Columbia Theological Seminary Course Catalog 2001-2002, February 2001-2002

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COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

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Box 520

Decatur, Georgia 30031

www.CTSnet.edu

Nonprofit Organization

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at Decatur, Georgia 30031-0520

Columbia Theological Seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the
United States and Canada and the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools to award Master of Divinity, Master of Arts, Master of Theology, Doctor of Ministry,
and Doctor of Theology degrees.

The regulations, requirements, and general information included in this catalog are official for
the 2001-2002 academic year but subject to revision at any time.

Printed February 2001

Contents

Welcome 1

Statement of Mission 2

History of the Seminary 4

Degree Programs 5

Master of Divinity 5

Master of Arts in Theological Studies 11

Master of Theology 12

Doctor of Ministry 13

Doctor of Theology 17

Related Academic Programs and Resources 21

John Bulow Campbell Library 21

Columbia Bookstore 21

Related Academic Programs 22

Programs in Other Locations 23

Admissions Information 25

Admissions Procedures for Basic Degree Students 25

Admissions Procedures for Advanced Degree Students 27

Application Information for International Students 29

Non-Degree Enrollment and Auditors 30

Housing 31

Hospitalization Insurance 31

Financial Aid 32

Scholarships 33

Tuition and Fees 35

Refund Policies 36

Columbia in Service to the Church and Its Ministry 39

Continuing Education 39

Lay Institute of Faith and Life 39

Faith and the City 40

Center for New Church Development 40

International Theological Education 40

Campbell Scholars 41

Evangelism Emphasis 41

Christian Spirituality Emphasis and Certificate 42

Columbia Colloquium 43

Smyth Lectures 43

Community Life 45

Yearly Schedule 45

Orientation 45

Community Worship and Convocations 45

Student Organizations and Activities 46

Placement 47

Awards and Prizes 48

Graduate Fellowships 50

Prizes, Awards, and Fellowships for 2000 51

Curriculum and Courses 53

Biblical Area Courses 55

Historical-Doctrinal Area Courses 60

Practical Theology Area Courses 65

Interdisciplinary Courses 72

Supervised Ministry Courses 74

Atlanta Theological Association Courses 77

Academic Notes and Policies 81

Faculty 87

Staff 100

Support of Columbia Seminary 103

Board of Trustees 105

Students 107

Calendar 143

Index 146

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Welcome

I am delighted to be writing this letter of
welcome as Columbia's new president. Having
served in the parish for a number of years, I have
seen the vitality of the church that is supported
by her seminaries, a vitality that finds its
beginning in what God has done and is doing.
Columbia is a seminary that celebrates its
Presbyterian heritage and embraces the
Reformed tradition by serving the body of Christ
as we move into the new century.

The church faces new challenges and
opportunities as it continues to proclaim the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and exhibit the reign of
God to a hungry world. Columbia's legacy is to
contribute to the well-being of the church
through its teaching and living the Gospel. Columbia strives to be faithful, as John
Calvin understood faith: "God's benevolence toward us, founded upon the truth of
the freely given promise in Christ, both revealed to our minds and sealed upon our
hearts through the Holy Spirit."

Columbia's response to God's benevolence is to form pastors who will lead the
church in its mission, and it is more. Columbia's response is also to edify pastors
who are actively serving the church, and it is more. Columbia's response is also to
equip laity for ministry in the world, and it is more. Columbia Theological Seminary
responds to God's benevolence by engaging minds and enriching faith through all
who come here and depart to serve.

I invite you to come and share in what God is doing at Columbia Theological
Seminary.

Laura S. Mendenhall

President

Statement of Mission

Columbia Theological Seminary is
an educational institution of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and a
community of theological inquiry
and formation for ministry
in the service of the Church
of Jesus Christ.

At Columbia, people of faith seek to witness
to God's creative power,
redemptive action,
transforming justice,
and reconciling love,
in a pluralistic society and
interdependent world.

We understand Christian faith to include
worship of God,
faithfulness to Jesus Christ,
cultivation of the mind,
disciplines of the Christian life,
ministries of proclamation, nurture,

compassion, and justice,
expression of faith through the arts,
and participation in the life of the Church.

Our special mission in the service of the Church,
and especially the Presbyterian Church (USA), is
to educate women and men for leadership

in ordained and lay ministries;
to offer first degree, graduate degree,
and continuing education programs;
and to provide theological resources
for the denomination,
for the ecumenical church,
and for persons with a variety of
theological concerns.

Because we are an education institution,
our calling is
to prepare persons to lead congregations

in worship, witness, mission, and service;
to pursue learning that joins
mind and heart;
to develop personal and professional skills
for leadership in the church;
to learn
from the world-wide Church,
from education, the arts, politics,
economics, and science,

and from those outside the centers
of power and influence;
to consider critically from the perspective
of the Christian faith,

ideological, technical, and scientific assumptions

- including our own -
about the human situation.

Because we are a confessional community of the Church, we
live under the authority of Jesus Christ
as witnessed to
in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments,
in the Church throughout the ages,
and in the Reformed tradition and
its confessions;
affirm the worship of God as a vital and
central feature of our life together
and celebrate the goodness of God
in all creation;
believe in Christ's lordship over the
whole world;

articulate an evangelical understanding
of life rooted in the rule
of God's justice and love;
listen with openness
to voices of hopelessness and hope
around and within us;
acknowledge our own brokenness

and need for redemption;
commit ourselves
to diversity and inclusivity,
to ecumenicity,

and to discerning the ongoing manifestations of
God's presence in human affairs;
nurture a personal and corporate faith
which takes responsibility
for our choices
amid the political realities,
the social institutions,
and the global context
in which we live.
In carrying out our mission,
we seek to be faithful to the gospel,
and to become a living expression of
the Body of Christ in the world.

A Brief History of the Seminary

From its founding in Lexington, Georgia, in 1828, Columbia Theological Semi-
nary has nurtured, and has been nurtured by, the Presbyterian Church in the South.
This connection has existed throughout its history and remains a cherished tradi-
tion. While Columbia now enjoys an outstanding national and international reputa-
tion, it also faithfully upholds its historic covenants with the Synods of Living Waters
and South Atlantic.

The first permanent location of the seminary was Columbia, South Carolina, in
1830. The school became popularly known as Columbia Theological Seminary, and
the name was accepted as permanent in 1925.

The decade of the 1920's saw a shift in population throughout the Southeast. At-
lanta was becoming a commercial and industrial center and growing rapidly in its
cultural and educational opportunities. Between 1925 and 1930, President Richard T.
Gillespie provided the leadership which led to the development of the present facili-
ties on a 57-acre tract in Decatur, Georgia.

The early years in Decatur were difficult. The future of the institution was uncer-
tain. However, in 1932, Dr. J. McDowell Richards was elected president; under his
leadership the seminary experienced substantial growth.

Dr. C. Benton Kline served five years as president following Dr. Richards' retire-
ment in 1971. In January 1976, Dr. J. Davison Philips assumed the presidency. He
retired 11 years later, passing the mantle of leadership to Dr. Douglas W. Oldenburg
who, in January 1987, became the seminary's seventh president. In August 2000, Dr.
Laura S. Mendenhall began her service as Columbia's eighth president.

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Degree Programs

Columbia offers courses of study leading to both basic and advanced degrees.
The Master of Divinity is the basic professional degree. The Master of Arts in Theo-
logical Studies is also a basic theological degree, but academic rather than profes-
sional in orientation. The advanced degrees are the Master of Theology, the Doctor
of Ministry, and the Doctor of Theology. Men and women from all denominations
are eligible to apply for any of these degrees.

Master of Divinity

Introduction

Columbia Theological Seminary's seal carries the motto, noi\xvaq Kat
5i8aoK(x^o / u<;, the Greek words for pastors and teachers. They are taken from the
Letter to the Ephesians in which it is written, "The gifts he gave were that some
would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to
equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ"
(Ephesians 4:11-12 NRSV). Since its inception in 1828, Columbia has seen its role as
training persons for leadership in the church. The Master of Divinity degree is of-
fered as a basic theological degree for those who seek to serve as the pastors, proph-
ets, evangelists, teachers, and other leaders of the church of Jesus Christ.

The curriculum offered to M.Div. students emerges from the seminary's identity
as a community of memory and hope. The seminary finds its identity as part of the
people of God stretching back thousands of years. It thus aims to lead students to a
fresh critical appropriation of the Christian tradition for themselves and for the sake
of the church they serve. The seminary is also a community that finds its identity in
hope, in the promises of God, in the world that God will bring about, and in the
opportunities still ahead for the work of the church in the Missio Dei. The curriculum
thus also aims at nurturing students' hope and engaging their imaginations for mis-
sion in a church and world in crisis.

The Christian ministry needs persons who are possessed with a deep, informed,
and personal faith and who are equipped with skills and imagination to lead the
people of God in acts of compassion, proclamation, praise, confession, celebration,
justice, reconciliation, and healing. Teaching and learning at Columbia exist for the
purpose of equipping and forming the people who equip the saints to engage in the
work of ministry.

The Common Core

Students in the M.Div. program take 22 prescribed course units of the total 31
units required to complete the degree. The required elements of the curriculum, called
the common core, form the basis for a shared vocabulary and set of experiences for
all students as they progress through the programs and into their ministries. These
elements include foundational courses in the content and interpretation of the Bible,
biblical languages, church history, theology and ethics, and the practices of the church
and its ministry. In order to assist in the task of integrating the knowledge learned in

seminary with one's own life in the Christian faith and one's understanding of the
church as the community of faith, the curriculum also incorporates integrative semi-
nars and experiential learning into the common core and electives and seeks to put
to good use the rich resources of learning environments - such as the congregation
and the hospital - beyond the traditional academy.

A student's time on the Columbia campus begins with "Baptism and Evangelical
Calling," an integrative seminar which poses the questions, "What does it mean to
be a Christian?" and "How is one incorporated into the church, the body of Christ?"
The next semester features "The Eucharist and the Church's Mission," which exam-
ines the nature of the church and its practices and makes extensive use of field expe-
riences in actual congregations. In these seminars, students are guided by faculty
from a variety of disciplines to look at their own identities, experiences, and tradi-
tions and those of others through a range of perspectives. Students also are enabled
to reflect on the experience of the people of God in diverse settings in the required
units of Alternative Context, Supervised Ministry, and Pastoral Care. Students study-
ing for ordination are also required to take a course in polity prior to graduation that
addresses the denominational context in which they intend to minister.

Integrative Seminars

Integrative seminars are offered both as required and elective course units in the
curriculum. They are called integrative because they are structured to bridge disci-
plines and gaps between theory and practice. They take three basic forms. First, some
integrative seminars approach a single subject, such as sexuality or suffering, from a
variety of perspectives - biblical, ethical, pastoral - with the aim of understanding
the subject from a more fully informed theological viewpoint. Second, other integra-
tive seminars take on a specific task that requires students and faculty alike to bridge
disciplines to answer the task. One such task might be to produce a supplemental
worship resource for a multicultural congregation, wherein all seminar members
would need to draw on all aspects of theological and ministerial education to com-
plete the task. Finally, some integrative seminars are organized around the principle
of learning by doing specific acts of ministry and then engaging in disciplined reflec-
tion on the practices as a group. For example, a group of students and professors
might engage in church-based work with mentally ill persons, meet to read, com-
pare their experiences, support and challenge one another, and reflect theologically
on their findings.

The Elective System

The elective portion of the M.Div. curriculum is important, for it is here that per-
sons preparing for the ministry take responsibility for their vocations as practical
theologians. The elective elements of the curriculum are offered to allow students to
prepare for specialized vocations, to adapt the Columbia education to the needs of
service in a particular denomination, to follow interests created by prior coursework
or life experience, and to work through the meaning of the Christian faith in specific
contexts. Columbia takes the interests and experiences of its students, and the diver-
sity of ministries in which they will serve, seriously by making room for a large
number of electives in its curriculum. Students are required to take at least eight
elective units composed of courses and integrative seminars.

Elective courses and integrative seminars are the place in the curriculum where
students carefully exercise choice in order to prepare for a lifetime of ministry. A
holistic ministry necessitates that ministers be people of personal integrity and faith,
be well equipped in a variety of disciplines, approaches, and skills, and be able to
relate them to social and church contexts. Different electives make different contri-
butions to the formation of students as ministers. In addition to a title, each of the
elective units in the curriculum carries a designation of which dominant pedagogi-
cal objectives are met by the course. These objectives and their respective designa-
tions are as follows:

Knowledge of Tradition {K}

Electives with this designation aim at increasing the student's knowledge of the
Christian tradition and its significant conversation partners by means of their
texts, patterns of thought, and /or practices.

Experiencing God's People in Context {C}

Electives with this designation place a student in a community of God's people in

order to study how it celebrates and lives its faith.

Spiritual Formation {SF}

Electives with this designation provide a context within which a student may

grow in Christian faith, discipline, and leadership to equip others in ecclesial

piety.

Clarifying Personal Beliefs {CB}

Electives with this designation enable a student to examine, articulate, and pro-
fess his or her faith.

Theological Reflection {T}

Electives with this designation equip a student to interpret contemporary life in

light of the gospel.

Missional Leadership {ML}

Electives with this designation prepare students to guide Christian communities
in worship, ministry, and mission and develop the students' ability to reflect criti-
cally on their work.

The aim of a ministry equipped for Christian leadership, whose members possess
ethical and religious integrity and the intellectual skills for critical and constructive
leadership in both the church and social contexts, requires that persons studying to
be ministers attend to all the aspects of learning and formation that aim entails. The
pedagogical objectives and their designations serve as a guide to students in the
process of seeking balance in their preparation as leaders in the church. As a further
discipline of balance, the total number of a student's elective units (seminars, courses,
and practicums) should include selections from each of the six pedagogical objec-
tives for ministry. Students should note, however, that this requirement does not
impose unrealistic limits on their choice of electives since many offerings will meet
multiple objectives.

Advising

A theologically educated person is more than a person who has had a series of
courses in theologically related subjects. An important part of the curriculum is what
students do to integrate their studies and experiences in their own lives. Faculty
members assist in this process of integration and formation by serving as advisers to
students. Faculty advisers participate in the selection of courses each semester a stu-
dent is at Columbia. Course selection is made as the result of conversation between
the student and adviser that takes into account areas of past experience, identified
weaknesses, and the assessments of teachers and ministry supervisors. Early in the
first year of studies, students undergo an individual supervised ministry assessment
with the Director of Supervised Ministry. The director makes a joint recommenda-
tion to the student and adviser about the student's contextual learning about minis-
try. Approximately two-thirds of the way through the program, another occasion
allows students and faculty to reflect upon the student's gifts and preparation for
ministry. This time is called the mid-course assessment and is described below.

Further Theological Study Beyond the Basic Degree

A Master of Divinity program does not equip students with everything they will
need to know for effective and faithful ministry. Students are equipped with initial,
essential tools to enable them to begin the practice of ministry. The search for faithful
answers to the challenges of the Christian life today requires an ethic of learning for
the faith, which creates the expectation that graduates will return to this and other
places of group learning for regular additional study. Further knowledge, additional
insight into the life of faith, and strengthened practice for faithful leadership will
require of graduates that they engage in regular, disciplined theological study at
various stages in their ministries.

Length of Program

The Master of Divinity curriculum is designed so that a full-time student can
complete the requirements for the degree in three years. The program may be length-
ened by a variety of factors, including internships conducted during seminary and a
student's family responsibilities. All work must be completed within six years from
the date of matriculation.

Requirements for the Master of Divinity Degree

1. There must be on file with the seminary a complete and official transcript of cred-
its showing graduation with a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or
college of liberal arts and sciences or its equivalent as well as a completed health
form and standardized test results.

2. The student will be tested for and must achieve competency in English writing
and speech. Test fees, where applicable, are the responsibility of the student.

3. The student must be admitted to degree candidacy through the successful comple-
tion of the mid-course assessment.

4. The candidate must satisfactorily complete all the requirements of the degree with
a total of 31 units.

5. The overall grade point average (GPA) must be 2.30 or better.

6. The student must pass an approved Bible content exam.

7. The student must lead community worship at least once during the senior year.

8. The student must be in residence for at least six long semesters on the Decatur
campus (excluding transfer students). An exception to this policy can be granted
only by faculty vote on a written request made to the Dean of Faculty.

9. The faculty must be satisfied that the candidate has sustained a sound moral and
religious character in seminary life and gives promise of useful service in the min-
istry or other church vocations.

10. All bills to the seminary must be paid and assurance given that all open accounts
in the community and elsewhere have been satisfied. Students with education
loans must agree to make prompt and regular payments.

Mid-Course Assessment

Admission to candidacy for the degree emerges from the mid-course assessment
and must be approved by the faculty. The mid-course assessment is a major review
of the student's potential for ministry that occurs after the completion of the major-
ity of the common core coursework and the supervised ministry experience. This
assessment is usually scheduled in the spring term of the second year for full-time
students. Detailed guidelines for the assessment process are given to the student
well in advance, including criteria, data to be considered, composition of the assess-
ment committee, intent of the interview, and possible recommendations to the fac-
ulty which might ensue.

Every M.Div. degree student must meet the mid-course assessment requirement.
A student seeking ordination shall have established a working relationship with the
appropriate ecclesiastical body in order to be eligible for an assessment.

At the mid-course assessment, questions of personal and professional growth shall
be addressed, among other issues, and any recommendations or stipulations arising
from this will be reviewed by the faculty prior to awarding the M.Div. degree.

Certified Minister of Christian Education

A student in the M.Div. program can take courses which will lead to certification
as a minister of Christian education. Students interested in this specialty should see
the Dean of Faculty.

