her warm
friendship (the list could goon!), all
prompt within me profound gratitude
to God for the joy of knowing her and
the privilege of working with her.

I agree with one of our graduates
who called her the seminary's "direc-
tor of glue and grease because (she
has) been the one w ho held things
together ^nd reduced the friction for
two presidents and the seminary as a
w Ik. I.' Without (her) inimitable
people skills, the wheels would have
long ago ground to a halt and fallen

Whatever positive contribution
the president's office has made to
( olumbia seminary over the past 1^
years is largely due to Peggy
Rowland. A poor secretarv /adminis-
trative assistant can make you look
worse than you are. Peggy has helped
make both Davison and me look
better than we are

She is one of those who will long
be fondl) remembered at Columbia
because she clearly "embodied (our)
spirit," and helped "mold (our)
unique character." Thank you, Peggy!

c ommencement '95
continued from pa

Prc'f(' ss '" /'''^ B McMichael

Jack McMichael
1911-1995

Jack Brame McMk hael, professoi
emeritus of church administration and
polity, died June 16, 1995, in Kerrville,
Texas, where he had been living tor
the last several years in retirement.

Born May 10, 191 1, Jack came to
Columbia as a student in 1935, aftei
graduating from East Texas State
Teachers College in 1932 and working
in community service. He graduated
in 1938, married Frances Jackson of
Decatur, and was ordained by Paris
Presbytery where he was called as the
presbytery executive and served until
1941. During the war years he served
as pastor in Lafayette, Louisiana, and
in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

In 1946, Jack returned to Georgia,
serving as regional director of Chris-
tian education for the synod In 1949

he was called to be regional director
for the Synods of Oklahoma and
Texas

While serving as regional director
Jack continued his education, earning
theEd.D. at Teachers College, Colum-
bia University, in 1959, and he taught
. . asiunallv at Austin Seminary.

In 1963 Jack was called to Rich-
mond to undertake the urgent task of
producing the( ovenant I ife Curricu-
lum, which had been in the process of
development and had reached the
crucial point of being ready for use in
the church. 1 lis educational knowl-
edge, experience, and administrative
skills, together with his energy and
determination, enabled him to un-
tangle and bring order to an enor-
mously complex undertaking.

With that task finished. Jack went
to First Presbyterian Church, Charles-
ton, West Virginia, as associate pastor
and minister of education, where he
became not only educator but also
chief of staff. A heart condition made
him realize he could no longer work
at the pace he needed to, so he re-
signed and moved back to Decatur,
where Frances' mother was ill and
needed her.

Jack was quickly back at work
part-time in 1968 as Columbia's
visiting professor of Christian educa-
tion. In 1971 he was appointed
associate professor of Christian
education and church administration;
in 1973 he was elected professor of
church administration and polity. His
teaching was marked by a deep
interest in students and their learning
and by a concern that they go into the
church prepared to lead, administer,
and work according to the polity of
the Presbyterian Church.

His administrative skills led to
Jack filling several slots at Columbia.
He was acting dean oi students m
1970-71 and director of ministry
development in 1973. In 1973 he was
named dean of ministry development
in charge of graduate and continuing
education and supervised ministry.

Jack retired in 1976, but he
continued to be active as a consultant
in churches. In 1984 he moved back to
Kerrville, Texas, where he taught,
advised, and enjoyed Mo-Ranch. He
was parish associate in First Presbyte-
rian Church of Ingram, Texas, where
his memorial service was held.

Jack McMichael was a churchman
and an educator, and his influence
was widespread. He was the author
of studies including The New Superin-
tendent, The School of the Church,
Congregations Without Deacons, and on
ministry in multi-staff settings. In
1972, he wrote of his work at Colum-
bia:

"In the twentieth century minis-
ters need and are expected to have
both knowledge and skills in church
administration. For many years the
church has possessed great resources
... far more than she has channeled
into mission. Many laypersons are
trained in the ... skills of goal-setting,
planning, decision-making, organiz-
ing, and controlling, but ministers
should lead in the use of these func-
tions in church administration. Then
the church can harness her resources
to her mission, beginning in the local
congregation."

Through Jack's ministry, espe-
cially at Columbia, such leadership
w as prepared for the church.

C. Benton Kline h

dent Douglas Oldenburg and Dean of
students Philip Gehman. One student
was awarded the Doctor of Theology
degree. Thirtv received the Doctor oi
Ministry, tour of whom received the
diploma in a joint program from
( olumbia and the United Theological
College of the West Indies.

Degrees also were awarded in the
Master of Theology (23), Master of
Divinity (52), and Master of Arts in
I heological studies (^) programs.

Of the M.Div. students, 19 received
the degree with distinction (3.60 grade
point average). Ellen Anderson, Chip
Blankinship, Margie Boyd, Grace
Boyer, Margaret Brinck, David Cagle,
Beth Duttera, Keith Freeman, Robert
Frost, Ingram Hedgpeth, Barbara
Holmes, Stephen Kolmetz, Greg Lund,
Beverly Ostrowski, Carol Seaman,
Sherri Simpson, Timothy Slemmons.
John Turnbull, and Fred Whitehurst

Three earned the M.A.(T.S-) degree
with distinction: Jiang Lian, John
Knapp, and William Vickery.

Awards were also granted to
master's degree students. Robert Frost
earned the Presbyterian Women of the
Presbytery of St. Andrew Preaching
Award, a cash award for the best
sermon. John Knapp and John Turnbull
received Columbia Graduate Fellow-
ships for intellectual achievement.
Knapp also received the Florrie Will
Sanders Pn/e in Theology for the best
paper in Christian theology-

The Columbia Seminary Leader-
ship Award was given to Carol Sea-
man. The award acknowledges the
person that "demonstrated unusual
leadership qualities at Columbia, as
well as spiritual depth and integrity."