The Master of Divinity Degree and Graduate Study for Teaching

Students who are committed to the ministry of teaching at the college or graduate
level may find the M.Div. program suitable to their preparation for that ministry.
Students considering further graduate study are encouraged to explore with the Dean
of Faculty the ways in which their programs can meet the dual demands of educa-
tion for service in the church and academy.

The Columbia Calendar and Unit System

Academic work for the M.Div. is offered in two long semesters in the fall and spring,
in a January intensive term, and - for Greek language school and supervised ministry
experiences - during the summer. Each long semester is constituted of six weeks of
classes, followed by a reading and exam week at midterm, followed by another six
weeks of classes and a reading and exam period. The reading /exam weeks enable
students to complete the work for half term courses before beginning another such
course and to catch up on reading for courses which continue through the semester.

Courses, practicums, and seminars which meet all semester for three hours a week
are assigned one unit of credit. Those which meet for three hours a week for half the
term are given one half unit of credit. The half term courses allow students to take
more subjects in a given term, without increasing the number of classes a student
will carry simultaneously. Because of the time commitment involved, Greek School
and Supervised Ministry 210 each earn two units of credit. Students may take only
four subjects at any given time.

Visual Representation of the Curriculum

This representation is a calendar of courses for students who are able to complete
the M.Div. in three years. Specific course prerequisites are listed with the course de-
scriptions. Students are required to take 22 required course units and nine elective
course units. The elective designations in the chart below indicate times when elec-
tives may be taken.

Year

Summer

Fall

January

Spring

Essentials of Greek

Old Testament Survey

Elective

New Testament Survey

(2 units)

New Testament

Worship and Preaching

One

Exegesis
Baptism and Evangelical

Calling
Elective

The Eucharist and the

Church's Mission
Church History

Supervised Ministry:

Essentials of Hebrew

Alternative

Old Testament

Congregation

Christian Theology I

Context

Exegesis

Two

(2 units)

Pastoral Care or Elective
Elective

Christian Theology II

Polity

Pastoral Care or Elective

Optional: Clinical

Christian Education

Elective

American Religion and

Pastoral Education

Ethics or Elective

Cultural History (1/2 unit)

Three

(2 units)

Elective

World Christianity (1/2 unit)

or Advanced

Elective

Final Things

Supervised

Ethics or Elective

Ministry

Elective

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Master of Arts in Theological Studies

The purpose of this two-year flexible degree program is to provide theological
studies for those exploring career options, preparing for doctoral studies, church
leadership positions, or specialized forms of lay ministry, or for those investigating
the relationships between a profession and theological issues or faith and the mod-
ern world. This program is not designed to prepare persons for the practice of or-
dained ministry. However, it may be useful for practicing ministers in traditions that
do not require a degree in divinity for ordination, but who nevertheless wish to de-
velop their formal knowledge of theology.

Students, after consultation with the director of the M.A.(T.S.) program and after
earning eight units with a 2.30 GPA, select one of the following five fields of special-
ization: Old Testament, New Testament, Theology, Church History, Ethics. A faculty
adviser from the area of specialization is assigned by the director for consultation in
the selection of courses and the required Independent Study in the specialization,
which includes a major paper. Proficiency in Hebrew or Greek is a requirement for
the Old Testament or New Testament specialization.

General Requirements

1. Students must earn a total of 16 units with a 2.30 GPA, including a 1 unit re-
search/constructive Independent Study in the major. Students must enroll in the
M.A.(T.S.) Seminar in the first year of studies, take at least one basic course in
three of the five fields of specialization, take an additional course in two of the
five fields, and take a minimum of five courses in the chosen field of specializa-
tion and three courses in a cognate field. Other course requirements may be es-
tablished by the area in which the specialization falls. No more than three Practical
Theology area courses may be counted as electives in the degree program.

2. Students must successfully complete a one unit independent study in the field of
specialization. It is expected that the adviser will be the faculty member with
whom this independent study is done. The purpose of the required Independent
Study and the research paper is to provide students with the opportunity to ex-
plore in depth a critical issue in the field and to bring analytical and constructive
skills to bear on the issue. Following the reading of the paper, the student and the
adviser will discuss the paper.

3. If a student's GPA is below 2.30 upon completion of five units, the student will be
placed on academic probation. If a cumulative GPA of 2.30 or above has not been
attained after eight units, the student will be dropped from the program. At least
three of the five basic courses must be completed within the first eight units.

4. All work must be completed within five years from the date of matriculation.

Details of the program are available from the director of the Master of Arts in
Theological Studies Program.

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Certification in Christian Education

A student in the M.A.(T.S.) program can take courses which will lead to certifica-
tion in Christian education. Students interested in this specialty should see the Dean
of Faculty.

Advanced Degrees Introduction

Columbia offers three programs leading to an advanced degree: 1) Master of Theol-
ogy (Th.M.); 2) Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.); and 3) Doctor of Theology in Pastoral
Counseling (Th.D.). Each builds on the M.Div. degree. The D.Min. and Th.D. programs
also require three years of active ministry after receiving the M.Div. degree.

In addition to the resources of the faculty and library on Columbia's campus,
graduate students are expected to draw upon the resources of the Atlanta area. The
Th.D. and D.Min. programs are administered by the Graduate Professional Studies
Committee of the Atlanta Theological Association, which coordinates and augments
the resources of Candler School of Theology of Emory University, the Interdenomi-
national Theological Center, Columbia, Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West,
South Carolina, and Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South
Carolina. Th.M. degree students may also include in their program studies at these
other seminaries.

The resources of the Atlanta community are also available to Columbia graduate
students. Accredited programs of clinical pastoral education and pastoral counsel-
ing are available in many settings. The Urban Training Organization of Atlanta pro-
vides resources in the area of urban problems and urban ministries. Numerous
national and regional offices of denominational and interdenominational agencies
are located in Atlanta. Other educational opportunities are available at Emory Uni-
versity, Georgia State University, and colleges in the area.

Master of Theology

The Master of Theology (Th.M.) degree program has three purposes:

advanced study in an area of ministry, especially by persons in
pastoral ministry

preparation for entering teaching or as a step toward a Ph.D.

preparation for a specialization in ministry.

Requirements for the Degree

In order to qualify for the Th.M. degree, a student must complete the following
within five years:

1. Twenty-four semester credits of academic work at the advanced level (courses
numbered in the 600's) with grades that average not less than 3.00. This academic
work shall involve at least 15 hours taken through regular residential courses at
Columbia Seminary.

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2. One of the following options: a) an acceptable thesis which shall constitute six
additional credits, and an oral examination which shall be given after the thesis
has been completed, or b) two courses (three credits each) which require a major
research paper. A grade of 3.00 or higher must be earned in each course. To select
this option, a student must file a Th.M. Research Course Option Form with the
Registrar by November 1.

A written statement of the topic and proposal for research, together with the names
of the faculty members serving on the thesis committee must be submitted to the
Advanced Degrees Committee for approval. This statement must be submitted no
later than the November meeting of the Advanced Degrees Committee in the aca-
demic year in which the student anticipates graduation. The topic and proposal must
have been previously approved by the student's thesis committee. February 1 is the
deadline for provisional approval of the thesis by the project committee, and March
1 is the deadline for final completion of the project.

Any student enrolled in the Master of Theology degree program will be assessed
an administrative fee of $50 for each half of the year in which that student does not
register for credit hours through course work or thesis research.

Concentration

Each student will concentrate in one of the following areas: biblical studies, his-
torical-doctrinal studies, or practical theology studies. At least 12 course credits must
be taken in the area of concentration. Within that area at least nine credits, in addi-
tion to the six credits for the thesis or research courses, must be taken in a chosen
field (e.g., Old Testament or theology or evangelism). At least six course credits must
be taken outside the area of concentration.

Ordinarily course credit must be in 600 or 700 level courses. Up to three credits of
lower level course work may be counted if there is prior approval by the thesis com-
mittee (if appointed) or the Director of Advanced Studies and the Dean of Faculty.

Doctor of Ministry

Aims of the Program

The Doctor of Ministry is designed for persons now engaged in ministry in the
North American or Caribbean settings, who have completed basic theological stud-
ies (usually the Master of Divinity degree) and at least three years of full-time ser-
vice in the practice of ministry after M.Div. studies. Qualified students from other
countries may, in certain instances, be admitted.

The program provides a course of graduate study for ministers of the people of
God in the church of Jesus Christ. It requires disciplined reflection upon, and per-
haps further specialization within ministry. The program focuses on the critical en-
gagement between the biblical, historical, theological, and pastoral disciplines of
ministry. By helping people integrate ministerial theory and practice with basic faith
commitments, the program strengthens ministers to exercise a critical kind of teach-
ing role in the church and to increase their competency and faithfulness in practice.

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Because the program seeks to help the student strengthen a holistic ministry in
community, the program is largely generalist in character, involving questions of
personal ministerial identity and of the nature of the church and its mission in a
postmodern world. A doctoral project requires students to focus this integrated ap-
proach in a particular context.

There are, in addition to the Church and Ministry program, possibilities for dif-
ferent approaches in 1) Gospel and Culture, 2) Christian Spirituality, 3) Cross-
Cultural Ministries, 4) Pastoral Counseling, 5) New Church Development, and 6)
Preaching and Worship.

Administration

The program operates under the supervision of the Advanced Degrees Commit-
tee of the seminary and is administered by a faculty member serving as Director of
Advanced Studies. The program cooperates with the other member schools of the
Atlanta Theological Association.

Students enter the program either through a Columbia Seminary Introductory
Seminar or through a Introductory Seminar offered in a location outside the Atlanta
area. Students may also take courses in other schools of the Atlanta Theological As-
sociation and, each fall, a Church and Ministry Introductory Seminar joins faculty
and students from Columbia Seminary and the Interdenominational Theological
Center.

Advising

Each student is guided by an advisory committee of two faculty members. The
primary adviser helps the student develop a plan of study. The primary and second-
ary advisers comprise the doctoral committee which administers the qualifying ex-
amination, assists the student in developing a project proposal, and evaluates the
written project report.

Degree Requirements

The program requires 36 hours in which a student must maintain a 3.00 average.
Students normally complete the program within four years. Extensions require the
permission of the director and the Advanced Degrees Committee. All work must be
completed within six years of entrance. Any student enrolled in the Doctor of Minis-
try degree program will be assessed an administrative fee of $50 for each half of the
year in which that student does not register for credit hours through course work,
supervised ministry, or doctoral project research work.

The faculty must be satisfied that the candidate shall have sustained a sound moral
and religious character in ministry.

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The 36-hour program comprises:

An Introductory Seminar (six semester hours), required at the outset of the pro-
gram. Each student takes part in an intensive seminar to explore interdisciplinary
perspectives around contemporary issues of ministry and professional develop-
ment. In this seminar students begin interdisciplinary integration and clarify an
operative theory of ministry to guide their development of a study plan.

Elective Courses (18 semester hours). The program requires a plan of study
involving the integration of three dimensions: 1) the biblical and theological
norms of Christian faith, 2) critical attention to the contemporary human situ-
ation, and 3) the practices of ministry and church mission. In consultation with
an adviser, each student draws up a course of study to achieve the aims of both
the student and the doctoral program.

A Doctor of Ministry Practicum (six semester hours), a supervised activity in
ministry. This practicum, often done in clinical pastoral education or preaching,
can also take place in settings as diverse as business, governmental, community,
or church agencies where appropriate supervision and learning opportunities
with peers are available. In any case, the practicum takes place outside the
student's ordinary work situation, providing new perspectives on self, theology,
profession, and the needs and challenges of other persons and institutions.

A Doctor of Ministry Project Development and Design Workshop (non-credit).
Toward the end of the program coursework, each student participates in a project
development and design seminar to foster integration and to prepare for quali-
fying examinations and subsequent project proposal development and writing.

A Doctor of Ministry Project (six semester hours). Elements of the course of
study converge in the doctor of ministry project. The student must complete a
project and a written project report that interprets this project to the seminary
community and the larger church. The student should start thinking about the
proposal for the project early in the program so the project can be an integrat-
ing focus for the student's entire course of study. A proposal must be approved
by the Advanced Degrees Committee no later than May 1 of the year prior to
the anticipated graduation. The successful completion of a qualifying exami-
nation will enable the student to proceed. Ordinarily, the project is conducted
in the student's usual ministerial setting. February 1 is the deadline for provi-
sional approval of the written draft by the project committee and March 1 is
the deadline for final completion of the project.

Gospel and Culture Approach

The Gospel and Culture approach has been designed by a group of Columbia
faculty members to ask pastors to engage questions about the mission of the Church
in contemporary culture. Through the Introductory Seminar, the various elective
classes, the doctoral practicum, and the doctoral project, students will work with a
faculty group representing a rich blend of diverse theological and cultural perspec-
tives. Students will be challenged to develop their own analyses and directions for
the faithful ministry of the church in a context variously described as post-enlighten-
ment, post-modern, post-Christian.

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In the initial Introductory Seminar, and then in subsequent studies, students and
faculty will be engaged with the writings and the analyses of sociologists, philoso-
phers, cultural anthropologists, and historians. Participants will reflect in some depth
upon the concrete manifestations of culture - the art and artifacts, the products, tech-
nologies, entertainments, institutions, and movements that characterize daily life.
They will examine the major fault lines within the church about the meaning of Chris-
tian faith and the ways Christians are reading the theological signs of the time. Fi-
nally, students will be asked to think through their practice of ministry in the light of
their studies and to develop a doctoral project which will both strengthen their own
ministry and make a critical and constructive contribution to the faith and practice
of the church.

All classes will be taught in intensive two-week courses at the seminary over a
three- to four-year period, but students will do most of their studies, their practicum,
and project in their own ministry setting in consultation with the faculty.

Christian Spirituality Approach

A student may choose to undertake a specialization through interdisciplinary stud-
ies centered upon the church's theology and practice of Christian spirituality. This
program, which has the same general aims and degree requirements listed previ-
ously for other approaches, is designed to explore God's relationship to persons, the
community of faith, and the world, including the ethical and social dimensions of
spirituality. Through the introductory seminar, the various elective classes, the
practicum, and the project, students will be enabled to bring their minds to bear
more effectively on matters of the heart and to gain resources to foster spiritual re-
newal not only in the lives of individuals, but also in the life of congregations. Stud-
ies and projects will be rooted in congregational life.

Students will study the history of spirituality, the biblical resources in Israel's
prayers, and the practices of the New Testament community. Issues of spirituality in
a post-enlightenment, post-modern culture, discovery of issues of spirituality for
children, and resources for the practices of retreats and small groups for spiritual
direction will be among the other explorations and research undertaken. Time for
worship, community building, and spiritual retreats will be an integral part of the
program itself.

The Introductory Seminar and most of the classes will be taught at the seminary
over a three- to four-year period, but students will do most of their further studies,
their practicum, and project in their own ministry setting in consultation with the
faculty.

Cross-Cultural Approach

The Cross-Cultural approach is designed to respond to the urgency of living and
ministering in a culturally diverse and religiously plural context. The program seeks
to foster critical thinking and develop a theology of cross-cultural understanding
that will inform and reform the practice of ministry in the life of congregations.

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The design is framed under the following cross-cultural perspectives: 1) it ob-
serves the particularities of cultural and religious groups, and their interaction among
each other; 2) it seeks to facilitate and to encourage the encounter between diverse
cultural and religious groups and the multifaceted dominant culture; and 3) it aims
to develop a Christian theology and practice of ministry that is informed by diverse
cultural and religious dynamics.

Pastoral Counseling Approach

A student concentrating in pastoral studies may elect the field of pastoral care or
a specialization in pastoral counseling. The beginning of the latter program requires
the successful completion of a non-credit year of C.P.E. in an institution accredited
by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education.

The normal curriculum for students in the pastoral counseling specialization in-
volves two years of participation in a pastoral counseling practicum at an Atlanta
area training center accredited by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.
During the time in the practicum, the student will also take three of the four courses
in the Th.D. curriculum and the D.Min. Introductory Seminar on ministry. The su-
pervision provided by the practicum allows the student to apply for membership in
the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. The six credits from the practicum
may be applied to the required credits for academic work.

New Church Development Approach

This approach focuses on the formation of new churches. Qualified candidates
will be recruited from the PC(USA) and other denominations. It aims to equip church
leaders in the development mission of starting new congregations for the twenty-
first century. Equipping present and future ethnically and linguistically diverse new
church development leaders is a key facet of the program's aim.

Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Counseling

This degree is offered through the Atlanta Theological Association by Columbia
Theological Seminary, the Candler School of Theology, and the Interdenominational
Theological Center. The program of study is conducted under the direction of the
Th.D. Committee of the Atlanta Theological Association. The Th.D. Committee has
responsibility for approving admission to the program, establishing curriculum of-
ferings, and certifying candidates for the awarding of the degree. Students may reg-
ister for courses at any of the Atlanta ATA seminaries.

Aims of the Program

The purpose of the Doctor of Theology in pastoral counseling is to prepare minis-
ters to serve as pastoral counselors in a local church or on the staff of a community
counseling center, to serve as consultants to other clergy, and to offer training in
pastoral care and counseling. The program is designed to prepare persons for the
specialized ministry of pastoral counseling at a doctoral level of competence and for
membership at the Fellow level in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.
The degree is intended to be comparable to the Ph.D., but it is designed for those
whose interest in pastoral counseling is primarily professional and theological.

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Program of Study

The studies included within the program will help the student gain an advanced
understanding of appropriate theological and theoretical concepts; learn under quali-
fied supervision the application of these concepts in pastoral counseling and how to
promote professional integration of theory and skills in both pastoral counseling
and pastoral guidance; and design and execute a research project appropriate to the
student's professional practice which will give evidence of creative ability to con-
tribute to this aspect of pastoral counseling.

Course Work and Practicum

In carrying out this program, which should not exceed six years, the student must
enroll for a minimum of 54 semester hours of academic course work including clini-
cal supervision through the Pastoral Counseling Practicum. Any student enrolled in
the Doctor of Theology degree program will be assessed an administrative fee of
$50.00 for each semester in which that student does not register for credit hours
through course work, clinical work, or doctoral project supervision.

Introductory seminars (three credits per semester: ATA463, ATA471, ATA473,
ATA475) are required in the first four semesters of studies. The student ordinarily
enters the pastoral counseling practicum when entering the program of studies and
continues in the practicum for four consecutive semesters. One of the student's Quali-
fying Examinations, the Performance Exam in the practice of pastoral counseling, is
taken after the student completes four semesters in the practicum. The clinical set-
ting for supervision is the Pastoral Counseling Service of the Georgia Association for
Pastoral Care.

Each student admitted to the program shall have one member of the pastoral
counseling faculty as adviser.

Qualifying Examinations

Upon completion of 54 credits with at least a B average, the student may apply to
take the Comprehensive Examination, which tests the student's competence in both
the content and performance of pastoral counseling. The content areas in which the
student will be examined include:

I. Personal and Interpersonal Dimensions of Pastoral Counseling

Exam 1 Therapeutic relationships and process in relation to personality, de-
velopmental theories, psychopathology, and the psychological understanding
of religion.

Exam 2 Family theory and therapy, related social psychological understand-
ings of therapeutic process, and either theory of group process or of consulta-
tion and supervision.

Exam 3 Pastoral theological methodology, theological anthropology and re-
lated theological issues, and the relation of theology to the human sciences.

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II. Socio-cultural Dimensions of Pastoral Counseling

Exam 4 Pastoral counseling as a profession in relation to other professions;
its relation to class, race, and gender; its relation to contemporary family, work,
and religion; its participation in larger cultural and religious traditions under-
stood through such disciplines as cultural anthropology, cultural criticism, and
feminist theory.

III. Ecclesiological and Ethical Dimension of Pastoral Counseling

Exam 5 Pastoral counseling in relation to the history and contemporary
theory and practice of pastoral care; theology and ethics of pastoral counseling
as a specialized form of the church's ministry.

Dissertation

Following satisfactory performance in the Qualifying Examination, the student
will then engage in an approved research project and write a dissertation.

Application forms and further general information about the Th.D. in pastoral
counseling program may be obtained from the Director of the Th.D. Program or the
Director of Advanced Studies.

Related Academic Programs
and Resources

The John Bulow Campbell Library

The library, named for John Bulow Campbell, an Atlanta benefactor and member
of Columbia's Board of Trustees during the 1930s, is an integral part of the educa-
tional program of the seminary. Through its collection and services, the library sup-
ports the teaching and learning in the degree programs of the seminary. The library
offers resources to extend the work of the classroom in breadth and depth, to pro-
vide for student and faculty research, and to encourage reading beyond course
assignments.

The library collection includes books, periodicals, church records, video and au-
dio cassettes, and microforms. It is a well balanced selection of older and contempo-
rary works in the field of theological studies. It is particularly strong in biblical studies;
contemporary theology, especially in the Reformed tradition; American
Presbyterianism; and practical theology. Special collections related to Asian Chris-
tianity and religious art are also significant aspects of the library's holdings.

This specialized theological collection is supplemented and enriched by the col-
lections in the libraries of the Atlanta Theological Association (ATA) and the Atlanta
Regional Consortium for Higher Education (ARCHE), to which students and faculty
have ready access. The enhanced library holdings thus provide an outstanding re-
source for Columbia students in the basic and advanced degree programs, for Co-
lumbia faculty in their teaching and research, and for visiting scholars.

The library houses the collection and affords spaces for consulting reference tools,
for study and reading, viewing advanced media materials, and for the use of copiers
and microform readers. A computer center supplies word processing facilities which
are open to all students, faculty, and staff who are authorized users. A notable fea-
ture of the library is the Griffith's Children's Library, unique to theological libraries.

The C. Benton Kline, Jr. Special Collections and Archives

Documents and memorabilia related to the history and development of Colum-
bia Theological Seminary are preserved in the seminary archives located in the li-
brary. The archive collection is designated as the place of record for all seminary
publications.

The Columbia Bookstore

The seminary bookstore, located in the Richards Center, provides books and sup-
plies at a discount for basic degrees students who wish to begin building their own
theological libraries and for persons working toward advanced degrees who are con-
tinuing that process. The bookstore also serves pastors, laypersons, and churches all
over the Southeast. Its inventory includes a wide selection of standard and current
books in the historical-doctrinal area, spirituality, practical theology, Bible, and homi-

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letics. In addition, the bookstore offers commentaries on the Old and New Testa-
ments and books related to women's studies, African American studies, world mis-
sions, and evangelism. The bookstore is ordinarily open from 10:30 to 2:30, Monday
through Friday, with special hours during campus events.

Related Academic Programs

In addition to the basic and advanced degree programs, Columbia Seminary of-
fers a wide variety of academic opportunities. Some of these are offered in relation-
ship with other educational institutions; others are special emphases of Columbia.

Atlanta Theological Association

Through the Atlanta Theological Association (ATA), Columbia enjoys academic
and professional affiliations with Candler School of Theology, Erskine Theological
Seminary, Interdenominational Theological Center, and Lutheran Theological South-
ern Seminary. The association develops and coordinates educational programs and
resources of these member institutions, which include approximately 1,600 students,
200 faculty, and a combined library collection of 600,000 volumes. Among significant
and promising cooperative endeavors, in addition to the Doctor of Theology and
Doctor of Ministry degree programs, are cross registration, sharing of faculty, library
and lectureship resources, inter-seminary courses, and experimental programs in
various academic disciplines and professional specializations.

Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education

Columbia Seminary is a founding institution of the metropolitan Atlanta consor-
tium of institutions of higher education called ARCHE. The institutions included are
Agnes Scott College, Atlanta College of Art, Clark Atlanta University, Emory Uni-
versity, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, Institute of Paper
Science and Technology, Interdenominational Theological Center, Kennesaw State
College, Mercer University Atlanta, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medi-
cine, Morris Brown College, Oglethorpe University, Southern College of Technology,
Spelman College, and the University of Georgia.

The areas of cooperation are broad and provide the student with exceptional op-
portunities across a spectrum of disciplines from science to art.

Cross-Registration at Area Schools

Columbia students may cross-register for courses at schools which belong to ei-
ther the Atlanta Theological Association or the Atlanta Regional Consortium for
Higher Education. Forms for cross-registration are available in the registrar's office
at each school.

Students may cross-register for a course on a space-available basis. A student may
cross-register for a maximum of two courses per term, and the combined load may
not exceed the full-time allowable load on the home campus. Students register and
pay regular tuition and fees to the home institution.

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Cross-Registration at Theological Institutions of the Presbyterian Church
(USA)

A policy of reciprocal cross-registration at the 10 theological institutions of the
Presbyterian Church (USA) is designed to strengthen the theological education of
persons preparing for ministry in the denomination. This policy permits Presbyte-
rian students registered in master's degree programs to take courses at any of the
other institutions without paying additional tuition. Tuition for a course is charged
at the home school. Additional information is available in the Registrar's Office.

Clinical Pastoral Education

Clinical pastoral education is a first-hand learning experience under certified su-
pervision which provides theological students and pastors with opportunities for
intensive study of pastoral relationships and which seeks to make clear in under-
standing and practice the resources, methods, and meanings of the Christian faith as
expressed through pastoral care. Columbia's membership in the Association for Clini-
cal Pastoral Education means that its students will be given priority of choice in
institutions elected, especially those listed within the Southeast.

Programs in Other Locations

Appalachian Ministries Educational Resource Center

Columbia Seminary is a member of the Appalachian Ministries Educational Re-
source Center (AMERC) a seminary consortium which provides specialized theo-
logical education for students interested in the Appalachian region or rural ministry
Through its educational programs, normally offered in the summer and January terms,
students have the opportunity to learn about Appalachia, its people and history, its
values and religion, and its needs and issues for ministry. Classroom and field expe-
riences are both integral to the AMERC educational process. Information about
AMERC courses is available through the Office of Supervised Ministry.

The Mid-East Seminar

A summer travel seminar is sponsored by Columbia Theological Seminary con-
sisting of a three-week study trip to Israel, Jordan, and Greece. The program, subsi-
dized by a private foundation, is directed by Dr. Max Miller, Professor of Old
Testament Studies at Candler School of Theology. It is limited to five students from
each of the schools and five lay persons selected from positions of leadership in the
Southeast.

The program has two purposes: to provide an in-depth study tour of the area
which stands at the center of our biblical heritage and plays such a crucial role in
current international affairs and to provide a context in which the leaders of
tomorrow's church can get to know each other and develop close bonds of under-
standing and friendship. At the same time there is opportunity for extended inter-
change between the students preparing for professional careers in the church and
lay persons who are already playing key roles in business and community affairs.

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National Capital Semester for Seminarians

Columbia Seminary is a participating institution in the National Capital Semester
for Seminarians, organized by Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC. The
program provides an opportunity for seminary students to spend a semester in Wash-
ington for study and involvement in the processes of government and the concerns
of the churches. The design includes an interaction /reflection seminar, supervised
study, and the opportunity to select other courses in Washington institutions. For
detailed information, contact the Office of Academic Affairs.

Urban Training Organization of Atlanta

Urban Training Organization of Atlanta (UTOA) serves as a resource in the theo-
logical education of students from Columbia Seminary and other Atlanta seminaries
by providing opportunities for students to be involved with community organizers,
social ministry agencies, and congregations involved in social service in Atlanta.
Urban clinicals, including field experiences and peer reflection groups, are available
for academic credit. UTOA is also significantly involved with M.Div. students in the
Alternative Context for Ministry course for those in the Atlanta placement. For more
information, contact the Office of Supervised Ministry.

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Admissions Information

Admissions Procedures for Basic Degree Students

Admission to the Master of Divinity Program

Students desiring admission to the Master of Divinity program should request an
application from the Office of Admissions. Students must meet the following re-
quirements for admission:

1 . A student must furnish: a) a completed application form, b) supplemental forms, c)
transcripts, d) references on forms produced by Columbia, and e) a letter of en-
dorsement from one's home church. Test scores from the Graduate Record Exami-
nations General Test are not required but may be requested in some circumstances.

2. An interview with a member of the Admissions Committee is required. This
interview is best done on campus.

3. Admission to the M.Div. program ordinarily requires a four-year baccalaureate
degree from an university or college of arts and sciences that is accredited by
one of the six regional accreditation agencies or an equivalent degree. Students
with degrees from educational institutions not accredited by one of the six re-
gional accreditation must furnish test scores from the Graduate Record Exami-
nations General Test with their applications. Students without a bachelor's degree
are not eligible to enter the M.Div. program at the seminary except by special
action of the faculty. When requested to do so by presbyteries of the Presbyte-
rian Church (USA) or other denominations, Columbia may accept students with-
out a university or college degree for a special course of study.

Students in the Master of Divinity program are encouraged either to have a read-
ing knowledge of Greek prior to matriculation or to begin their studies with the
Summer Greek School prior to the first fall semester.

Students admitted to the seminary will be given an application for seminary hous-
ing and a health form to be filled out by a physician.

Students in good standing in other accredited seminaries may be admitted after
transcripts have been evaluated and their applications approved by the Admissions
Committee. Such students must secure a letter from their academic dean indicating
that they are students in good standing. Students in the M. Div. degree program may
receive no more than 15 units credit for work completed at another Association of
Theological Schools (ATS) accredited seminary completed within the past five years.
Transfer credit will only be given for courses passed with a grade of B or higher. The
determination of whether or not courses taken at other institutions may receive credit
is made by the Academic Affairs Office, which also determines whether the credits
will be assigned to required or elective units. Ordinarily, no correspondence courses
will be considered for transfer credit.

Normally, international students (persons who are not U.S. citizens or permanent
residents) are accepted only for graduate work beyond the M.Div. level.

All U.S. students (citizens or with permanent resident visas) for whom English is
a second language must pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

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before admission and enrollment for credit can be attained. Those seeking admis-
sion must score at least 220 (new format) or 550 (old format). Students who score
close to this level may take courses for credit for one semester but must retake the
exam and attain the required score before further work may be undertaken.

Admission to the Master of Arts in Theological Studies Program

Students desiring admission to the Master of Arts in Theological Studies program
should request an application from the Office of Admissions. Students must meet
the following requirements for admission:

1 . A student must furnish: a) a completed application form, b) supplemental forms,
c) transcripts, and d) references on forms provided by Columbia. Test scores
from the Graduate Record Examinations General Test are not required but may
be requested in some circumstances.

2. An interview with a member of the Admissions Committee is required. This
interview is best done on campus.

3. Admission to the M.A.(T.S.) program requires a four-year baccalaureate degree
from an accredited university or college of arts and sciences or its equivalent.

A student may transfer no more than five units in the five fields of the program
from institutions outside the Atlanta Theological Association or from work completed
prior to admission to the program. No transfer credit may be obtained for work done
more than 36 months before admission. Occasional Students subsequently admitted
to the program may receive up to two units of credit for previous work taken in the
past 36 months.

All U.S. students (citizens or with permanent resident visas) for whom English is
a second language must pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
before admission and enrollment for credit can be attained. Those seeking admis-
sion must score at least 220 (new format) or 550 (old format). Students who score
close to this level may take courses for credit for one semester but must retake the
exam and attain the score level before further work may be undertaken.

Visiting Columbia Seminary

Those who are interested in applying for admission to a basic degree program are
strongly encouraged to visit the seminary before or during the application process. Pro-
spective students and their spouses may arrange visits which include a tour of the cam-
pus, appointments with admissions and financial aid staff, conversations with faculty
and students, and observing classes. Housing and meals at the seminary are provided
during the visit. Arrangements for visiting can be made through the Admissions Office.

Conferences for Prospective Students

Columbia Seminary sponsors two conferences on ministry each spring and fall.
During these conferences, men and women from any denomination who are explor-
ing their call to ministry are invited to attend classes, meet in faculty homes, talk
with students, staff, and faculty, and worship with the seminary community The
conferences are designed to provide a retreat atmosphere where participants can

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reflect upon questions of call and vocation in addition to gathering specific informa-
tion about the seminary. All persons who are considering the possibility of a church
vocation, whether college students or those currently engaged in other careers, are
invited to participate in the conference of their choice. The dates for this year's con-
ferences are November 2-4, 2001, and February 22-24, 2002. For further information,
write to the Director of Admissions.

Admissions Procedures for Advanced Degree Students

Admission to the Master of Theology Program

Application for admission to the Master of Theology program is made through
the Office of Advanced Studies. Students must meet the following requirements for
admission:

1. The M.Div. degree from an accredited seminary or divinity school, or its aca-
demic equivalent, is required. In certain cases a Master of Arts or a Master of
Theological Studies degree in the appropriate area may be accepted as a sub-
stitute, but additional preparatory work may be required.

2. Ordinarily, a B average in an applicant's college and seminary program is con-
sidered a minimum standard for admission. Applicants should have official
transcripts of all work since high school sent directly from the institution.

3. A knowledge of both the Hebrew and Greek languages is a prerequisite for the
program. If an applicant's M.Div. course did not require these, the student
may substitute an approved language for one of the biblical languages.

4. Students must submit three letters of recommendation (on forms provided by
Columbia Theological Seminary): one academic reference from a seminary or
other graduate school professor and two character references from persons
who are familiar with the applicant's ministry.

5. All applications for the Th.M. must be filed by May 1 for the following aca-
demic year. Applications after May 1 will be considered if space is available.
Applications from International students must be filed by February 1 for the
following academic year.

6. Applicants who receive notice of admissions prior to February 15 must indi-
cate to the Director by March 15 whether or not they will accept admission;
applicants who receive notification after February 15 must indicate their deci-
sion within 30 days.

7. Th.M. students may begin their course of study only in the fall semester.

All U.S. students (citizens or with permanent resident visas) for whom English is
a second language must pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
before admission and enrollment for credit can be attained. Those seeking admis-
sion must score at least 220 (new format) or 550 (old format). Students who score
close to this level may take courses for credit for one semester but must retake the
exam and attain the required score before additional work may be undertaken.

International students applying to the Master of Theology Program must follow
the guidelines given under Application Information for International Students.

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Admission to the Doctor of Ministry Program

Admission to the Doctor of Ministry degree program requires a Master of Divin-
ity or equivalent degree with a superior academic record (a B average or higher)
from a school of theology accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (or an
equivalent accrediting body outside the United States and Canada) and at least three
years of full-time work with demonstrated superior professional performance.

To be considered for the Doctor of Ministry degree program, applicants must sup-
ply the Office of Advanced Studies with the following:

1. Application for admission, including a personal statement.

2. Certification of three years of experience in ministry after the M.Div. degree.

3. Official transcripts of all work since high school sent directly from the institution.

4. Three letters of recommendation (on forms provided by Columbia Theologi-
cal Seminary): one academic reference from a seminary or other graduate school
professor and two character references from persons who are familiar with the
applicant's ministry.

5 . A personal interview with the Director of Advanced Studies may be requested .

All U.S. students (citizens or with permanent resident visas) for whom English is
a second language must pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
before admission and enrollment for credit can be attained. Those seeking admis-
sion must score at least 220 (new format) or 550 (old format).