Vanessa Knight received the
William Dudley Award for Evangelism,
a cash award for commitment to
evangelism and church growth.

Greg Lund received the Wilds Book
Prize for the highest distinction in
academic work. He also received the
Abdullah Award for a paper outlining
methods of teaching the Bible in public
schools.

Ellen Anderson earned the Colum-
bia Friendship Circle Graduate Fellow-
ship for superior intellectual achieve-
ment.

Chip Blankinship, Margaret Brinck,
and Beth Duttera received the James T.
and Celeste M. Boyd Book Fund Award
to build theological libraries. Steve
Robertson was awarded the Ludwig
Richard Max Dewitz Old Testament
Exegesis Award, earning a copy of the
Hebrew Old Testament and a cash
award.

Timothy Slemmons was granted
the Lvman and Myki Mobley Prize in
Biblical Scholarship. Lucy Bowerman
received the Emma Willard Boyce
Memorial Award for "the best paper on
the creative use of music in worship."

Barbara Holmes received the
Harvard A. Anderson Fellowship as the
graduate judged to have the greatest
potential for future academic achieve-
ment. I John Turnbull '95

VANTAGE

1995 Master of Divinity degree
graduates and placements

Monnie Adams, clinical pastoral education, University of Virginia 1 [ospil lis

Charlottesville, VA
Ellen Anderson, graduate study, Columbia Seminary
Frank Blankinship, pastor, St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, Altamonte Springs,

Margaret Boyd, associate pastor, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Hendersonville

NC
Lucy Scofield Bowerman

Grace Boyer, campus ministry intern, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
David Bradley, associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church. Covington G \
Nathaniel Briley, youth director, Emory Presbyterian Church, and director,

mailroom for the homeless, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Atlanta GA
Margaret Brinck, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Galion, OH
David Cagle, pastor, Rockville Presbyterian Church, Wadmalaw Island, SC
James Cazin, associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Dunedin, FL
Michael Chaney
Stephanie Davage

Rick Douylliez, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, St. Marys, GA
Elizabeth Duttera
SherylLynn Frazier

Keith Freeman, pastor, Amite-Arcola Presbyterian Church, Amite, LA
Robert Frost, pastor, Bryson City Presbyterian Church, Bryson City, NC
Leslie Glover, ministry intern, First Presbyterian Church, Shelbyvi'lle, TN
Bonnie Habbersett, pastor, Hanoverton and Bethesda Presbyterian Churches,

Hanoverton, OH
Barbara Hamilton, pastor, Flat Rock Presbyterian Church, Anderson, SC, and

Varennes Presbyterian Church, Iva, SC
Halton Hankins
Ingram Hedgpeth

Douglas Hilliard, pastor, Bethany Presbyterian Church, Covington, GA
Barbara Holmes, graduate study, Vanderbilt L niversity, Nashville, TN
David Hunt, pastor, Petersen Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC
Chin Kim, graduate study, Columbia Seminary

Deborah Kirk, associate pastor, Tuckahoe Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA
Vanessa Knight, associate pastor, First African Presbyterian Church, Lithonia,

GA**
Stephen Kolmetz, graduate study, Columbia Seminary
Berkeley Landrum, intern, Marshall Presbyterian Church, Marshall, NC
Benton Laughlin

Greg Limongi, pastor, Waterman Presbyterian Church, Waterman, IL
Greg Lund, associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Dalton, GA
Beverly Ostrowski
David Palmer
Eleana Manuel Patterson
Thomas Pritchard
Joy Pruett
Stephen Ratliff, pastor, First Presbyterian Church and Pee Dee Presbyterian

Church, Mt. Gilead, NC
Stephen Robertson, associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Inverness, FL
Clifford Sandell, clinical pastoral education, Georgia Baptist Medical Center,

Atlanta, GA
Carol Seaman, associate pastor, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New

York, NY
Sherri Simpson

Timothy Slemmons, pastor, Central Presbyterian Church, Tarentum, PA
John Turnbull
Frances Waldron
Courtney Wall
Fred Whitehurst, director of spirituality, Hidden Lake Academy, Dahlonega,

GA
Don Winborne, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Darien, GA
Alice Wood, pastor, Wiley Presbyterian Church, Wiley, GA
Scott Worth, assistant to the pastor, Memorial Presbyterian Church, West Palm

Beach, FL

**Raisei1 to the Church Trimphant

Master of Arts
(Theological Studies)

David Betts, Atlanta, GA

James Dungan, Minneapolis, MN

Lian Jiang, Nanjing, China

FALL 1995

John Knapp, Decatur, GA

Joseph Vickery, Lawrenceville, GA

Doctor of Theology dissertation

Richard Gillespie Decatui ^.\ Estrangement from the ( hurch as Normative
in the Developmental Process ol Becoming a Pastoral I ounseloi

Doctor of Ministry dissertations

Thomas Blair, Stroudsburg PA ( hurch School Worship Faithful Ministry to

i amities with Young< hildren"
Benjamin Booth ralladega \i "Listening and Remembering ( hristian

( ommunit) in Residential I are foi ( hildren and Youth
Renaldo Braham, I instead Jamaica I he Ministr) ol i fealing In thi Anglican

Church in [amaii a
Kenneth Broman-Fulks, I a ;lej S< Pastoral ( are tothi I >rgan I ransplanl

Recipient"
William < arpenter, Morton, p \ i quipping l hun h i eaders to Discern the

Needs ot i heir Parish i ommunirj
Richard Davis, Snellville, GA \ rheological Perspective on Ministr) to Adults

with Mild to Moderate Mental Retardation foi the I ieorgia Baptist

( om ention
lames Dickens, l awrenceville, ( IA Revisioning th< I Iffice oi * Iverseei Within

the Church ot c lod
Dennis Draper, [r Km.uisv ,iir. \c \ i heological Pei ipective toward