International students applying to the Doctor of Ministry Program must follow
the guidelines given under Application Information for International Students.

With prior approval of the student's adviser and the Dean of Faculty, a student
may receive up to six semester hours of transfer credit from another accredited, de-
gree granting institution. An official transcript of this course work must be forwarded
to the Office of Advanced Studies. Each course must be at the graduate level and the
grade must be at least a B (3.0 on a scale of 4.0).

Students may receive advanced standing credit of up to six semester hours (with
the Dean of Faculty's approval) for clinical or academic work taken before admis-
sion into the program, provided the above policies for transfer credit are observed. A
course submitted for advanced standing must have been taken no more than five
years before entrance into the program. Students may not receive credit for academic
work applied toward another degree.

For application forms and further information, contact the Office of Advanced
Studies.

Admission to the Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Counseling Program

Applicants must hold the Master of Divinity or equivalent degree with a superior
academic record from an accredited institution and must have had post-seminary
professional experience in which significant learning and professional promise were

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evident. In addition, applicants must have significant experience in ministry (usu-
ally three years of full-time employment after completion of the first theological de-
gree) and in clinical pastoral education (usually four consecutive units).

The admission process includes:

1. an assessment of the applicant's academic record and professional experience.

2. a statement of purpose.

3. references and other materials supplied with the application.

4. an interview with the inter-seminary admissions committee.

The deadline for receipt of all application materials is February 15 of the year for
which fall semester admission is requested.

Application forms and further general information about the Th.D. in Pastoral
Counseling program may be obtained from the Director of Th.D. Program or the
Director of Advanced Studies.

Application Information for International Students

Normally, international students (persons who are not U.S. citizens or permanent
residents) are accepted only for graduate work beyond the M.Div. level. All interna-
tional students are expected to have the written recommendation of their denomina-
tion. A statement of the student's plans for future work in the student's home country
is also required.

Persons from non-English-speaking countries must furnish with the application
recent evidence of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of
at least 220 (new format) or 550 (old format).

Upon admission, and before the visa process can begin, persons must show proof of
full financial resources to cover tuition, travel, and living expenses for the entire period
of study in the United States. 1-20 and visa documents will not be processed until this
completed certificate has been approved. International students are required to carry the
school-sponsored hospitalization insurance for themselves and all accompanying fam-
ily members that meets the approval of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. No
applicant should come to Atlanta until a formal letter from the Admissions Committee
informing the applicant of admission to the program has been received.

In addition to the above, international students applying to the Doctor of Minis-
try Program must meet additional regulations which are available upon request. They
include the following:

1. A minimum of 16 months in the Atlanta area (beginning in fall semester) is
required to complete program components through the qualifying examina-
tions and approval of project proposal.

2. Letters of approval, with detailed plans for a specific project in ministry, from
the student's church authorities.

3. The applicant must identify two persons holding doctoral degrees, resident in
the country in which the applicant ministers, who are familiar with the minis-
try of the applicant and are willing to serve as members of his or her doctoral

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committee. This committee advises the applicant regarding a course of study
and supervises and evaluates his/her doctoral project.

International students coming on special scholarships for a non-degree course of
study at Columbia will be evaluated by the International Theological Education
Committee for English proficiency to match the nature of their study at Columbia.
Students needing additional proficiency in English will be encouraged to take courses
in English as a second language in the Atlanta area.

All applications for international students should be sent to the Director of Inter-
national Programs.

Non-Degree Enrollment and Auditors

Students meeting requirements for admission to a basic degree program but not
wishing to work toward a degree may be enrolled as Occasional Students to take
courses for credit. Their program of study must be approved by the Dean of Faculty.

Students who do not meet admissions requirements may be enrolled for a period
of up to one academic year as Unclassified Students.

Occasional Students may be admitted by the Dean of Faculty to take courses of
particular interest if prerequisites for each course are satisfied. Their course selec-
tions must be approved by the Dean of Faculty, and their status must be renewed
each academic term. Students for whom English is a second language and who wish
to take courses for credit as Occasional Students must score at least 220 (new format)
or 550 (old format) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Students
may audit courses as Occasional Students without taking the TOEFL.

Persons taking courses at Columbia for the purposes of transferring credit back to the
school in which they are enrolled in a degree program must complete an application as
an Occasional Student. The application must also include either a letter of good standing
from the Dean or an official transcript of work completed at their home institution. They
should also make sure that their school will accept the credit from Columbia.

Regular students, spouses of students, and other members of the community are
invited to audit courses with the permission of the instructor and as space is avail-
able. Registration as an auditor must be made through the Office of the Registrar.
Auditors are advised to follow the following procedures:

1. Request a class schedule from the Office of the Registrar.

2. Select the class to be audited.

3. Secure permission from the professor of that class. Permission of the professor
and available space are required for auditing classes.

4. Contact the Office of the Registrar to fill out an Occasional Student application form
and a registration form. Pending the Dean's approval registration will be complete.

Note: Cost for auditing a course is one-half the cost of regular tuition for a three-
credit/ one-unit course. Current students taking a full-load may audit a class for no
charge pending professor's permission.

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Housing

Seminary housing is reserved for full-time basic degree students. Housing appli-
cation forms are distributed by the Office of Admissions when applicants are ac-
cepted. Application for housing should be made as early as possible following
acceptance. All inquiries about housing should be directed to the Business Office.

A limited number of seminary housing units are accessible to the physically handi-
capped. The Business Office should be contacted about such housing.

A student who has entered into a lease agreement for a seminary housing unit for
a term, but who has not yet occupied the unit, is responsible for payment in full
unless written notice that the unit will not be used is given to the Vice President for
Business and Finance at least two weeks before the first day of classes. In that case,
no rent will be charged for that term. In other cases, a refund amount may be given
upon the initiative of Columbia.

Single Students

Both single rooms and suites are available in the seminary's residence halls. While
there are several unfurnished single rooms in Florida Hall, most single rooms on
campus are fully furnished except for linens. Virtually all single rooms in Simons-
Law Hall have connecting baths. Suites of two rooms with private bath are either
fully furnished or unfurnished.

Students who live in single rooms and suites are required to participate in the
seminary's standard board plan (18 meals per week).

Single students also have access to efficiency apartments (mentioned below) if
such units are not assigned to married students.

Married Students without Children

While married students without children are welcome to live in suites, most pre-
fer to reside in efficiency apartments which include cooking facilities. Students liv-
ing in efficiencies need not participate in the standard board plan.

Students with Children

One, two, three, and four bedroom apartments are available for students with
children. Most of these apartments are equipped with washer/dryer hook-ups. The
seminary does not provide refrigerators in these apartments.

Hospitalization Insurance

Each basic degree student is required to carry some form of hospitalization insur-
ance acceptable to the seminary. Students may purchase group insurance which is
offered to the student body, or they may purchase insurance through other sources.
Presbyterian students who are inquirers or candidates of their presbyteries' Com-
mittees on Preparation for Ministry are eligible to participate in the major medical
plan of the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

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Any student who has not shown proof of coverage to the Office of Student Life by
the Monday following the first week of an academic term is subject to enrollment in
the policy offered by the seminary. In this event, the insurance premium will be
charged to the student's account.

An international student and all accompanying family members in the United
States on J or F visas enrolled in any program of the seminary are required to carry
the school-sponsored hospitalization insurance approved by the Immigration and
Naturalization Service. Once a student is accepted and confirmation of arrival in the
United States is made, the insurance application will be submitted and charged to
the student's account. Insurance is renewed on an annual basis and remains in effect
as long as the student is enrolled at the seminary.

Financial Aid

The seminary grants financial aid to eligible full-time basic degree students. Eli-
gibility is based upon need as determined by the seminary's financial aid policies.
Students applying for financial aid complete a Columbia Seminary financial aid ap-
plication, which provides an estimate of their income and expenses, and a Free Ap-
plication for Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The difference between a student's income
and expenses, as calculated from the established expense norms, constitutes the fi-
nancial need of the student. After financial need is calculated, financial aid is awarded
in the form of work-study and a grant.

Students who withdraw from the seminary or become part-time students during
a term forfeit their right to financial aid for the term in which such action is taken.

New students planning to attend Greek School must submit the seminary's fi-
nancial aid application form and mail the FAFSA by June 1. New students entering
in the fall must submit the financial aid application forms and mail the FAFSA by
August 1. Students entering in the winter term or spring semester must apply for
financial aid no later than four weeks prior to the first day of classes.

Returning students are required to complete and mail the FAFSA by April 21 and
return the seminary's financial aid application by April 27.

All students should submit applications as early as possible since awards are made
as applications are received and are contingent upon the availability of funds.

Persons interested in more detailed information about the basic degree financial
aid program offered by Columbia Seminary should contact the Financial Aid Office.

A limited amount of financial aid is available for advanced degree students. In-
formation on such aid is available in the Advanced Studies Office.

Federal Stafford Loan Program

The Federal Stafford Loan Program is made available under the Higher Educa-
tion Act of 1965 and regulated through federal and state agencies of Departments of
Education so as to comply with subsequent amendments governing Title IV monies.
This program is designed to provide loans to students enrolled in education beyond
high school. Institutions such as Columbia Seminary assist students with the appli-
cation process by determining the student's eligibility and need for the loan and by
certifying the student's satisfactory participation in the course of education for which

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the monies are borrowed. The loans to students are made primarily by commercial
lending institutions. The Stafford Loan Program provides preferable interest rates
and delays repayment of loans until after the student graduates or terminates the
course of studies. An eligible student enrolled at Columbia may seek a loan within
the state of Georgia or from a lending institution within the student's legal state of
residence. Information pertaining to application procedures and policy regulations
for a Stafford Loan at Columbia may be obtained from the Financial Aid Office.

To maintain eligibility for loans and deferment of prior loans, a student in an
eligible degree program must continue to be classified as at least half-time and be
making Satisfactory Academic Progress as determined by the seminary's Satisfac-
tory Academic Progress Policy. Copies of this policy are available from the Registrar's
Office and the Financial Aid Office.

If a recipient of Title IV loan funds does not complete the period of enrollment for
which a loan application was certified, or changes enrollment status to less than
half-time, and a portion of loan funds was applied to seminary fees (tuition, room,
and /or board), in accordance with federal regulations the seminary must return to
the Title IV programs within thirty days of the determined date of withdrawal or
change in enrollment status the difference between the student's earned and un-
earned Title IV loan assistance. A student "earns" Title IV loan funds in direct pro-
portion to the length of time enrolled. The student will be billed for any resulting
amount owed the seminary.

Changes in enrollment status such as dropping a class and changes in financial
assistance may also affect loan eligibility.

The funds are returned to the Title IV loan programs in the following order:

1. Unsubsidized loan program if an unsubsidized loan was certified

2. Subsidized loan program
Veterans Administration Benefits

Certification for V.A. benefits is handled through the Office of Student Life.

Scholarships
Columbia Scholarships

Qualified men and women planning to attend seminary are encouraged to apply
for a Columbia Scholarship. This scholarship is for persons accepted into the M.Div.
program who have exhibited exceptional academic and leadership abilities during their
undergraduate studies and in community involvement and church commitments.

The Admissions Committee may award up to six Columbia Scholarships for Greek
School and the following academic year. The scholarship covers tuition, room, and
board at the single student rate. A Columbia Scholarship may be used for expenses
while in residence at the seminary as well as for SM210 and 1241.

A Columbia Scholarship will be renewed for succeeding years if the recipient
maintains full-time status, retains a 3.60 cumulative grade point average, and con-
tinues to show outstanding potential for ministry.

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Applicants must be citizens of the United States or Canada. A scholarship application
and a personal interview are ordinarily required. Application is made through the Office
of Admissions. A scholarship application must be received no later than March 15. An-
nouncement of Columbia Scholarship awards will normally be made by April 15.

Recipients who show need over and above a Columbia Scholarship Award may
be granted financial aid. Such financial aid will include a work-study assignment.

Those applying for Columbia Scholarships will automatically be considered for
other scholarships and financial aid if they are not awarded Columbia Scholarships.

Honor Scholarships

A number of Honor Scholarships have been established at the seminary for full-
time M.Div. students. Several are awarded annually by the Admissions Committee to
first year students on the basis of academic achievement, leadership in the church and
on campus, and demonstration of outstanding promise for the ordained ministry.

An Honor Scholarship covers tuition for Greek School and the following academic
year. The scholarship will be renewed for succeeding years if the recipient maintains
full-time status, retains a 3.40 cumulative grade point average, and continues to show
outstanding potential for ministry. The scholarship may be used for tuition while in
residence at the seminary as well as for SM210 and 1241.

Application is made through the Office of Admissions. A scholarship application
and a personal interview are ordinarily required. A scholarship application must be
received no later than March 15. Announcement of Honor Scholarship awards will
normally be made by April 15.

Recipients who show need over and above an Honor Scholarship award may be
granted financial aid. Such financial aid will include a work-study assignment.

Merit Scholarships

A number of Merit Scholarships are given each academic year to full-time M.Div. stu-
dents. They vary in amount from $1,000 to full tuition for the fall, winter, and spring terms.

Merit Scholarships for entering students are awarded annually by the Admissions
Committee on the basis of academic achievement, leadership ability, and potential for
ministry. These scholarship are not automatically renewed in succeeding years.

Merit Scholarships are also awarded each spring to returning M.Div. students.
The awards are made by the Basic Degrees Committee based upon the same criteria
used for entering students.

Merit Scholarships may be used for tuition while in residence at the seminary as
well as for SM210 and 1241. A recipient who shows need over and above a Merit
Scholarship award may be granted financial aid. Such financial aid will include a
work-study assignment.

Racial/Ethnic Scholarships

Eligible full-time basic degree students are awarded Racial /Ethnic Scholarships
at the beginning of each academic year.

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Columbia Friendship Circle Scholarships

A number of scholarships are funded annually by the Columbia Friendship Circle.
These scholarships are awarded to PC(USA) M.Div. degree students by the Basic
Degrees Committee upon nomination by the President and Dean of Students in con-
sultation with the Office of Development and Seminary Relations.

The following criteria are used in making nominations: The student must be a
second or third year student (fourth year if the student has been involved in a year-
long internship); have demonstrated both a strong commitment to God's call and
diligence in studies at Columbia Seminary; be a parent with family responsibilities;
and have demonstrated financial need.

Recipients who show need over and above the Columbia Friendship Circle Schol-
arship may be eligible for additional financial aid. Such financial aid will include a
work-study assignment.

Tuition, Fees, And Other Charges
Effective July 1, 2001

Master of Divinity and Master of Arts Degree Candidates

Tuition

$ 750 Per unit

375 Audit fee per unit

1,500 Essentials of Greek (Summer Greek School)

Supervised Ministry Fees
$ 750 Per unit

Other Fees

$ 125 1241 Alternative Context, Atlanta (plus 1 unit course fee)

250 1241 Alternative Context, Other U.S. (plus 1 unit course fee)

550 1241 Alternative Context, International (plus 1 unit course fee)

Advanced Degree Candidates and Occasional Students

Tuition

$ 290 Per credit hour

145 Audit fee per credit hour

1,500 Essentials of Greek (Summer Greek School)

Supervised Ministry Fees

$ 620 SM610, SM680, SM681, SM682, SM683, SM684, SM685

Other Fees

$ 825 ATA401 Seminar on Ministry

415 ATA401e (First Session)

415 ATA401e (Second Session)

825 ATA496 Doctoral Project

125 D.Min. and Th.M. extension fee (first time)

250 D.Min. and Th.M. extension fee (second time)

50 Administrative and library fee (Advanced degree candidates only;

does not apply to students enrolled in courses)

20 Thesis binding (per copy)

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For all students

Other Fees

$ 30 Application fee

20 Occasional student application fee

50 Late registration fee (does not apply to D.Min. doctoral practicums

and doctoral projects or to Th.M. thesis registration)
100 Commencement fee

Board

$ 609 Essentials of Greek (Summer Greek School)

1,248 Fall or spring term

338 Winter term

Housing

Residence Halls

372-403 Single room, Summer Greek School

788-848 Single room, fall or spring term

197-212 Single room, winter term

534-587 Suite, Summer Greek School

1092-1196 Suite, fall or spring term

273-299 Suite, winter term

340-382 Efficiency units per month

Village Apartments, per month

523-547 4 Bedrooms

478-523 3 Bedrooms

404-478 2 Bedrooms

362 1 Bedroom

Payment of Fees

Tuition, fees, room, and board must be paid to the Business Office by the deadline
set at the beginning of each term.

Refund Policies
Tuition

Subject to the following schedule, students are entitled to refunds upon dropping a
course or withdrawing from school with approval from the seminary. A course is
considered dropped or a student is considered to have withdrawn from the semi-
nary at the time the Registrar receives written notice to that effect.

A. Fall and spring term classes (full-term):

By the end of the:

First week 100%

Second week 80%

Fourth week 50%

Sixth week 25%

After sixth week 0%

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B. Classes less than nine weeks and greater than five weeks in duration:

By the end of the:

Third day of class 100%

Second week 50%

Third week 25%

After third week 0%

C. Winter term classes and other classes three to five weeks in duration:

By the end of the:

Second day of class 100%

Fifth day of class 50%

After fifth day of class 0%

D. Two week classes:

By the end of the:

First day of class 100%

Third day of class 50%

After third day of class 0%

No refund of course supervision fees or of clinical pastoral education fees will be
made.

Room and Board

A student who has entered into a lease agreement for a seminary housing unit for
a term or semester is responsible for payment in full unless written notice that the
unit will not be used is given to the Vice President for Business and Finance at least
two weeks before the first day of classes. In that case, a 100 percent refund will be
made. In other cases, a refund amount may be given upon the initiative of the semi-
nary. A minimum charge of one month's rent will be assessed as a penalty for break-
ing a lease.

A student who otherwise is required to be on the seminary's board plan, but who
has a sufficient medical reason for withdrawing from board status, may be granted a
full refund if a written request is made to the Vice President for Business and Fi-
nance at least one week before the first day of classes. The seminary's Vice President
for Business and Finance will determine the validity of an exemption from the board
plan, in consultation with the seminary's Food Service Director.

If a student withdraws or drops out of school, he or she must vacate seminary
housing and cease using its dining facilities or be held liable for room and board
charges beyond his or her last date of attendance.

Financial Assistance

A student who withdraws from the seminary or becomes a part-time student for-
feits any financial assistance (scholarships and financial aid) previously awarded for
the term in which such action occurs.

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Columbia in Service to the
Church and Its Ministry

Columbia's mission is to serve as a theological resource not only to students within
degree programs, but also to pastors, lay people, and the church itself. Through on-
going programs and special events, the seminary offers opportunities for people
throughout the church to grow in faith and service.

Continuing Education

Continuing education opportunities for ministers and church professionals are a vi-
tal part of Columbia Seminary. These non-credit events are essential to spiritual, aca-
demic, and professional growth. Several different types of opportunities are offered.

Large, established, on-campus events offer a variety of courses. Clusters of Seminars
are held in January and July for clergy wishing to have an extended time of study. Through-
out the year, small events, centered around one activity or subject, are held both on and
off campus. Examples are contemplative weeks at retreat centers for men and women,
leadership formation seminars, workshops for the major transitions encountered in min-
istry and a seminar on worship and music. An overseas travel and study trip to Jamaica
and Cuba is also a regular part of the continuing education program.

The Guthrie Scholars Program is a learning opportunity offered twice a year on
an application basis. Guthrie Scholars are invited to the campus to pursue a topic of
their choice that engages a pressing issue of the church from a Reformed perspec-
tive. All costs, except travel, are covered by the seminary. Application may be made
through the Continuing Education Office.

Individual study is available to ministers who wish to spend time on the campus
working in the library and consulting with a faculty member. The Director of Con-
tinuing Education will facilitate this kind of on-campus directed study. Directed read-
ings on particular subjects provide "at-home" continuing education. A list of subjects
is available from the Continuing Education Office. Once the subject is selected, books
on that subject will be sent from the seminary library. The reading lists are designed
by faculty members from Columbia.

A calendar of events for 2001-2002 is available upon request. For more information
on continuing education opportunities, write the Director of Continuing Education.

Lay Institute of Faith and Life

Since 1987, the Lay Institute of Faith and Life has been equipping laity for ministry
in the world and in the church. The institute offers courses, seminars, retreats, and
workshops designed to help Christian lay people become better theologians and more
faithful followers of Christ in all of life home, work place, church, community, world.

Among the ongoing programs at the Lay Institute are Lay Schools of Bible and
Theology offered in the fall and winter. Courses offered include biblical studies, theol-
ogy, church history, ethics, and spiritual formation. Other regular programs include
faith-in-the-workplace seminars, monthly study groups in theology-and-literature and

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faith-and-film, and individual and juried art exhibitions. Also available are week-
long and weekend classes for the Presbyterian Women's Bible study, Summer Lay
Scholars Week, and Directed Study opportunities.

Students may earn certificates in the areas of spiritual formation and practical Chris-
tianity. The Institute also offers courses taught in local churches. The Institute's staff is
available to consult with presbyteries and congregations in all areas of lay education.

The Lay Institute also produces a quarterly audio magazine, 702 . For more informa-
tion about the Institute and its programs, write to the Lay Institute of Faith and Life.

Faith and the City

The Faith and the City Program seeks to nurture a spirit of mutual community, shared
responsibility, and common destiny among the citizens of the Atlanta metropolitan re-
gion. However, the impact of the project is broader than the Atlanta region. Faith and
the City seeks to develop the capacity for ministerial and public leadership in all clergy
and clergy-m-training so that they might be leaders wherever they serve.

Through multidisciplinary curriculum enhancement, community involvement
initiatives, cooperative efforts with other Columbia programs, forums, and special
events, Faith and the City seeks to help Columbia's faculty, staff, and students be a
part of public decisions as they are made and carried out.

Faith and the City is enriched by being a cooperative effort between Columbia
Theological Seminary, Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and Interde-
nominational Theological Center.

Center for New Church Development

Columbia Theological Seminary established the Center for New Church Devel-
opment in 1997. The Center has a three-fold focus: teaching, research, and consulta-
tion with clergy and laity involved in the mission of beginning new congregations.

The Center provides programs, basic and advanced degree courses, and confer-
ences. These learning opportunities are open to Columbia students, new church de-
velopment pastors and their spouses, potential new church development pastors and
church leaders who assist the nurture of new congregations.

The Center is currently conducting an extensive ecumenical study of new church
development and new church leadership. This research will explore the effect of new
church development on denominational membership growth, provide an empirical
basis for a profile of a new church development pastor, and focus on different pro-
files of new church development leadership that may exist within racially and ethni-
cally diverse communities.

For more information, contact the Center for New Church Development.

International Theological Education

Columbia Seminary is committed to the task of preparing students for ministry in
a world that is shrinking rapidly and where preoccupation with parochial concerns
is no longer an option. A varied program of international education has emerged

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from serious, cross-cultural dialogue with church leaders in other parts of the world.
Historically, more than 70 percent of the second year M.Div. students have partici-
pated in one of Columbia's international programs. These programs include:

1. An international component for the second year course, "Alternative Context For
Ministry." Students may choose to take this course in an international setting.
During the 2000-2001 academic year four international alternative contexts for
ministry were offered: Mexico, Jamaica, Northern Ireland and Central Europe.

2. A three-week Middle East Seminar in late May and early June.

3. Supervised ministry placements for Columbia students in Caribbean churches
under the supervision of experienced Caribbean pastors.

4. Exchange programs and internships in England, Germany, Jamaica, Kenya,
South Africa, Korea, Scotland, and Switzerland.

5. A joint Doctor of Ministry program with the United Theological College of the
West Indies. Many of the classes are held in Kingston, Jamaica.

6. International students, faculty, and pastors working and studying on the Co-
lumbia campus.

7. A week-long continuing education event in the spring for pastors held on the
campus of the United Theological College of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.

8. A program on the church in China that sends members of the Columbia com-
munity to China, brings Chinese church leaders to the seminary, and orga-
nizes international conferences on the church in China.

9. A January pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

Some of these programs are part of a program coordinated by the Atlanta Theo-
logical Association. Others reflect cooperative efforts with the Presbyterian Church
(USA) or with overseas denominations or theological institutions. For further infor-
mation, write to the Director of International Theological Education.

Campbell Scholars

The Campbell Scholars Seminar, named in honor of Columbia's former trustee
and benefactor John Bulow Campbell, began in the fall of 2000. The seminar's focus
is to help Columbia and the church think more clearly about the character and work
of mission in the new century. Scholars and pastors from around the world are in-
vited to participate. Dr. Walter Brueggemann, McPheeters Professor of Old Testa-
ment, convened the 2000 Campbell Scholars Seminar. The theme was "Mission of
the Church in the Twenty-First Century: Mission as Hope in Action." Dr. Catherine
Gonzalez, Professor of Church History, will convene the Campbell Scholar Seminar,
September 17 - November 9, 2001.

Evangelism Emphasis

In 1981 Columbia Seminary initiated a program in evangelism. Under the direc-
tion of the Peachtree Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth, a program of
courses for basic and advanced degree students has been developed which focuses
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Students wishing to emphasize evangelism and mission are urged to include an in-
ternship (from one summer to one year) in a teaching congregation with strong
missional commitments. In addition to course offerings, the program director works
with the Thompson Scholars Program, a continuing education opportunity which
brings to the campus pastors from the PC (USA). The 10-day intensive study experi-
ence prepares evangelism leaders for the future.

Christian Spirituality Emphasis and Certificate

Columbia offers study and growth opportunities in the spiritual life. Christian
spirituality explores the relationship with God - how it is initiated, affirmed, and
nurtured. Spiritual development demands that hard, ethical questions about the liv-
ing of faith in a changing world be asked.

To respond to the growing interest to Christian spirituality, since 1995 Columbia
has offered a Certificate in Spiritual Formation, designed for both lay people and min-
isters who want to encourage spiritual growth. While the work is challenging, no spe-
cific degree is required as a prerequisite. The program is designed for completion within
a three-year period. Courses are offered in one-week or weekend segments through-
out the year, with a total of six elective courses plus the Immersion Week, a practicum
and a pilgrimage required. The following is a visual representation of the curriculum
for the Certificate in Spiritual Formation over a three-year cycle:

Fall

Spring

Summer

Immersion Week
Prayer in Many Forms

Immersion Week
History of Christian Spirituality

Spirituality and the
Formation of Community

Immersion Week
New Testament Spirituality

Immersion Week
Spirituality of Compassion

Literature and Practice of
Spiritual Direction

Immersion Week
Reformed Spirituality

Immersion Week

Personality and Spirituality

Group Spiritual Direction

Teaching Spiritual Formation
Preparation for Practicum

Basic degree students and their spouses may participate in offerings of the Spiri-
tual Formation program. While a student might complete most components of the
Spiritual Formation program while at seminary, at least one major component in the
design of the Spiritual Formation program, the Practicum, is located in the student's
first ministry setting following graduation. This program provides structure and re-
sources to help seminarians nurture their understanding, experience, and practice of
the Christian life as they prepare for the ministries to which God is calling them.

Columbia's Doctor of Ministry program offers a specialization in Christian Spiritu-
ality. Those enrolled in the program will explore their own journeys of faith and also
the relation between spirituality, ministerial identity, and the church's life and mission
in the world. This degree offers opportunities for personal spiritual growth and the
development of leadership skills for directing retreats, workshops, and schools of prayer.

The Journeyers newsletter provides information on the spirituality emphasis and
includes book suggestions, continuing education events, and renewal opportunities.
A subscription is free.

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Columbia Colloquium

Designed for both clergy and laity, Columbia's Colloquium is a major annual
event which examines the life of the church. The three-day event takes place each
April. Activities include worship services, lectures, and formal and informal occa-
sions for visiting with guest speakers, faculty members, and friends. The Alumni/
ae Association dinner occurs during this time. The 2001 event, April 23-25, will in-
corporate the inauguration of Laura S. Mendenhall as Columbia's eighth president
and workshops and a symposium on the theme of Leadership in the Church in the
Twenty-First Century.

Smyth Lectures

The Smyth Lectures at Columbia were begun in 1911 by the bequest of the Rev.
Thomas Smyth, D.D., pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Charleston, South
Carolina. The aim was to establish "a course of lectures on the fundamental prin-
ciples of the Christian faith."

Dr. M. Thomas Thangaraj, the D.W. and Ruth Brooks Associate Professor of World
Christianity at Candler School of Theology at Emory University, gave the October
2000 lectures. These lectures explored the question, "What in the World Is World
Christianity?"

The Smyth Lectures are presented to the seminary community and are open to
all ministers and lay people who wish to attend. The dates for the next Smyth Lec-
tures are October 9-11, 2001, when the lecturer will be Dr. Michael Warren, Professor
of Theology at St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Jamaica, New York.

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Community Life

Many networks of relationships and organizations, both formal and informal,
shape the community at Columbia. The life of the seminary is as easily celebrated
over a cup of coffee as it is in the ceremony of graduation. The following paragraphs
briefly describe some of the structured events and organizations in which students
participate during the academic year.

Yearly Schedule

The academic year is composed of two long semesters of 14 weeks each and a short
January term. During the summer the seminary offers a full program of supervised min-
istry, an eight-week course in beginning Greek, and a four-week summer session de-
signed primarily for D.Min. students and ministers interested in continuing education.

Orientation

An orientation program which is required of all entering basic degree students and
international students is held during the days preceding the regular opening of the semi-
nary in the fall. It offers an opportunity for new students to get acquainted with one
another and with student body leaders and members of the faculty. Assessment tests are
administered to help new and transfer students understand how their particular educa-
tional backgrounds and experiences have prepared them for theological education.

Returning basic degree students are also required to participate in the orientation
days which include activities such as a debriefing of the summer supervised ministry
or intern programs, a discussion of procedures for receiving a call from a congrega-
tion, preparation for ordination examinations, and consultation with faculty advisors.

Community Worship and Convocations

Worship is at the heart of Columbia. The seminary community gathers for wor-
ship each regular class day to express its thanksgiving for and need of God's grace,
to hear God's word, and to pray for the church and the world. Students in their final
year of the Master of Divinity program, faculty, staff, others from the seminary com-
munity, and invited guests lead worship for the community.

The sacrament of the Lord's Supper is celebrated each Friday. Each Wednesday
there is a forum that leads the Columbia community in the consideration of signifi-
cant issues for the church in the world, exposes it to persons from other traditions
and parts of the earth, or directs it in spiritual formation. A majority of the forums
are designed and led by student organizations.

In addition to regular worship sendees, the seminary community gathers for con-
vocations and other special services several times during the year. At opening con-
vocation in the fall and at graduation each spring, students are recognized for

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outstanding academic work and for service to the church through the presentation
of awards, prizes, and fellowships. The descriptions of these awards are given below
along with a listing of recent recipients.

Student Organizations and Activities

Student Coordinating Council

The Student Coordinating Council is the student government association of the
seminary. It was established to initiate discussion and decisions within the student
body, to respond to the needs of the student community, to coordinate student and
community activities, and to oversee the work of the various student organizations.
It represents the interests of the entire seminary community, i.e., students on and off
campus, international students, and student families.

Barnabas Fellowship

The purpose of the Barnabas Fellowship is to foster Christian fellowship and
service within the seminary community, inspired and informed by the ministry of
Barnabas (Acts 11:22-26). The fellowship aims to "exhort one another to remain faithful
to the Lord with steadfast devotion"; explore the missional vocation of the church
and each Christian; and provide opportunities for Christian fellowship and growth.

Black Seminarians Association

This association's purpose is to identify and voice the unique concerns of black
seminarians by creating an on-campus environment that nurtures their spiritual, in-
tellectual, emotional, and physical needs.

Fellowship for Theological Dialogue

This society was established for the purpose of encouraging every student to the
highest possible scholarship. Membership is open to all students and faculty on a
voluntary basis. Lectures, informal discussions with visiting lecturers, symposia by
members of the faculty, and other meetings are sponsored in the interest of theologi-
cal scholarship.

Imago Dei

This organization's mission is to promote and support the welfare of gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgendered people and their friends in the seminary, the church
catholic, and the community at large.

Korean-American Student Association

This association seeks to address the needs and concerns of Korean- American
students and to serve as a voice and channel of communication on their behalf within
the larger seminary community.

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Society for Missionary Inquiry

This society was founded in 1832 and has been an instrument through the years
to promote an active interest in missions among the students and throughout the
church. This group provides hospitality for international students and visitors on
the Columbia campus. Through the work of the society a number of students have
responded to the challenge of international missions.

Spouses of Seminarians

This is an organization primarily for the spouses of regularly enrolled students.
Spouses of students, spouses of faculty and staff, and other invited persons meet
together for study and for the sharing of mutual concerns and interests. The Spouses
of Seminarians organization also sponsors a number of events for the entire Colum-
bia community.

Women's Issues in Ministry

This organization offers support for women students as well as opportunities for
dialogue about issues which are of particular concern for women in ministry. Activi-
ties include annual retreats and opportunities to attend conferences and workshops
which focus on women's issues for ministry.

Athletic Program

Athletic activities are available and open to all students and their families. These
activities include volleyball, football, basketball, soccer, softball, tennis, aerobics, ping
pong, and golf.

Supply Preaching

Columbia Seminary works with local congregations in making arrangements for
student supply preaching. Students are generally assigned on a rotating basis to
churches that have requested supply ministers.

Student Handbooks

Complete information for basic degree students on matters such as housing, stu-
dent services, and seminary policies and procedures can be found in the Student
Handbook which is published each year. More detailed information for Th.M., D.Min.,
and Th.D. students can be found in the handbooks for those particular programs.

Placement

The seminary's students find a wide range of ministry options available to them
at graduation. While the majority of basic degree graduates accept calls to congrega-
tional ministries, others discover that their gifts and interests lead them into differ-
ent avenues of Christian service to the church and world. These avenues include

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further graduate study in one of the traditional theological disciplines, international
missions, clinical pastoral education, service in a social ministry agency, chaplaincy
in hospitals, schools, or the military services, campus ministry, teaching, and minis-
try in denominational staff positions.

A comprehensive placement program helps students explore their ministerial
options. Workshops assist students as they prepare for denominational exams, com-
pose personal information forms, prepare for interviews, negotiate calls, and plan
for continuing education. Columbia's students consistently surpass the national av-
erages on ordination exams.

The seminary maintains close ties with congregations seeking pastors and other
calling agencies. Descriptive files are kept on a wide variety of ministry opportuni-
ties. Annually a senior profile booklet is distributed throughout the church. In addi-
tion, individual personal information forms are sent to congregations and agencies
that request them. Each year many pastor nominating committees come to campus
to interview seniors. As a result of these efforts, graduates ordinarily receive calls in
a timely manner.

The seminary's placement services are also available to its advanced degree stu-
dents and alumni /ae.

Awards and Prizes

Through the gifts of alumni /ae and friends of the seminary, several prizes and
awards have been established to recognize the outstanding academic achievements
of students.