\K ohoUsm"
Raymond Dunmyer, ruscaloosa \i Enhancing the < ollege Search Peei

Ministi\ Rett
Michael lit/.'. I asle) S( The Ministei .is Agenl ot rransformation in the

Small c ommunit) "
Nelson Granade, North W ilkesboro, N< Toward . Positive I seol i ransfei

enceandt ountertransfereni e Within the Preaching Mini itr)
Samuel Green, Portmore iamaica "1 nderstanding the t hurch's Role in

1 ommunity Development in New ["own Settlements Ki aseStud) ol

Portmore [amaica
Brenda I lalbrooks, lu. ker, GA i he Sheltei al I >ruid I lills Presbyterian l hun h

as. i i .hi hi mI Response to the Biblical Mandate to ( are foi the Pooi
Russell Hickman, Eustis, I I "Empowering A< tiveOldei Adults tor Ministn
lames Hughes, |r., N.isin ill.', l \ " i lie Relationship ol I heolog} and Plaj v\ iiii

Special Emphasis on the ( ontributions of Glenn Bannerman
Pablo limene/, Decatur, GA 'The i ' "i tin- Bible in I Iispani( I heolog)
Young Han I ee, lonesboro, ( ,A I he Mattel "i the Past Awakenings Si

America and Future Awakening; Renewed Preai hei and Renew <{

Preaching"
Renford Maddix, Kingston, [amai< > The Role of the ( haplaincy of the Correi

tional Services in the Rehabilitation Process A [amai< an Perspei til e

fohn McC -ill. Bla< k Mountain, NC "i'he ( hun h as the New ( ir.iihM,

Edmond Melvin, 1 lalifax, VA "Forgiveness from the Biblii .il Perspei in e and

an Examination of Factors That Enable and Inhibit Forgiveness in

Everyday life"
Danny Murphy, Winnsboro 5< [raining Lay Shepherds for H.O.M.l I irowth

I Iroups"
William Phares, Lanett, AL "Developing Young Adult Leaders foi thet hurch

Through Small Discipleship ( Iroups"
fohnny c Reynolds, Atlanta, ( .A "Rebuilding an Urban African Amei ican

1 ongregation
Keith Riddle, New Bern. \( "< onfronting < Iriel in the* ontemporar) I hurch"
John Schmidt, Warminster, I'A "Church ( Irow th and Worship al the Willow

Grove Presbyterian ( hun h"
James Shelton, Waxhaw, NC "Involving a Presb) ti i v in Its Pastors' ( .rowth

and ( ontinuing I dui ation
Richard Shinkle, Andalusia, AL "Disi <-i nim-iii sr.m hmg ti u God's Will m .i

Congregation"
Lynn Shurley, Paducah, KY '"Sing to the Lord <i New Song' A Study of the

Psalms i heii Historical and < ontemporary Role in < Corporate Worship"
Norma Smelhe, Kingston, famaica 'Towards a ( ongregational Based Model ol

Theological Education and Ministerial Formation"
Ernest Thompson, Charlotte, N( "1 nderstanding Salvation foda) Contem

porary Reformed Perspectives"

Th.M. theses

Richard Atkerson, Decatur, GA*

Sungkon Bak, Toronto. I anada "A Study "I the I irowth of the Protest. ml

Church in Kore
Sungshik Chang, Seoul, Kor<

Rita Cochrane, Baton Ron .,.-. I \ I hi- Art of Evil: A Way of Remembering"
Isrvan Czachesz, Budapest, I lungary "The Prophetic Biography in the Book ol

Acts"
Lam Golemon, Minneapolis, MN "A Youth ( luide to the Presbyterian Faith"
Peter Gorday, Atlanta, GA "Empathic Knowing and Mystical Knowing: The

, ontinuedon pa

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 19, October 16, November 20, December 18 Faiiii *ND Fii M See
article on page 5.

September 21, 28, Octobers, 12 Morning 1 vySchooi Changes in Christian
[Linking A study ol four "watersheds" in the history of Christian thought

from the early church to the Reformation. Leader C. Benton Kline Cost: $25.

September 21-23 Writing for Publk \tion This intensive workshop will offer
experienced and aspiring writers the chance to explore the "nuts and bolts" of
getting published Leader: Roland Tapp. Cost: $7S

September 24-29 SPIRITl \\ Dl I RNM1 \i Wi i k This week offers a time for
spiritual reflection and growth. Leader: Ben Johnson. Cost: $175.

October 13 Cikmik eriON FOR ADMINISTRATE! PERSONNEI See article on this page.

October 20-November 15 EXHIBITION: THE MlSERERl SERIES BY GEORGES ROI \U

See article on this pa

October 23, 30, November 6, 13 EVENING 1 eySCHOOl RabBINK INSIGHTSINTO
Sgmpturi An exploration >-i the ingenious responses oi the earliest rabbi* to
Hebrew Scripture, leader: Rabbi Seott Saulson. Cost: $40.

October 25 A GE1 U Ami RI< \ An exploration ot the spiritual, social, and
cultural issues addressed in Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels / America

Leaders: Sandra Deer and 1 Ian \ PriUhett < OSt; $12

October 29-November 3 IMMERSION WEE1 FOR< ERTIFI< \n INSPIRITUAI FORMATION
See article on this page.

November 13 Cri king \C vring Congregation A panel of leaders in the

mental health community will address issues of care tor mentally ill persons
and issues related to the congregation < ost: s^s

November 17-18 GLOBAl Mission Com i ki mi See article on this page.

November 30 ROUND TABU PULPH This workshop will focuson preaching as
conversation between the pastor and the congreation. Leadei lohn McClure.
Cost: $35.

January 8-11, 1996 Colu Qi n M '96 Lecturer: Thomas G. Long, Francis Landey
Patton Professor ot Preaching and Worship at Princeton Theological Seminar)
Preacher: Marv Donovan Turner, assistant professor ot homiletics at Pacific
School of Religion. See the next issue ot \ 'atltage tor more information on
Colloquium '%, and see the article on this page tor more information about the
Colloquium workshops

Columbia hosts Roualt exhibition

In Geokoe Roi \i i, Edward Knippers
writes, "we find a steadfastness oi
vision that gives us an unblinking
look at misery and, yet also, the quiet
joys of this world."

Columbia will host an exhibition
of prints from the French painter's
"Miserere" series, in which he brings
together a life's meditation on the
poor and oppressed, the victims i <\
war, and the way these people have

become part of the passion ot Chi ist
The prints come from the collection ot
Robert and Sandra Bowden, through
arrangement with Christians in the
Visual Arts. The exhibition, which
will run from October 20 to November
15, is sponsored by the Lay Institute.
Lectures and tours ot the exhibi-
tion are also planned. For more
information, call the Lay Institute. C

Courses for

administrators

scheduled

1- v 1 1 year Columbia offers courses
designed to help administrative
personnel meet requirements for
i ertiflcation. These courses follow the
approved list created by the Adminis-
trative Personnel Association (APA)
ol the Presbyterian Church (USA)

On October 13, Will Coleman,
assistant professor of theology and
hermeneutics, will teach a five-hour
course on Reformed theology. A two-
hour course, "Communications The
Ministry of the Church Office" will be
taught by Marian Hina Stuart, the
certification chair for the Mid-South
Region of APA.

The seminars will be held from
8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on campus.
These courses are of interest to church
secretaries and are also open to church
administrators, business managers,
and judicatory personnel. Cost is $35;
meals are not included. For more
information, contact the Office of
Continuing Education. L~

Global Mission
Conference set

I mis yi ak's Global Mission Training
Conference includes something for
everybody: Mission Advocate Train-
ing; a special track for youth and their
leaders; and workshops galore. The
conference, co-sponsored by Colum-
bia Seminary, the Synod of South
Atlantic, and the Presbytery of Greater
Atlanta, will be held November 17-18
at the Calvin Conference Center in
Hampton, Georgia

Conference workshops include
"Louisville and You: What the De-
nomination Is Doing and How You
Can Help"; "The Church in Europe"
with a focus on Hungary and Eastern
Europe; "Resources," which will show
this vear's offerings from Friendship
Press, and "Unusual Opportunities:
Doing Foreign Missions in Your Own
Back Yard." Other courses are
"European Partners: Doing 'Mutual
Mission' with European Churches"
and "Africa," as the 'Year With Africa'
continues in the PC(USA).

The Youth Track will run all day
Saturday, providing an opportunity
for youth and vouth leaders to learn
how to organize a mission trip.

Leadership for the conference
includes Fahed Abu-Akel of First
Presbyterian Church, Atlanta; Anna
Brown, director of Christian Educa-
tion at North Decatur Presbyterian
Church; Patricia Lloyd-Sidle, coordi-
nator for Global Awareness and
Involvement, PC(USA); former
General Assembly moderator, Clinton
Marsh; and Sandra Soren, coordinator
of Mission Interpretation and Promo-
tion, PC(USA)

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

Spiritual formation
program offered

Beginning rmsFALi Columbia will
offer a certificate in spiritual forma-
tion. The three-year program will
teach the history of spirituality, the
practice of spiritual disciplines, and
skills for assisting groups and indi-
viduals with their spiritual journeys.

The certificate program is com-
prised of four components: an
immersion week on campus for
spiritual reflection and guidance,
electives, a practicum, and a pilgrim-
age to Jerusalem that concludes the
program. The program will be
offered in the fall, winter, and sum-
mer terms. The fall immersion week
is October 29-November 3, and the
spring immersion week is scheduled
for February 11-16, 1996.

Ben Johnson, professor of spiritu-
ality, will develop this emphasis. For
more information, contact the Office
of Continuing Education. C

Seminars planned
for Colloquium '96

Columbia's Colloquium '96 will offer
rich opportunities for learning
through seminars led by challenging
and thoughtful leaders. Following a
series of lectures and sermons on
January 8 and 9; these seminars will
beheld January 9-11:

Donna Schaper, author of Calmly
Plotting the Resurrection: Lenten
Reflections for Individuals and Groups,
will lead a seminar of the same title.
The workshop will look at the theme
of the resurrection and what it means
for persons of faith.

The regularly offered preaching
course will focus on the lectionary
texts for the Lent and Easter seasons.
Mary Donovan Turner, Colloquium
preacher and assistant professor of
homiletics at Pacific School of Reli-
gion, will teach "Preaching the Lent-
Easter Cycle."

Brian Childs, professor of pastoral
theology and counseling, will offer a
seminar on "Short-Term Pastoral
Counseling" to assist pastors in
evaluating client needs.

Will Coleman, assistant professor
of theology and hermeneutics, will
lead "Signs of the Times." He will use
the series of the same title to examine
our culture and effective ways for the
church to address our context.

The fifth seminar, "Mastering the
Storms: Catalyst to a Healthy Minis-
try', " will address issues of leadership
in ministrv and will be taught by
Mark Bryan, Ph.D. in Old Testament
and minister at Pleasant Hill Presbyte-
rian Church in Statham, Georgia.

Kathleen O'Connor, professor of
Old Testament, will offer a seminar,
"Women in the Bible," which will
look at Old Testament women and
their surprising stories.

For more information or to
register, contact the Office of Continu-
ing Education.

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Lay Institute has Thanks for the

on-going courses memories!

The- Lw [NSTm i l offers on-going
opportunities to study the interaction
of faith and culture.

Theology and Literature teaches lay
people to read literature theologically
This group focuses on works of
twentieth-century fiction, including
w i >rks by Nathanael West, Chinua
Achebe, and Maya Angelou Discus-
sion raises questions about the
presence of God in the worlds writers
create and what their books say about
how we meet and understand God.