The Wilds Book Prize was established by Louis T. Wilds of Columbia, South Caro-
lina, in 1917. In 1992, an addition to the fund was made by Mary Scott Wilds Hill,
Annie Edmunds Wilds McLeod, Murphey Candler Wilds, and their children in
memory of their parents and grandparents, Laura Candler Wilds and Louis T. Wilds,
Jr. The fund provides a cash award to the graduating M.Div. student selected by the
faculty for the highest distinction in his or her academic work over the entire semi-
nary program.

The Lyman and Myki Mobley Prize in Biblical Scholarship has been established in
memory of Donald Lyman Mobley '77 and Myki Powell Mobley (Candler School of
Theology '77). It is given each year to the student or faculty member doing exem-
plary work in the field of biblical scholarship as it relates to the worship and work of
the church.

The Paul T Fuhrmann Book Prize in Church History was established in 1962 by an
alumnus of the seminary to honor the late Dr. Paul T. Fuhrmann, former professor of
church history. The award is made annually to the student who has shown the most
outstanding achievement in church history.

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The Florrie Wilkes Sanders Prize in Theology is given by the family of Florrie Wilkes
Sanders of Atlanta, Georgia. It is awarded each year to the student presenting the
best paper showing sound theological scholarship and relevance to the needs of
Christian people in the contemporary world. Special attention is given to papers
relating theology to the education, professions, and avocations of lay people.

The Emma Gaillard Boyce Memorial Award is made annually by the Rev. David Boyce,
an alumnus of the seminary, in honor of his mother, a devoted music teacher, choir
director, church musician, and minister's wife. It is awarded to the student writing
the best paper on the creative use of music in worship.

Abdullah Awards of three types are made available each year by the Rev. Gabriel
Abdullah, an alumnus of the seminary. One is given for the best paper setting forth a
plan for the teaching of Bible in the public schools; the second is for the best paper
designing a program for the development of moral and spiritual values in the public
schools; and the third is for the best paper on the subject, "How to make the church
school hour the most interesting hour of the week."

The Indiantown Country Church Award was established by the family of Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Stuckey in their honor to highlight the work of ministry in churches in
rural areas. The prize is awarded annually to a student who has done outstanding
work in the summer in a rural ministry.

The Ludwig Richard Max Dewitz Biblical Studies Award is a cash award given along
with a copy of the Hebrew Old Testament to the basic degree student who prepared
the best Old Testament exegesis during the academic year. A judging committee of
professors of Old Testament nominates a person to the faculty for election.

The Samuel A. Cartledge Biblical Studies Award is given to the basic degree student
who prepared the best New Testament exegesis during the academic year. A cash
award is given along with a copy of the Greek New Testament. A judging committee
of professors of New Testament nominates a person to the faculty for election.

The Presbyterian Women of the Presbytery of St. Andrew Preaching Award is given for
the best sermon preached by a student during the academic year.

James T. and Celeste M. Boyd Book Fund Award is presented to a graduating senior
as a means of encouraging and helping establish a personal theological library of
books and resources.

The C. Virginia Harrison Memorial Fund Award is presented to a rising senior who is
conscientious, responsible, hard working, and in need of financial assistance. The
president, in consultation with the secretary to the president, selects the recipient of
this award.

The Columbia Leadership Award is given to a graduating senior who shows promise
of providing outstanding leadership to the church. The recipient will have demon-
strated unusual leadership qualities at Columbia as well as spiritual depth and in-
tegrity.

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The William Dudley Fund Award is presented to two Master of Divinity seniors who
have evidenced achievement, interest, and commitment in evangelism and church
growth. The award is to be used within a five-year period for continuing education or
graduate study in evangelism and church growth at Columbia Seminary.

The Harold J. Riddle Memorial Book Award is presented to one or more seniors, se-
lected by the faculty in consultation with the pastoral care faculty, who show highest
distinction in the field of pastoral care, especially in the area of terminally ill patients.

The Florie S. Johnson Award was established by the family of Florie S. Johnson in
memory of their mother, who was a devoted teacher committed to lay ministry
through the church of Jesus Christ. The award is given to a senior who presents the
best paper setting forth a plan for pastoral care to the aging and who shows promise
of providing such ministry in a parish setting.

The George and Sally Telford Award is designed to recognize each year an outstand-
ing graduate in the Doctor of Ministry program. The award will be granted to a
graduating D.Min. student who shows exceptional ability for congregational leader-
ship with an emphasis on social justice issues and vision for the church.

Graduate Fellowships

Each year the seminary awards one or more fellowships to outstanding gradu-
ates completing the M.Div. degree. The purpose of these fellowships is to recognize
superior intellectual achievement demonstrated during the course of the regular semi-
nary program and to provide a modest support for graduate work beyond the first
professional degree. They must be used toward an accredited master's degree or
doctoral graduate degree program in which the recipient engages in the scholarly
pursuit of an academic theological discipline.

The Harvard A. Anderson Fellowship was established in 1983 by the Rev. and Mrs.
Harvard A. Anderson of Orlando, Florida. This fellowship is awarded to the gradu-
ate determined by the faculty to have the greatest potential for future academic
achievement.

The Fannie Jordan Bryan Fellowships were established through a generous legacy
left to Columbia Theological Seminary by the late Mrs. Fannie Jordan Bryan of Co-
lumbia, South Carolina.

The Columbia Friendship Circle Graduate Fellowship is awarded to outstanding gradu-
ates who have completed the Master of Divinity degree. The purpose of the fellow-
ship is to recognize superior achievement and to provide support for further study.

The Columbia Graduate Fellowships were initiated by the Class of 1941.

The Anna Church Whitner Memorial Fellowships are given periodically from a legacy
left to the seminary in 1928 by the late William C. Whitner of Rock Hill, South Caro-
lina, in memory of his mother.

Emma Gaillard Boyce Graduate Fellowship was established through a legacy left to
Columbia Theological Seminary by the late Mrs. Emma Gaillard, and is awarded to
a graduating senior or clergyperson who enrolls in a graduate program of music
and/or worship.

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Prizes, Awards, and Fellowships for 2000

Wilds Book Prize
Amy Erickson

Paul T. Fuhrmann Book Prize in Church

History

Connie Weaver

Indiantown Country Church Award
Lucy Youngblood

Ludwig Richard Max Dewitz Old
Testament Studies Award
Jonathan Kaplan

The Samuel A. Cartledge Biblical Studies

Award

Jonathan Kaplan

The Emma Gaillard Boyce Memorial

Award

David Parker

Presbyterian Women of the Presbytery of
St. Andrew Preaching Award
Amy Erickson

James T and Celeste M. Boyd Memorial
Book Fund Awards
Keith Morrison
Jeanette Pinkston
Christine Tiller

The C. Virginia Harrison Memorial Fund

Award

Anne Apple

Columbia Seminary Leadership Award
Robert Alexander

William Dudley Award for Evangelism and
Church Growth
Robert Laukoter

Harold J. Riddle Memorial Book Award
Annette Rogers

Harvard A. Anderson Fellowship
Amy Erickson

George and Sally Telford Award
Augustus Succop

Columbia Graduate Fellowship
Jonathan Carroll

Columbia Friendship Circle Graduate

Fellowship

Cynthia Montgomery

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Curriculum and Courses

The teaching program at Columbia is arranged in four areas: biblical, historical-
doctrinal, practical theology, and supervised ministry. Interdisciplinary courses, which
combine studies in two or more of these areas, are also taught in the degree pro-
grams. While classroom instruction is foundational to all degree programs, the goal
is to equip students to continue their education independently. The resources of the
library, the structure of course work, and independent study courses encourage real-
ization of that goal.

Biblical Area studies seek to provide students with the necessary skills and tools to
interpret the Bible with faithfulness, integrity, and imagination for a world that is
much different from that in which the books of the Bible were written. To this end,
biblical area courses focus on the languages (Hebrew and Greek), history, cultures,
and world views of the ancient Mediterranean peoples, in order to clarify how the
Bible spoke to those to whom it was first addressed. At the same time, biblical area
courses give students the opportunity to practice appropriate and creative means of
hearing Scripture anew today, in our own cultural and historical contexts, so that it
may continue to speak to us and to our world in fresh and powerful ways.

Historical-Doctrinal Area studies help students understand the past as a means of
comprehending the present. Students engaged in these studies also struggle to form
their own theology and to discover what it means to be Christian in today's world.
Since Columbia stands within the Reformed tradition, historical-doctrinal studies
are concerned not only with right thinking, but also with the relation of Christian
faith and doctrine to all arenas of life. Therefore, studies in this area engage students
in consideration of the social, political, economic, and cultural life of today in the
United States and across the world. In historical-doctrinal studies students acquire
the tools they will need throughout their lives for dealing theologically with them-
selves and the world around them, tools that will enable graduates to lead the church
in a prophetic and reconciling way as it works out its mission in the world.

Practical Theology Area studies center on the functioning of the theologian as a min-
ister with a concern to train students to be ministers and to lead other persons in
ministering. Studies in this area consider the dynamics of the minister's role as pas-
tor, evangelist, leader of worship, preacher, teacher, and administrator. Since the shape
of the ministry of tomorrow is not fully known, the concern of these studies is to
train students to understand the issues involved, to help them see their own strengths
and weaknesses, and then to develop a flexibility that will enable them to take their
biblical and theological understanding and deal with whatever issues they face dur-
ing their ministry.

Supervised Ministry serves an integrative function for the curriculum. Students are
involved in the actual practice of ministry under competent supervision. Through
experiential, relational, and inductive learning, students explore the forms, styles,
contents, and concepts of ministry. Not only do the students put into practice what
has been learned through studies in the biblical, historical-doctrinal, and practical
theology areas, but these studies are integrated with the practice of ministry and the
personhood of each student.

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Courses of Instruction

Listed on the following pages are the courses taught by the faculty of Columbia
Theological Seminary in 2000-01 and 2001-02. Changes in faculty situations and in
student needs inevitably will necessitate modification of course offerings from term
to term.

The faculty reserves the right to modify individual course requirements within a
degree program. Such changes will be effective the next time such courses are of-
fered or at a later date as determined by the faculty. Degree programs and their ma-
jor requirements will remain unchanged for students entering that program, but
changes may be made at any time to be effective for all entering students in the next
academic year.

The designation of units within the course descriptions listed below applies to
students within the M.Div. and M.A.(T. S.) programs. For further details on the unit
system, see the Columbia Calendar and Unit System on page 10. Students in ad-
vanced degree programs use the credit system. A one unit course ordinarily is equal
to three credits.

Descriptions of courses which can be taken as electives within the M.Div. curricu-
lum contain pedagogical objective designations within brackets (e.g., {K, T, ML}).
These letters correspond to the six pedagogical objectives which are described on
page 7.

The letter in the course designation is determined by the area in which it is of-
fered: B for Biblical; HD for Historical-Doctrinal; P for Practical Theology; I for Inter-
disciplinary; and SM for Supervised Ministry. Courses whose numbers are prefaced
by ATA are offered by the Atlanta Theological Association. The hundred's digit re-
fers to the level of the course and whether it is required for the Master of Divinity
degree program or elective:

100s are required courses ordinarily taken in the first year of study.

200s are required courses ordinarily taken in the second year of study.

300s are required courses ordinarily taken in the third year of study.

500s are elective courses designed primarily for first and second year students but open to
advanced students by permission of the instructor.

600s are elective courses designed for advanced students (third year and graduate students)
but open to others when prerequisites have been met, space is available, and permission
has been given by the instructor.

700s are off-campus electives at advanced level.

The middle digit of a course number identifies the particular academic discipline within
the area, except in Interdisciplinary and Supervised Ministry courses.

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Biblical Area

Faculty: Walter Brueggemann, Charles B.
Cousar, Elizabeth Johnson, Kathleen
O'Connor, Stanley P. Saunders, Christine
Roy Yoder (chair)

Required Courses for the M.Drv. Degree

B021 Essentials of Greek

Johnson or Staff

Provides an intensive study of the essential
elements of Koine Greek grammar, syntax, and
vocabulary preparatory to reading the Greek
New Testament. Required of all students who
have not taken Greek in college or passed the
Greek qualifying exam.
2 units 1 6 credits

B141 Survey of the Old Testament

O'Connor /Yoder

A study of the Old Testament with special at-
tention to its literary development and theo-
logical content as viewed against the
background of the history and religion of an-
cient Israel.
1 unit 1 3 credits

B153 Exegesis of the New Testament

Cousar, Johnson, or Saunders
Material from the Greek New Testament, or-
dinarily a letter of Paul, is read and inter-
preted, with particular attention to the
methods and resources of exegesis and to the
document's place within the New Testament
and the life of the early church. Prerequisite:
B021.
1 unit 1 3 credits

B161 Survey of the New Testament

Johnson/Saunders

Examines the various types of literature in the
New Testament, with special attention to the
literary character and theological content of
books. Documents are viewed in light of first-
century history and culture.
1 unit 1 3 credits

B222 Introductory Biblical Hebrew

Yoder

An intensive study of the essential elements

of Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary

preparatory to reading and studying exegeti-

cally the Hebrew Old Testament.

1 unit 1 3 credits

B233 Exegesis of the Old Testament

brueggemann, O'Connor, or Yoder
Engages in reading and exegesis of selected
Old Testament passages that are significant for
an understanding of the nature of ancient
Hebrew literature and the faith of Israel. At-
tention given to the relevance of these texts
for Christian theology and to their use in the
preaching and teaching ministry of the church.
Prerequisite: B222.
1 unit 1 3 credits

Elective Courses
General and Background

B514 Intertestamental Period

Staff

An investigation of the history of the Jewish

people from the return from exile to the birth

of Christ. Emphasis upon the literature (both

canonical and non-canonical) of this period

against the background of social, economic,

political, and cultural events. Attention given

to the rise of Jewish sects. Prerequisite: B161.

{K,T}

1 unit 1 3 credits

B614 Reading Biblical Narrative

O'Connor

Explores several short Old Testament narra-
tives while discussing and developing sensi-
tivity to such storytelling strategies as
character development, narrative voice, plot,
repetition, suspense, narrative gaps and tim-
ing, irony, and ambiguity. Similarities to and
differences from modern Western stories are
also explored. {K}
1 unit 1 3 credits

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B615 New Testament Ethics

Saunders

Examines the moral world of the first Chris-
tians, with emphasis on social power in com-
munity, sexuality, relations between men and
women, and relations between Christians and
the non-Christian world. Focuses on passages
from the letters of Paul and selected Gospel
texts to discern how they can help shape a dis-
tinctively Christian ethos in the modern
world. Prerequisites: B153 and B161. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B616 Women and the Old Testament

O'Connor

Examines contemporary discussions about the
relationship of the Bible to the diverse lives of
women. Studies selected Old Testament texts
as well as international feminist scholarship
to investigate the Old Testament as both prob-
lem and resource for believing women and
seeks ways of reclaiming texts for mission/
ministry. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B617 Cross Cultural Readings of the
Old Testament

O'Connor

This class studies selected Old Testament

texts using interpretations from around the

globe. Its purposes are: to make us more

precisely aware of how our own contexts

both illuminate and limit our interpretations

and to expose us to contextual realities and

interpretations of other peoples. {K, C, ML,

CB}

1 unit 1 3 credits

B619 Old Dangerous Texts for New
Dangerous Times

Brueggemann

Studies ways to respond to the new interpre-
tive situation in which the U.S. church finds
itself. Takes a historical approach to theologi-
cal-interpretive methods and models in Old
Testament theology. Specific texts are studied
with attention to the capacity of the church to
re-discern and re-imagine the character of the
God of biblical texts. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

Ancient Languages

B527 Greek Reading

Cousar or Saunders

Builds upon elementary Greek grammar and
basic exegesis in preparation for additional
courses in exegesis, for biblical electives, and
for ordination exams. Prerequisite: B153. {K}
1/2 unit 1 1 1/2 credits

B621 Hebrew Reading

Yoder

Selected texts from the Hebrew Old Testament
are read with a view to increasing a student's
facility in the use of the language. Special
emphasis on grammatical structures and vo-
cabulary. Permission of the instructor is re-
quired. {K}
1/2 unit / 1 1/2 credits

B622 Biblical Aramaic

Staff

A study of the grammatical and syntactical
features of biblical Aramaic with a view to
translating portions of the Old Testament writ-
ten in the Aramaic language (Daniel 2:4-7:28,
Ezra 4:8-6:18, 7:12-26). Prerequisite: B222. {K}
1 unit / 3 credits

Old Testament Based on Hebrew Text

B633 "If You Would Hear My Voice":
Exegesis of Deuteronomy

O'Connor

Engages in exegesis and close reading of the
book of Deuteronomy; attends to the book's
rhetorical strategies and its political and theo-
logical intentions. Asks how /if the book is
helpful in faith contexts today. Prerequisite:
B222. {K, T}
1 unit / 3 credits

B634 Jeremiah and the God Who Weeps

O'Connor

A close reading of the book of Jeremiah; places
the book within the history and tradition of
Hebrew prophecy and analyzes the book as
theological and political literature, centering

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on Israel's experience of exile. Seeks to find in
the book theological resources for local faith
communities. Prerequisite: B222. {K, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

Old Testament Based on English Text

B542 Jeremiah

Brueggemann

Considers the book of Jeremiah as it emerged
from the poetry of a person to a canonical re-
source for an exilic community. Attention
given to ways in which the book may be a
theological resource for the contemporary
church in the United States in its situation of
disestablishment. {K, SF, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B543 Isaiah

Brueggemann

Focuses on the expository resources in the
book of Isaiah in relation to the current crisis
in the church. Attention given to the ferment
of the "canonical" in current scholarship and
to the "Christological openings" the church
regularly finds in the book. {K, SF, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B544 Psalms