Fmth and Film recognizes that
filmmakers want to change the wa)
viewers look at the world. Studying
films such as The Shawshank Redemp-
tion. Pulp Fiction, and The Piano this
group learns to watch films intelli-
gently and faithfully, asking questions
about how they portray God and
God's world

Theology and Literature meets the
first Tuesday evening of each month
Faith and Film meets the third Tuesday
of each month. Both groups meet on
the Columbia campus.

New students are welcome at any
time. For more information, contact
the Lay Institute.

Th.M. theses
continued from page 3

Place Where Pastoral Counseling and Religious Experience Meet"
Zoe Anne Henderson Cagle, Wadmalaw Island, SC "Much More Than Hocus

Pocus: Magic in Hellenistic Judaism"
Gyeong Mok Kim, Seoul, Korea*
Young Seo Kim, Masan, Korea*

Timothy Leslie, Montgomery, AL "The Use of Metanoe in the Gospel of Luke
Larry McQueen, Cleveland, TN "Joel, the Spirit, and Pentecostalism: A

Hermeneutical Dialogue"
James Njue, Nairobi, Kenya "Meaning of Salvation in the Church in Kenya

Today"
Scott Opsahl, Dover, NJ*

Joon Girl Park, Seoul, Korea "A Mission Strategy for North Korea"
Gregory Perry, Decatur, GA '"No Other Name' Luke's Recentralization of the

Cult of Israel"
Frances Ruthven, Stockbridge, MA*
Timothy Simpson, Rock Island, IL*
Ersebet Szilvassy, Szekszard, Hungar)

Sharon Taylor, "Tracing World View and Ethos Changes Through Twentieth-
Century Presbyterian Periodicals"
Dorinda Trouteaud, Stone Mountain, GA*
Jiade Wu, Beijing, China "The Church and Chinese Immigrants in the United

States"
Young Su Yu, Seoul, Korea "Suffering Across Cultures"
^Research course option rather than thesis

The John Biiow Campbell Library
thanks all w ho responded to its plea
tor gift copies ot congregational
histories. Since that request, the
library has received histories from 28
Presbyterian congregations, bringing
the number ot local church histories
in its circulating collection to 125.

Gift histories arrived from as tar
north as Pennsylvania and Illinois ,is
far west as Missouri and Texas, and
as far south as the Cult Coast The
volumes reflect the diversity ot
Presbyterian life. These gifts increase
the worth ot ^n already strong
collection of primary source informa-
tion on American Presbyterian
congregational history.

The library is always happy to
receive copies of newly published
or newly found congregational
histories. Please contact libra ry
director Tim Browning or associate
director Clayton Hulet to make a
donation. They welcome your
congregation's story in the John
Bulow Campbell Library collection
and ensure its printed memories will
always have a place at Columbia

Mothei and daughters attended the continuing education class, "Images oj I )od " in
lulu They are (front row) \AaryM Scott, mothei oj Holly Scott Fickle '90 (bach row)
Christy S Howard, Mary Kay Scott '97 and mothei in-law of Julie } Scott Mary
Scott i- married to Charlie Scott 69

Retirees

i ontinued from page /

Construction begins on the $6.4 million renovation and addition to Columbia's library

c^\\[.\<[ with International students

while at the seminary.

"1 worked as a professional in
theater tor more than 15 years and
Barry is a professional musi< i,m w ho
uses his talent in the chun h, " said
Vndy Walton '92, pastoi >>i I orsyth,

Georgia, Presbyterian ( hur. h

At the same time that I )r 1 )avies
arrived to begin his studies in IW,

Elsie Urie changed positions from

-<< ivl.ii \ m the pastoi. il care offu e to

registrar in academic affaii Ni-
si hool, with a small student body, had
never employ* ;i ten bul todaj

with 640 students in master's and
do. loral programs, the job has become
quite sophisticated.

Mrs. Urie has served under four
a< ademii i leans ^nd maintained

student re ords ou three i omputei
systems in addition i" preparing

Statistical reports tor the Assoc lation of

I heological S< hools, keeping minutes
ot fa< ulty meetings, and overseeing

registration, Mrs L ru insures th.it .i
flask ot lemon drops on her desk stays
full. She has been the one person that
every student comes to meet

( .i.iin I'.u. hei, former vice presi-
dent and dean of fa< ultv at ( olumbia
and now president ot the ( .raduat.
I Im .'logical Union, said, "She was the
chaplain ol the seminar) and knew
more than she ever said. Having been
a mother and grandmother as many
times as she was, she knew a lot about
the human condition "

She retires September 13 to West
End, North Carolina, with her hus-
band, Dr. Robert Urie, who has di-
rected the Career I )c\ elopment Center
of the Southeast in Decatur

Ann Titshaw, staff as* ate in

pastoral care, retires in Nov ember after
2 1 years i >1 seminary employment She
has worked with Jasper Keith, profes-
sor of pastoral care and counseling,
in. e 1969. With him, she helped set up
the school's supervised ministry
program upon arriving in 1974 and
also helped direct placements in

. lini( al pastoral <Awi ation

I lei sen i< e e^ entuallj extended
be) ond pastoral < are to othei profes
sors on the third flooi ol i ampbell
l lall, how.v ei She i\ ped Shirlej
< iuthrie's book, < hristian I >oi Mne, and
has typed several Doctoi ol Ministry
dissertations VI hei home she hosts a
c hristmas lum heon f< u female staff
and faculty and brings others to the
family houseboat on I ake I aniei

"She has an uiv ,inn\ ability I"

inform the pastoral i are departmenl

about who is in need ami to ivh( m we

should be attenti\ e You< an i ounl on
her keeping a i onfidem e Sh< bei n
.i good ministei ," said Professor Keith

In retirement, she will * ontinue
genealogii al resean li and a passion
for boating.

Although she has served 19 \ears

.1 . administratis e assistant to two
Columbia presidents, Pegg) Rovs land
never guessed thai her staj would last

this long. As sec irl.n v to | I Iht

Philips al i ''' .ii'n Presbj tei ian
I inn. h she ame to the seminar)
w hen he w as named president in 1976
ii i tlu- president's arti< le on |
ii >iii. asked it sin- ivi mid leai i
when Phillips retired in 1986, but she
has remained i<> work with Douglas

( Udenburg and to serve .is assist. mi

sci retar) i"r the Hoard oi i rustees.
she retires I li tobei 15.

I hghlights of her tenun h I

been wah King the numbei ol f male
students in. rease and/ lasl ye&\

traveling to ( hma with I )r ( Hdenburg
and i .Hi. i fa< ulty memb.

Former students calling the si hool
,ilread\ he e hei omeaware of Betty
Beatty's absence, lor 2^ years she i
the vol eol 'he seminary.

"She always had a smile for
everyone who i ame in," said Sidney
Anderson, professor emeritus and
former vice president of business

affairs I le hired Mrs. Beatty in 1972.

she provided information about
the school to newcomers and learned
the names of students. She took
messages for faculty and staff as part
of a job she regarded as a ministry.

John Turnbull '95

FALL 1995

For the Record

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

Sever.il alums received honorary
degrees this year: Robert Wilkes '70,
the D.D. at Presbyterian ( ollege;
Thomas Reeves '63, the I H.D. at
Hastings College; and Calvin
Thielman '55, the D D. at Montreat-
Anderson College Nibs Stroupe '75
is pastor oi Oakhursl church, I >e< atur,
GA, which has been featured in Time
magazine and on national television
news. Church membership today is
200, about half black, half white. Mr
Stroupe has written, with Inez
Fleming, While We Run This Race
Countering the Powei o) Rat ism, whi< h
des< i ibes the church's
story William Brownson '52 and
Robert Henderson '54 taught the
i ourse in evangelism .it Western
Theological Seminary during the last

w inter semester there Joon Girl

Park(ThM '95) is pastor ol the

Bethany church, Pallas Rita

Cochrane '93 (ThM ' c 4) is pastor ol
the I lighland church in Baton Rouge,

LA Susan Newton '92 is pastor ol

the Unity church, Spartanburg,

SC Robert Ramey, professor

emeritus, has preached at lust
church, Columbus, GA; Bethan)

church, C6\ ingtoii. L,.\, and \orth
Avenue church, Atlanta. 1 lis book,
Growing Church Leaders, has been
published Ronald Cram, associate
professor of Christian education, has
begun his sabbatical, during which he
will be seeking certification to teach
ages three through six at the
Montessori Institute of Atlanta. His
article, "Childhood, Play, and Para-
dox," has been accepted by Religion*
I dm at ion, I le has spoken to the
teachers of the St. Luke's church on
"The Spiritual Lives of Children "
Sarah Speed McTyre '88, for-
merly assistant dean to the facult) IS
i u-p.istor ol Faith United Church in

Oswego, NY Fahed Abu Akel '74,

executive director of Atlanta Ministry
with International Students, was
honored by the National ( onference
as a spiritual leader who has built
bridges of respect and understanding
among people of differing beliefs and

backgrounds John Patton, professor

of pastoral theology, gave the Mackay
Memorial Lectures at Taiwan Theo-
logical Seminary and lectured in four
Christian hospitals m various cities in

Taiwan Philip Rader (DM in '93) is

coordinator for the Coalition for
Appalachian Ministry Kenneth
Kasan '93 is associate pastor of the

Tims Memorial church, Lutz, FL

James Dungan (MATS '95) is admin-
istrative director for the re-election
campaign of Paul Wellstone of

Minnesota to the U.S. Senate Ann

Kelly '92 is associate pastor of First

church, Tupelo, MS Chuck Roberts

'83 (ThM '93) is pastor of First church,

Pascagoula, MS Jeffrey Hale '77 is

youth director of Manassas St.

Thomas United Methodist ( hurch,

Manassas, VA Wade Huie '46,

professor emeritus, led Doctor ol
Ministry supervised ministry in
preaching at United Theological
i ollege ol the West Indies in famai< a
in May and fune. He has preac hed at
( him h ol the New Covenant,
I )ora\ ille, GA: Bellaire ( ommunit)
( hurch, Augusta, GA; Central i hurch,
Athens; and Reid Memorial church,
Augusta

Joe Rightmyer '72 is dire< tor ol
Presbyterians for Renewal Carlos
Cardoza-Orlandi, instructoi in world
( hristianiry, gave the convocation
le< tures at the Institute of Theolog) ol
Princeton Seminar) on "North
America .is a Field of Mission: The
( hallenge of Multiculturalism." His
article, "Drum Beats ol Resistance and
Liberation: Air.' ( aribbean Religions,
the Struggle for Life, and the C hristian
I heologian," has been published in
Journal of Latino/Hispanit Theology. A
series of his Bible studies, The Church

BIRTHS

lo Ian '89 and Caroline Stake, a son,
Chandler Lewis, Apr. 27, fflS;
I o fon '91 and Kim Wallace, a daugh-
ter, 1 a\ lor Rebekah, July 23, 1995.
To Mark '92 and Becky Ardell Downs
'93, a daughter, Elizabeth Ardell, July
12,1995.

To Sam '92 and Kathryn McGregor, a
daughter, Rebecca Evans, Apr. 8, 1995.
To Beth Shannon-Faulk ' c >2 and Clay
Faulk '94, a son Daniel Clayton, Apr.
19, 1995.