Brueggemann

Explores the faith resources offered in the book
of the Psalms; focuses on the points of contact
between the poems and current life situations.
Considers the God who is addressed in the
Psalms, the difference these prayers make in
one's daily life, and the interrelatedness of the
Psalms to daily pastoral crises and use in li-
turgical settings. {K, SF, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B646 Pentateuch

Brueggemann

Reviews recent scholarship on the Pentateuch
and considers the Pentateuch as the founda-
tional document of Jewish and Christian faith.
Looks at methods that serve the theological-
interpretive task. {K, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B647 The Wisdom Literature

O'Connor

Examines the books of Proverbs, Job, and
Qoheleth as theological resources for mission/
ministry today; places these books in the con-
text of other ancient Near Eastern literature
and briefly considers the Song of Songs,
Sirach, and Wisdom of Solomon. Attention
given to creation themes and to the enigmatic
character of female wisdom. Prerequisite:
B141.{K,T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B648 Lamentation and Weeping in the
Old Testament

O'Connor

Studies Psalms of lament, Jeremiah's confes-
sions, and the book of Lamentations as re-
sources for mission /ministry today. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B649 God in the Whirlwind: The Book
of Job and the Practice of Ministry

O'Connor

Explores the Book of Job in close readings and
considers it from numerous theological per-
spectives, addressing relationships of the
book's theological visions to the practice of
ministry. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

New Testament Based on Greek Text

B552 Gospel of John

Cousar

A literary and theological study of the Gospel
of John and its implications for use in preach-
ing and ministry. The structure of the course
allows students to work with either the Greek
or English text. Prerequisite: B153. {K, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B651 The Gospel According to Matthew

Saunders

A detailed examination of Matthew, the favor-
ite Gospel of the early church, with emphasis
on ways contemporary Christians, especially
those dealing with fear, violence, and rapid
cultural transition, might read, and be read by,
this version of the Jesus Story. Prerequisite:
B153. (K, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

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B669 The Shorter Letters of Paul

Cousar

Examines exegetically Philemon and
Philippians. Prerequisite: B153. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

New Testament Based on English Text

B662 The Gospel Parables

Staff

Examines the nature of the parable form; the
history of the interpretation of the parables;
the meaning of the parables in the context of
Jesus' ministry and in the theology of the in-
dividual Evangelists; literary criticism and the
representation of the meaning of the parables.
Prerequisite: B161. {K, T}
1 unit I?) credits

B663 Colossians and Ephesians

Staff

A literary, exegetical, and theological study of
Colossians and Ephesians and their relation-
ship to the Pauline corpus. Greek is not re-
quired but will be useful. {K, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B665 Epistle to the Romans

Cousar

Investigates the Letter to the Romans in the
context of Pauline theology, with attention to
rhetorical strategies employed in the letter and
to the critical theological issues raised. While
class sessions are primarily based on the En-
glish text, students wishing to pursue the
Greek text may do so. Prerequisite: B161.
{K,T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B667 Second Corinthians

Johnson

An exegetical investigation of the letter with

special attention to issues of pastoral identity

and money. {K, T}

1 unit 1 3 credits

B668 First Corinthians

Staff

Combines interpretation with a thematic treat-
ment of such topics as unity and division,
sexual morality, the Lord's Supper, the gift of

the Spirit, and death and resurrection. Atten-
tion given to Pauline perspectives and cultur-
ally (e.g., Paul's and North American culture)
contextual exegesis with a focus on contem-
porary issues such as pluralism, sexual libera-
tion, political infighting, individualism versus
communalism, and problems of pastoral min-
istry. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

Biblical Theology

B573 Old Testament Theology

Brueggemann

An investigation of major theological themes

within the traditions of the Old Testament.

Special attention given to fresh methods of

relating the biblical material to contemporary

understandings of the nature of human life.

{K, CB, T}

1 unit 1 3 credits

B672 Death of Jesus

Johnson

An examination of the wide variety of ways
early Christians interpreted Jesus' death. What
did they think happened when Jesus died?
What did it mean to God? What did it mean
for the world? Prerequisites: B161. {K, CB, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B673 Women's Experience in Early
Christianity

Johnson

Examines early Christian literature and at-
tempts to reconstruct women's experience in
the primitive church from what authors say
to and about them. Attention given to theo-
logical uses of texts that address the role and
status of women in family, church, and soci-
ety. Prerequisites: B161. {CB, ML, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B574 New Testament Theology

Staff

The nature of New Testament theology, the use
of texts in constructive theology, and the unity
and diversity of the New Testament are inves-
tigated in the light of the primary theological
claims of the New Testament writings. Prereq-
uisites: B161 and B153. {K, CB, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

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B670 Interpretive Methods, the Bible,
and the Church

Yoder

Considers various methods for interpreting
Old Testament texts, including literary, histori-
cal, and ideological criticisms. Attention given
to the role of the reader and community, the
nature of text, and the possible contributions
of each method to the teaching and preaching
ministries of the church. Prerequisite: B141.
(CB, ML, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B671 Rebuilding Our House:

Community and Theology in the
Post-Exile

Yoder

Explores the socio-historical and theological
world of the Jewish people in the post-exile
(539-331 BCE) through consideration of bibli-
cal texts and non-canonical resources of the
period. Emphasizes the redefinition of the
community, the role of the temple, issues of
idolatry and purity, and the threat of "foreign"
women and considers how the post-exile may
challenge and inform understandings of the
contemporary church and the practice of min-
istry. Prerequisite: B141. {K, CB, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B674 New Testament Spirituality
Seminar

Saunders

Explores topics and issues pertaining to the
retrieval of the spirituality of the earliest Chris-
tians for the church today. Focuses on the in-
tersection of culture and spirituality, central
theological convictions, the experience of the
Spirit, and the ways life in the Spirit involved
conflict with the powers. Attempts to learn
from and appropriate the spiritual traditions
of the first Christians in the life of the church
today. Prerequisite: B161 and B153. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B675 The Body of Christ: Eschatology,
Mission, and Church in the New
Testament

Saunders

Explores the eschatological convictions and

practices of the earliest Christians, especially

their understandings of their mission and the
distinctive communal character of the church.
Attempts to discern ways of re-appropriating
within our own cultural settings the "last
days" convictions, practices, and missional
orientation of the earliest Christians. Prereq-
uisite: B161 and B153. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B678 Paul for the North American
Church

Cousar

Examines the major theological themes char-
acteristic of the undisputed letters of Paul, the
literary contexts in which they arose, and their
possible significance for shaping the life of the
church today. Focuses on critical texts in the
letters and their interpretation. (K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

B679 Interpretation of the Gospel of
Mark

Saunders

Explores the nature of Mark's parabolic pre-
sentation of the story of Jesus, using some of
the more recent literary and sociological ap-
proaches. Students pursue a reading of the
Greek text alongside critical engagement with
some of the more recent interpretations of
Mark. Prerequisite: B153. {K, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

Independent Studies

The following courses provide an oppor-
tunity to engage in individualized work on
various problems in the Biblical Area under
the supervision of an instructor.

B692 Exegetical Research in Old
Testament

Brueggemann, O'Connor, or Yoder
1 unit 1 3 credits

B693 Research in Old Testament
Criticism or Theology

Brueggemann, O'Connor, or Yoder
1 unit 1 3 credits

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B695 Exegetical Research in New
Testament

Cousar, Johnson, or Saunders
1 unit 1 3 credits

B696 Research in New Testament
Criticism or Theology

Cousar, Johnson, or Saunders
1 unit 1 3 credits

Historical Doctrinal Area

Faculty: Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi, T. Erskine
Clarke, Mark Douglas (chair), Margit
Ernst, Catherine G. Gonzalez, Charles E.
Raynal, Marcia Y. Riggs, George W. Stroup

Required Courses for the M.Div.
Degree

HD120 Introduction to Church History

Gonzalez

An introduction to the history of the church,
including its doctrine, structure, and interac-
tion with the surrounding culture. Considers
the understanding of the life of faith in the
different periods.
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD233 Christian Theology I

Ernst/Stroup

An introduction to the basic doctrines of Chris-
tian faith. Attention given to classical theologi-
cal paradigms in the Christian tradition, their
reinterpretation in contemporary theology,
and the significance of theology for the life and
ministry of the church.
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD234 Christian Theology II

Ernst/Stroup

The continuation of HD233. Studies the dis-
tinctive shape of classical and contemporary
Reformed theology within larger Christian
tradition, and the contribution of black, evan-
gelical, feminist, and Latin American libera-
tion theological perspectives to the life and
ministry of the church in our context.
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD372 Christian Ethics

Douglas or Riggs

A study of the biblical, theological, and philo-
sophical foundations of Christian ethics for
guidance in Christian decision making.
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD320 American Religious and Cultural
History

Clarke

A study of the history of religion in the United
States. Special attention given to the complex
relationship of religion to U.S. culture.
1/2 unit / 1 1/2 credits

HD360 Introduction to World Christianity

Cardoza-Orlandi

A survey of the expansion and transformation
of Christianity. Topics such as feminist theolo-
gies, inculturation, inter-faith dialogue, envi-
ronmental issues, and justice and peace are
considered.
1/2 unit / 1 1/2 credits

Elective Courses
General

HD610 Introduction to U.S. Religion and
Cultural History

Clarke

A study of American religious, social, and cul-
tural traditions. Designed to give international
students a historical and social context for
their studies in the U.S.; to help them place
their theological studies in the larger context
of American society; and to explore the com-
plex relationships between religion and cul-
ture in American life.
1 unit / 3 credits

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HD613 Cultural Anthropology for Cross-
Cultural Mission and Ministry

Cardoza-Orlandi

Explores the dynamics of cross-cultural, inter-
cultural, and interfaith mission and ministries
using cultural anthropology as a theoretical
tool. Theoretical and experiential material is
integrated with theological perspectives in an
attempt to develop a theology for cross-cul-
tural mission and ministry. {K, C, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD615 American Cultural Issues

Clarke

Explores the character of contemporary U.S.
culture from a historical perspective. Critical
social and cultural issues provide the primary
focus, especially as these issues have influ-
enced and continue to influence the ministry
of the church. {K, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD619 Black Church Studies Seminar

Riggs/Clarke

Explores historical and contemporary aspects
of the black religious experience in the United
States. Topics may include black women and
religion, the civil rights movement, and mod-
els of religious ethical leadership in the black
church tradition. {K, T}
2 unit 1 3 credits

Historical Studies

HD626 Irenaeus and His Theological
Descendants

Gonzalez

A study of the writings of Irenaeus and the

influence of his theology on later writers in

the twentieth century. {K, T}

1 unit 1 3 credits

Doctrinal Studies

HD530 Christian Doctrine

Staff

Studies some particular doctrine of the Chris-
tian faith from the perspective of classical and
contemporary Reformed theology in conver-

sation with other theological traditions. Atten-
tion given to the development of the doctrine
and to its interpretation for the life and minis-
try of the church in the modern world. {K, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD531 The Theology of Calvin

Staff

An in-depth study of one or more books of
the Institutes of the Christian Religion in the con-
text of classical Christian theology, the devel-
opment of Reformed theology, and
contemporary theological thought. {K, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD532 Reformed Theology: Its Shape
and Development

Stroup

Examines the development of Reformed the-
ology from the early sixteenth century to the
present, focusing on major Reformed theolo-
gians (e.g., Calvin, Edwards, Schleiermacher,
Barth, and Moltmann) and significant Re-
formed documents, such as creeds and con-
fessions. Attempts to identify the continuities
and enduring convictions of Reformed theol-
ogy as well as subsequent changes and devel-
opments. {K, CB}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD533 Introduction to Theology

Stroup

Theological reflections on the nature of faith.
Considers questions such as What is faith? Is
faith a universal phenomenon? Do all people
have some kind of faith? Readings from
Calvin, Kierkegaard, Barth, and Tillich. {K, T}
2 unit 1 3 credits

HD633 The Theologies of Schleiermacher
and Kierkegaard

Gonzalez

Studies some of the major writings of these
two nineteenth-century theologians. Special
attention given to comparing the structure of
their theologies and to their influence on twen-
tieth-century thought. {K, T}
2 unit 1 3 credits

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HD634 The Life and Work of Karl Barth

Guthrie/Busch/Ernst

Studies intensively a section of Barth's

Church Dogmatics. Prerequisites: HD233 and

HD234. {K, T}

1 unit 1 3 credits

HD635 Post-Modernism and Christian
Theology

Stroup

Examines the major themes and voices in re-
cent discussions about Post-Modernism and
its implications for theology. Particular atten-
tion given to Derrida and Foucault. Includes
discussion of the nature of theological iden-
tity, the role of doctrine, self -identity, and sexu-
ality. {K, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

ment, and resurrection and the implications
of Christology for discipleship, mission, and
ecclesiology. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD639 Meet the Niebuhrs

Douglas

A study of Reinhold and H. Richard Niebuhr.
From power politics to the practice of piety,
from the meaning of love to language of min-
istry, from the doctrine of sin to the concept of
responsibility, their work serves as a series of
landmarks for discussions and debates in
American theology. Each brother's theologi-
cal ethics are explored by comparing their re-
spective positions on important themes and
issues. {K, CB, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD636 Reading Paul Tillich

Staff

An introduction to the life and work of Paul
Tillich as a Neo-Reformed theologian. Exam-
ines the significant theological, philosophical,
and cultural influences upon his life as well
as his impact as a "theologian of culture"; con-
siders ways in which he anticipated some of
the transformations we now experience in a
post-Christian reality. {K, CB, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD644 Caribbean Theology

Staff

A study of theological work being done by
Caribbean Christians to interpret the revela-
tions and discern the purposes of God within
their particular historical, ethnic, political, and
cultural context. Includes an immersion expe-
rience in Jamaica or Cuba, lectures by Carib-
bean theologians and church leaders, and
reading of representative texts. {K, C, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD637 The Theology of Paul Tillich

Kline

A study of one or more sections of systematic
theology in the context of classical Christian
theology and contemporary theological
thought. Involves close reading of the text and
response both in brief weekly papers and two
or more larger critical studies. Prerequisites:
HD233 and HD234 or permission of the in-
structor. {K, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD638 Christology

Stroup

An examination of the understanding of Jesus
Christ in Christian theology. Who is Jesus of
Nazareth in the faith of the church, and what
does the church mean when it calls him "Lord
and Savior"? Emphasis on incarnation, atone-

HD645 Church in China

Cardoza-Orlandi/Raynal

Examines the history, theology, and the con-
temporary context of the church in China with
particular emphasis given to issues of gospel
and culture. {K, C, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

Philosophical Studies

HD551 Philosophical Introduction

Kline

An introduction to philosophy through its his-
tory and an exploration of the relation of phi-
losophy to theology. Recommended for
first-year students who have not had a course
in introduction to philosophy in college. {K,
CB,T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

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Mission, Ecumenics, World
Christianity, and World Religions

HD561 World Religions and the Global
Church

Cardoza-Orlandi

An introduction to Hinduism, Buddhism, and
Islam and their historical and contemporary
relationship to Christianity. Lectures and class
discussions explore the religious, theological,
and missiological interpretations of the en-
counters of these religions with different
Christian traditions (Roman Catholic, Ortho-
dox, Protestant, and Pentecostal). {K, C, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD666 Theologies from the Underside:
Finding God Among the Poor of
the Earth

Cardoza-Orlandi

Explores the birth and development of Third
World theologies, particularly in Africa, India,
and Latin America. Discusses contextualization,
ecology, inculturation, interfaith dialogue, and
the preferential option for the poor through
the readings of Merci Oduyoye, John S. Pobee,
Aylward Shorter, M.M. Thomas, Stanley
Samartha, Gustavo Gutirrez, Ruben Alves,
Elsa Tamez, and others. {K, C, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

Ethics and Society

HD564 Faces of Protestantism in Latin
America

Cardoza-Orlandi

Explores the history, development, diversity,
and similarities of protestantism in Latin
America and the Caribbean. Studies the dy-
namics of these protestantisms with Latin
American liberation theology, the emergence
of Amerindian and Afro-diaspora religions,
and the question of authentic Christianity in
the Latin American and Caribbean context. {K,
C,T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD664 Social Theory for Ministry and
Mission

Cardoza-Orlandi

Examines two major social theorists, Max
Weber and Clifford Geertz, to discern ways in
which their insights into the nature of leader-
ship, authority, organizational and community
development, and so-called local knowledge
can inform ministries and mission. Attention
given to ways in which these thinkers might
help bridge differences between elites and
non-elites and among persons of different cul-
tural backgrounds and practices. {K, C, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD576 The Bible and Christian Ethical
Reflection

Riggs/Saunders

Examines the writings of biblical scholars and
Christian ethicists for their understanding of
the relationship between the Bible and ethics.
Students develop their understanding of that
relationship as well as models for the use of
the Bible in Christian ethical reflection in the
church. {K, CB, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD670 Love and Justice

Douglas

How are love (agape) and justice related? Are
they opposed? Do they function in separate
spheres? Are they the same? Or are they in
dialectic tension with one another? Explores
the many ways love and justice have been re-
lated to each other, with emphasis on the role
each concept plays in the church's attempts
to address social problems. {K, CB, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD671 Theories of Justice and Social
Policy

Riggs

Critical analysis of classical and contemporary
theories of justice and their implications for
social policy regarding issues such as affirma-
tive action, AIDS and drug testing, health care
and welfare reform. {K, CB, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

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HD672 Figures and Themes in Liberation
Ethics

Riggs

Examines the ethical content of the writings
of various liberation theologians and ethicists
and /or the ethical dimensions of topics rel-
evant to struggles for liberation. {K, CB, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD673

Riggs

The Church as Community of
Moral Discourse

Explores questions of how the church can en-
gage purposefully in ethical reflection upon
contemporary social problems and issues.
Guides students in preparing models of pas-
toral-prophetic ministry for the local church;
includes lectures, discussion, and group case
analysis. {K, T ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD674 The Church, Ethics, and Economic
Life

Douglas

Seeks to discover how the church should think
about money, business, and its prophetic role
in society. Concentrates on the following ques-
tions: Can the church afford not to think of
itself as a business? Or would thinking of it-
self as a business mean it no longer could think
of itself as a church? {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD677 Feminist/Womanist Ethics

Riggs

Examines historical, sociological, and theo-
logical bases of feminist and womanist ethics.
Explores questions which compare and con-
trast feminist and womanist understandings
of the nature of gender oppression, socio-reli-
gious ethical issues in the analysis of sexism,
and the purpose and tasks of a movement
against sexist oppression. {T, CB}
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD678 Readings in Contemporary
Christian Ethics

Riggs

Studies the writings of several recent ethicists

with special attention to their methods and

sources in "doing ethics." Examines, in con-
temporary writings, perennial themes, such as
the relationship between love and justice, par-
ticularism and universalism, religion and
morality, and personal and social ethics. {K,
CB,T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

Independent Studies

The following courses provide an opportunity
to engage in individualized work on various
topics in the Historical-Doctrinal Area under
the supervision of an instructor.