To Scott '94 and Barb Anderson, a
daughter, Claire, lune 1, 1995.
To Bob '94 and Deborah Googe, a
daughter, Katie Michele, Apr. 23,
[995

To Martin '94 and Nancy Lifer, a
daughter, Faith Belle, lune 4, 1995.
To Steve c >4 and Barbara Mann, a
daughter, Margaret 1 esley Apr. 3,
1995.

To Young Seo (ThM '95) and Esther
Kim, a daughter, Rebecca, Mav 11,
1995

To Insick '96 and ^ oung fang, a
daughter, Hannah. Mav 23, 1995.
To |ohn L s and Bette Cole, a daugh-
ter fessie Grace, Aug. 15, 1995.

DEATHS

Clyde Plexico'30, Jan. 13, 1995.
Eugene Lewis Daniel '36, Apr. 25,
1995

Littlejohn Hamilton '36, Aug 6, 1995.
Jack McMichael '38. See article on
page 2.

William Hume '43, date unknown.
Edward Overcash '44, Feb. 18, 1995.
Samuel Christopher '53, Aug. 26, 1995.
John Hare '62, June 24, 1995.
Vanessa Knight '95, Jul) 26, 1995.

fable Fellowship, has been published in
Spanish by the Christian Church in
Puerto Rico Joon Won Lee '94 is
associate pastor designate at the
Onnuri church in Seattle Laura
Adams-Dunham '94 is pastor of St.
Andrews < hun h, Macon, GA Ron
Stone '82, pastor of the Graham
Memorial * hun h in Forrest C ity, AR,
received the D.Min. degree from
Memphis Theological Seminary. His
article, "Ministry to Grieving Chil-
dren," was published in the Memphis
Seminary journal Edward Cham-
bers (DMin '88) is pastor of the
Nicholtown church, Greenville,

SC Dean Brown '93 is associate

pastor of First church, Johnson City,
TN.. David Moessner, professor ot
New Testament, led the Luke-Acts
Seminar at the International Society
for New Testament Studies in Prague,

C zech Republic Walter Dinkins '88

assisted with humanitarian operations
for Haitian refugees while serving as
chaplain with the U.S. Marines for
Operation Sea Signal. He is command
chaplain of USS Holland in the
western Pacific.

Tom Watkins '94 is associate
pastor, White Memorial church,

Raleigh, NC Several alums were

married recently: Zoe Anne
Henderson '94 (ThM '95) and David
Cagle '95, June 3 in Southern Pines,
NC; Norman Harris '94 and
Gwendolvn Cole, June 17 in Camden,
AL; John Turnbull '95 and Keri Tope,
Mav 2D in Atlanta; Bobby Fisher '94
and Erin Murray, July 29 in Darien,
CT; Erzsebet Szilvassy (ThM '95) and
Levente Szabo, June 17 in Szekszard,
Hungary; Sue Dobbs '89 and Wade
Key, July 7 in Black Mountain,
NC Ann Clay Adams, director of
admissions, was elected moderator of
the Caribbean and North American
Area Council of the World Alliance of
Reformed Churches. She served on
the design team for the study session
for the new peacemaking Bible study,
"The Common Good in Christ:
Peacemaking in Ephesians.".... Walter
Peters '78, pastor of the Tims Memo-
rial church in Lutz, FL, has received a
grant from the Louisville Institute for
the Study of American Protestantism
for a research project during a sabbati-
cal leave this fall Laura Aull '90 is

stated supply of First church,

Rossville, IL Allison Moody '92 is

pastor of the Trinity church, Colum-
bia, SC Ernest Mellor '55 was

honorably retired by Memphis

Presbytery in March Phil Gehman

'68, vice president for student life and
dean of students, was co-director of
weeks two and three of the '95

Montreat Youth Conferences Paul

Lang '93 is pastor of the Peace church,
Greenville, NC.

Walter Brueggemann, professor
of Old Testament, preached at
Westminster Abbey, London, on
August 6, the fiftieth anniversary oi
I hroshima. The Harvard Theological
Revieie has run a review article on his
treatment of "Creation" in Old

Testament Theology Bryant Harris

'86 (DMin '92) is pastor of the Mars
Hill church, Acworth, GA James

Hudnut-Beumler, exe< utive vice
president and dean of faculty, ad-
dressed the ecumenical Stewardship
Universit) in Des Moines in July on
"Faith and Money: Matters of the
I leart He also contributed a feature
article on "Religion in the Suburbs" to
the Encyclopedia of Cities and

Suburbs Jeanne Stevenson-

Moessner, adjunct assistant professor
ol practical theology, gave a talk on
"Care of Women" at the University of
Alabama Hospital, Birmingham, and
at the West Point, GA, church. She
gave a paper on Fried rich
Schleiermacher at the International
Academy of Practical Theology in
Berne, Switzerland. At the Society for
Pastoral Theology in Chicago, she met
with the 1 6 collaborators of the
forthcoming pastoral care text,
Through the Eyes of Women Insight

Pastoral laic Will Coleman '85,

assistant professor of theology and
hermeneutics, taught a two-week
course on "Reading the Signs of the
Times" at the Iliff School of

Theology William O'Neal '54 was

honorably retired from First church,
Longview, TX, and named pastor
emeritus.

C. Benton Kline, president
emeritus and visiting professor, has
preached at Circle of Grace, Decatur,
GA, and at the Clairmont church,
Decatur. He spoke to the San Antonio
(TX) Presbyterian Ministers on
"Calvin for Today/' and his article on
Paul Tillich is published in the Conci.%
Encyclopedia ot Preaching- Dr. Kline
has taught "Theology of Work" at the
University church, San Antonio, TX;
"Distinctives of Reformed Theology"
for mission presbytery officer training,
Kerrville, TX; "Reformed Theology" at
the Christian Education Conference in
Montreat, NC; and "God's Will and
Our Will" at the Lake City, SC,

church Rebecca Parker, director of

continuing education, participated in
the Colleague Program for new
directors of continuing education,
sponsored by the Luce Foundation in

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\ew York. She was ke\ note speaker
for First church's PYV. Atlanta... Keith
Riddle '91 (DMin '95) is pastor of I irst
church. New Bern, NC Paul Smith
'57 has completed 27 years as associ-
ate professor of philosophy and
religion at Richard Bland College of
the College ot William and

Mary Christina Hindley '94 is

associate pastor at First church, Cran-
bm \ . \I Steve Bryant '90 is p.istor

of First church, Vickshurg, MS

Dwyn Mounger '31 has taken part in
the dedication of another building at
the Diamondhead Communit) church
in Bay St. Louis, MS. He began the
work there and helped with two
building programs Kris Allison '89
is a member of the Young Lite st.itt at
Windy Cap, Weaverville, NC.

Tom Stallworth '58 was on the
front cover and the subject of a feature
article in the summer '95 Presbyterian
i < allege Magazine. He has retired after
36 years as professor, administrator.
and soccer coach. He was most

recently dean of alumni affairs

Laura Rains '88 (DMin '93) led
worship with the 150 international
students of an "Up with People"
group at the Dachau concentration

camp in lune John Herndon '85,
pastor ot the Fellow ship .. hurch in
Huntsville. A I , has been chosen as .1
participant m the 1995-96 1 eadership
Alabama program At last year's
national com ention the NAAC P
named his famil) the Family ot the
^ear Will Ormond '43 professOl
emeritus, preached at First church,
Pascagoula, MS Norman Hibbard
'82 is interim pastor at the I ondren
( lunch, fackson, MS Shawn
Barkley '91 is pastor of the Versailles,
k^ , church )anet James *94 is
assoc iate pastor of Second church.
Richmond, V'A.

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Februar, 23 - 25, 1996

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FALL 1995

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sor Shirley Guthrie

'Christian
Doctrine' revised

\\ i tminst] R/ f( hn Kn< Press has
published the second edition of
Shirley C. Guthrie's Christian Dot
trine, a rev ision of the volume first

published in 1968 that has been used
extensively in colleges, seminaries,
and churches

"You could make a case that
Christian Dot tunc has been the most
influential volume in the Presbyte-

rian Church this century. - ' said
W. Stroup, professor of
theology at ( olumbia. "Shirli
book has made a greater contribution
to the theological education of adults
than any other book I can think of."

i luthrie, J.B. Green Professor oi
Systematic Theology, lias rewritten
Christian Dot trine using inclush e
language and incorporating the
contributions o\ feminist and libera-
tion theologians The structure of the
book, however, remains the same
following the order of the Apostles
c reed and addressing questions su< h
as "What are we doing here 1 " (in
regard to the doctrine of creation)
^nd "What does Cod want with us 1 "
(m a chapter on predestination).

In a new preface, Guthrie writes
"Every theologx is at best a limited,
fallible, provisional attempt to speak
of the living i^od of Scripture whose
truth, justice, and compassion are
beyond the very highest and best we
can imagine But I hope the changes I
ha\ e made in this revised edition will
make it for a few more years a
theology that is a helpful witness to
this living God."

"The genius of the book," Stroup
said, "is that it takes a sophisticated
theology and presents it in language
most people can understand."

Christian Doctrine is used in

theolog) courses in main seminaries
throughout the country It 1- also
w idelj used in churches for ( hristian
education and officer training. Count-
less Presbyterian seminary students
have used the book to prepare tor
ordination examinations

"It has been a central text in the
edu ation of a generation of Presbyte-
rian ministers said Douglas Ottati,
professor of theolog) and ethics at
L rtion Theological Seminary in Rich-
mond. "1 can't think of a theolog\ book
more influential ^u graduates of
Presbyterian seminaries

It's a helpful tool tor interpreting
our confessional tradition said D.
Cameron Murchison, Jr . pastor of the
Presbyterian Church in Blacksburg,
Virginia "The language is direct,
straightforward, and makes the theo-
logical forms and categories accessible."

shirley Guthrie has been teaching
theology at Columbia for 38 years and
continues to teach second year students
the required theology course in the
Master of Divinity program He holds
degrees from Austin College, Princeton
Theological Seminary, and the Univer-
sity of Basel in Switzerland

Copies of Professor Guthrie's book
may be purchased from Columbia's
bookstore.

Remington is
seminary musician

1 r Ri mini .i< in, 1 iiri c n ir ot music
and organist at Druid 1 [ills Presb) te
nan Church in Atlanta, started work
|ul\ 31 as seminary musician

In addition to sen ing at Druid
Hills since 1976, Remington since 1980
has been the conductor ot the Atlanta
Bach Choir, of w hich she is also the
founder. For the past two years she
has worked on the faculty of the
Montreat Conference tor Music and
Worship.

Remington received her bacheloi
of music from Oberlin C ollege in Ohio
,-\nJ ,i master of music from C onverse
C ollege in Spartanburg. South Caro-
lina. After four years as organist at
First Congregational Church in Old
Greenw ich, C onnecticut, she served as
organ instructor at Emory University
from 1973 until 1979

She is secretary of the Presbyte
nan Association of Musicians and a
past dean of the Atlanta chapter of the
American Guild of Organists

At Columbia, Remington will
serve as organist at daily worship
services in the seminary chapel and
serve as student choir direc tor

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CONTENTS

Columbia salutes six retirees 1

Graduation '95 '

"Fondly remembered 2

[ack McMichael -

M.Div. placements

Dissertations theses

c ontinuing Education, Lay Institute Calendar 4

Continuing Education, La) Institute offerings.... 4,5

Library seeks histories 5

For the Record 6

Plan ahead 7

Bridges scholarship 7

I rom the Bookstore 7

'( hristian Doctrine revised 8

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