HD691 Independent Study in Church
History

Clarke or Gonzalez
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD692 Independent Study in Theological
German, French, or Spanish

Staff

1 unit 1 3 credits

HD693 Independent Study in Theology

Ernst or Stroup
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD694 Independent Study in Christianity
and World Religions

Cardoza-Orlandi
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD695 Independent Study in Philosophy

Staff

Any term up to 1 unit / 3 credits

HD696 Independent Study in Mission,

Ecumenics, and World Christianity

Cardoza-Orlandi
1 unit 1 3 credits

HD697 Independent Study in Ethics

Riggs or Douglas
1 unit 1 3 credits

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Practical Theology Area

Faculty: Charles L. Campbell, R. Leon Carroll,
Ronald H. Cram, Anna Carter Florence,
Philip R. Gehman, Darrell L. Guder (chair),
J. William Harkins, Laura S. Mendenhall,
Sharon L. Mook, D. Cameron Murchison,
Rodger Nishioka, John H. Patton, Brian
Wren

Required Courses for M.Div. Degree

P151 The Ministry of Worship and
Preaching

Campbell or Florence

An introduction to the preaching and worship
ministry of the church; focuses on the prepa-
ration and delivery of sermons within the con-
text of Christian worship and on the history,
theology, and practice of worship in the Re-
formed and other traditions. Prerequisites:
B021 and enrollment in B153.
1 unit 1 3 credits

P232 Introduction to Pastoral Care

Mook/Harkins

Presents pastoral care as a ministry of the
church expressed in crisis intervention, in sus-
taining, guiding, reconciling, and healing en-
counters, and in ordinary conversations.
1 unit 1 3 credits

P322 Introduction to the Theory and
Practice of Christian Education

Cram/Nishioka

Examines the possible relations between our
understandings of God, mission, and educa-
tion in today's church. Students analyze se-
lected contemporary educational theories and
practices, become familiar with basic educa-
tional concepts, and begin to develop their
own practical approaches as practical theolo-
gians to Christian religious education in the
church.
1 unit 1 3 credits

Elective Courses
General

P505 Writing Workshop

D. Campbell

Designed to help students become more com-
petent and effective writers at Columbia and
in ministry. Includes a review of basics of
grammar and composition and focuses on the
particular challenge of writing in a theologi-
cal setting. The power and function of writ-
ten language in ministry is a central theme.
non-credit

P605 E.S.L. Writing Class

Staff

Specifically designed for students who have
English as a second language. Focuses on the
skills they need to study in any of the pro-
grams at Columbia. Includes work on listen-
ing, speaking, and reading, but the emphasis
is on written work. Strongly recommended for
all E.S.L. students.
non-credit

Evangelism and Church Growth

P610 Bridging Gospel and Culture: The
Transculrural Gospel in Home
Mission Cultural Contexts

Wood

Explores the bridges between gospel and cul-
ture from a missiological perspective and the
transcultural aspects of the gospel. Emphasis
on exploring cultural bridges that are faithful
missional forms of gospel witness relevant to
particular communities (New Church Devel-
opment D.Min. specialization required course
#1). Open to non-specialization students with
permission of professor.
3 credits

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P611

Wood

Frontiers in Mission Strategy:
Mission Strategy Planning in
Local, Regional and National
Contexts

Examines strategies of holistic church devel-
opment and new church development in par-
ticular. Missional planning in local, regional
and national contexts is viewed through a case
study method that critiques the church devel-
opment/new church development strategy
theologically and demographically (New
Church Development D.Min. specialization
required course #2). Open to non-specializa-
tion students with permission of professor.
3 credits

P612 The North American Mission
Field as the Context for
Evangelistic Ministry

Guder

Provides an overview of the contemporary
religious situation in North America, with a
focus upon the implications of this rapidly
changing context for evangelistic mission.
Diverse response in terms of evangelistic the-
ology and strategy are analyzed. {ML, T, CB}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P613 The Missional Practice of the
Christian Life

Guder

Develops a missional understanding of the
disciplines and practices of the Christian life.
Examines the concept of baptism as general
ordination to ministry, and thus the apostolate
of the laity as the central form of Christian
mission in the world. {ML, CB}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P614 Ecumenical Perspectives on the
Church's Mission (Geneva)

Guder

The contemporary discussion of the global
mission of the church is the theme of encoun-
ters with resource persons from major agen-
cies of the ecumenical movement in Geneva,
particularly the World Council of Churches
and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches.
{ML,T,C}
2 unit 1 3 credits

P615 Leadership for Evangelism and
Church Growth in North
American Congregations

Wood

Examines crucial selections from the literature
in the field. Participants learn to analyze a con-
gregation, develop a plan, train leadership,
and give guidance to effective growth. Class
sessions exhibit a shared style of learning and
a high level of participation and student lead-
ership. {K, T, ML}

1 unit 1 3 credits

P616 Theology of Evangelistic Ministry

Guder

An investigation of diverse theological ap-
proaches to the evangelistic ministry and out-
reach of the contemporary church in North
America. Understanding the church's identity
and task as the Mission of God (Missio Dei),
evangelistic ministry is explored as the center
of that mission. Equips students to critique
theologically various popular evangelistic
methods. {ML, T}

2 unit 1 3 credits

P617 Strategies for Missional
Transformation

Guder

Links the theology of evangelistic ministry
with pastoral practice and examines theory
and methods of congregational formation
which foster missional transformation. Special
emphasis upon ministry in small groups,
studying the Bible missionally, and missional
vocation as the fundamental understanding of
Christian life and practice. {ML, T, CB}
2 unit 1 3 credits

P618 Seminar in Evangelism and
Church Growth

Guder

Examines current issues and theological ap-
proaches that relate significantly to the
church's evangelistic mandate. Offered in the
spring to advanced studies. The projected
theme for 2001 is "The Theology and Practice
of the Missionary Congregation." {ML, T, CB}
2 unit 1 3 credits

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P619 The Minister as Evangelist

Guder

The apostolic, prophetic, pastoral, and teach-
ing dimensions of the office of ministry are
integrated around the central task of evange-
listic ministry, in order to develop a theology
of the minister as evangelist to and within the
congregation. {SF, ML, CB}
1 unit 1 3 credits

Christian Education

P522 Teaching with Imagination

Cram

Designed to help students develop a more
imaginative approach to teaching by experi-
encing a variety of teaching methods. Atten-
tion given to understanding how our theology
affects our methodology. {T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P523a and b Literature for Christian
Children

Cram

Provides students with the opportunity to
read widely in the area of children's literature,
and to evaluate resources theologically and
educationally. Of special interest to caregivers
of children, teachers, and persons who seek
to establish a children's resource center in the
local church; offered in cooperation with the
Griffith Children's Library. {T, K, ML}
1/2 unit 1 1 1/2 credits or
both sessions 1 unit / 3 credits

P526

Cram

Parenting and the Moral Lives of
Children

How do Christian parents today provide ap-
propriate moral education for their children?
Studies different hands-on approaches appro-
priate for elementary-aged children. {K, ML}
1 unit / 3 credits

Participants study effective teaching methods
and developmental theory as they explore and
practice how to teach the Bible. {K, CB, T}
1 unit 13 credits

P622 Preschool Religious Education

Cram

Through reading, class discussion, and visits
to various preschools in the Greater Atlanta
area, students will learn how to evaluate
Christian preschool programs. This course will
be of particular value to those interested in
starting a Christian preschool, of evaluating
existing programs, or looking for an existing
quality program for children. {K, ML, T}
1 unit 13 credits

P623 The Spiritual Lives of Children

Cram

Children actively make meaning in a web of
complex social relationships among house-
hold members, in school, on the playground,
among friends and foes, in the doctor's office,
and in front of the television. Participants con-
sider contextual constructive theological con-
tributions of children, with emphasis on
practical implications for the local church and
focus on human development, theological re-
flection, and learning theory. {C, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P624 Advanced Seminar in the Theory
of Religious Education

Cram

Intended for D.Min. and Th.M. students or for
those who have completed P222. Attends spe-
cifically to radical approaches in adult educa-
tion, the intersection of feminist studies and
education, post-modern educational praxis,
and cultural pluralism. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P527 Teaching the Bible Through
Liberative Pedagogy

Nishioka

Too often, children, youth, young adults, and
adults experience Bible study as "giving the cor-
rect answers" and "keeping questions and ideas
to one's self;" they experience the teaching of
the Bible as oppressive rather than liberating.

P625 Ministry with Second Generation
Asian-Americans

Nishioka

Considers the challenges facing pastors and
educators in second generation Asian- Ameri-
can congregations. Examines the particular
context of ministry in Asian- American congre-
gations, with attention to youth and young

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adult ministry, Asian vs. American cultures,
and resolving conflicts in family and church
situations. {ML, C, K}
1/2 unit 1 1 1/2 credits

P626 Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Nishioka

Explores the youth sub-culture today and its
implications for ministry, including the par-
ticular developmental challenges of youth and
young adults, ministry with young people in
crisis, changing family patterns, and emerg-
ing new strategies in ministry with youth.
Focuses on young adults and how churches
are faithfully reaching out to and including
these "Gen Xers" in their congregations. {K,
CB, T}
1 unit / 3 credits

F627 Transforming the Confirmation
Journey

Nishioka

Seeks new ways of marking the confirmation
journey as an important step in a young
person's life and relationship to the church.
Participants explore the various meanings of
confirmation, critique a variety of current
models and methods, and attempt to deter-
mine the best approach to confirmation in
their future congregations. {K, CB, T}
1/2 unit / 1 1/2 credits

P629 Christian Education in a
Changing World

Cram/Nishioka

How does the Church educate people to dis-
cern what God is calling them to do and be in
new, complex, and challenging contexts?
Through readings, field explorations, and cre-
ation of their own curriculum resources, par-
ticipants explore and construct Christian
educational responses to this changed and
changing world. Offered with the Candler
School of Theology and The Interdenomina-
tional Theological Center. Limit 6; permission
of instructor required. {T, CB, ML}
2 unit / 3 credits

Pastoral Care and Counseling

P539 Pastoral Care and the Aging
Process

Staff

Explores a variety of issues relating to the ag-
ing process and older adults. Community re-
sources for the care of the aged are identified.
Specific proposals for parish programs are de-
veloped. Throughout the course, theological
dimensions of the aging process are sought.
Includes a clinical component. {C, T, ML}
2 unit / 3 credits

P633 The Development of Modern
Pastoral Care

A.T.A. Staff

Researches the literature, studies the person-
alities, and considers the historical context of
the pastoral care movement in the U.S. in the
20th Century. For Th.M., Th.D., or D.Min. stu-
dents; others must secure permission from
professor. {K, T}
2 unit / 3 credits

P534 Pastoral Care of Marriage and
Family Life

Patton or Staff

Focuses on current developments and issues
in marriage and family life as these relate to
ministry. Various types of ministry to marriage
and family life are explored. Particular atten-
tion given to the relation of the student's own
family to his or her ministry to the families of
others and to a theological understanding of
marriage and family life. {T, ML}
2 unit / 3 credits

P634 Family Systems in the
Congregation

Mook

Uses the basics of family systems theories to
examine the dynamics within families and
within congregations. Attention given to ex-
ploring the student's own family system and
understanding how this system, as well as the
systematic dynamics of the congregation, im-
pacts the role and functioning of the person
as pastor. Issues around personal and profes-
sional boundaries are addressed specifically.
Limit 8; prerequisites: at least two of the fol-
lowing: SM210, P232, or one unit of CPE. {K,
T,ML}
2 unit 1 3 credits

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P636 Pastoral Counseling in the Parish

Patton or Staff

Explores the theory and practice of time-lim-
ited, individual pastoral counseling, includ-
ing basic principles of psychological and
theological diagnosis, treatment planning, and
treatment management. Cases investigated are
those typically encountered in the parish. In-
cludes case studies, lectures, role playing, and
verbal reports; explores the theological ratio-
nale of pastoral counseling. Prerequisite: Hos-
pital practicum or CPE. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P638 Crisis Counseling

Staff

Uses basic texts in crisis counseling. Training
in crisis counseling is required with one of the
following local organizations: DeKalb Rape
Crisis Training; Women's Resource Center of
DeKalb County; Georgia Council on Child
Abuse. Designed to equip future ministers
with appropriate crisis intervention and refer-
ral skills and to foster theological reflection on
the issues raised. Prerequisite: Basic unit of
CPE, introductory pastoral care course, or
permission of instructor. {K, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P546 Conducting Christian Worship

Wren

Develops skills for designing and leading
public worship in Reformed and kindred
traditions. Modules include: nature, purpose,
and history of Christian worship; liturgical
models, cross cultural perspectives; time and
space; public presentation of scripture; visual,
sonic, and kinesthetic languages in worship;
and worship in today's culture. Practical
work on worship preparation, leadership,
and evaluation. Prerequisites: 1110 and 1111.
{K, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P641

Wren

Hymnody, Music, and
Congregational Song

Explores the theological importance of congre-
gational song, how music has meaning, the ap-
peal of different musical styles (including
classic, taize, and contemporary), and what
pastors need to know about the training and
skills of musicians. Attention given to music
in the small church; hymnody and psalmody;
the role of musical instruments; and children's
and youth choirs and music programs. {K, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits.

P639 Principles of Pastoral Supervision

Staff

Researches philosophies of education, theories
of learning, and methods of supervision for a
ministry of pastoral supervision. For ad-
vanced degree students by permission of pro-
fessor.
1 unit 1 3 credits

Worship

P545 Columbia Choir

Staff

For students interested in learning about
church music through singing in a choir. A
variety of musical styles are offered each se-
mester. Weekly rehearsals, with sectionals
meeting an additional half-hour per week as
needed. The choir sings in chapel on a regular
basis with one major concert per year. A simple
audition may be required when taking the
course for credit. {ML}
1/2 unit 1 1 1/2 credits

Preaching

P650 Twentieth-Century Preaching:
Theory and Practice

Campbell

Examines the homiletical theory and practice
of several important twentieth-century
preachers and explores influential trends in
contemporary homiletics. Building on reading
and class discussion, students develop a the-
ology of preaching and preach two sermons.
Prerequisite: P151. {C, SF, ML}
1 unit / 3 credits.

P651 Preaching Workshop

Florence

Provides students with an opportunity to do
practical work on their preaching and explore
their homiletical "growing edges." Students
preach three sermons, receive critique from
other students and the professor, and prepare
a plan for their continued growth as preach-
ers. Prerequisite: P151. (C, ML, T}
1/2 unit / 1 1/2 credits

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P653 The Preacher and the Poet

Florence

Explores preaching as an act of poetic imagi-
nation. In a postmodern world at odds with
the claims of the gospel, how can preaching
invite listeners to imagine an alternative real-
ity? Can an image be more powerful than a
description? Students consider the poet's art-
language, imagination, experience, and form
as a resource for preaching. Includes a work-
shop with a working poet, and the preaching
of two sermons. Prerequisite: P151 {ML, CB,
T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P654 The Testimony of Preaching

Women in America: 1636 to the
Present

Florence

Examines the "women's preaching tradition"
in America and one key of its identity the
ancient practice of "testimony." Through the
study of more than 350 years of rich evidence
for preaching women in this country, students
work toward the construction of a biblical
model for a women's preaching tradition
based on testimony. Includes the preaching of
two sermons. Prerequisite: P151 {K, CB, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P656 Principalities, Powers, and
Preaching

Campbell

Considers the homiletical significance of what
the New Testament calls the "Principalities
and Powers." Biblical texts, liturgical materi-
als, theological literature, contemporary films,
and the daily newspaper serve as resources
for exploring the nature of the "Principalities
and Powers" and their significance for Chris-
tian preaching. Prerequisite: P151. {CB, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits.

P657 Preaching and Worship in the
Small Church

Campbell/Murchison

A year-long directed study designed for stu-
dents who are serving as pulpit supplies or
part-time pastors in small churches. Explores
the character of ministry in the small church,
focusing in particular on worship and preach-
ing. Students discuss issues related to their
ongoing ministry and receive feedback on

their worship leadership and sermons. Sup-
ported by the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. {C,
SF, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits.

P658 Narrative Preaching

Campbell

Focuses on narrative preaching, which in-
cludes both story-sermons and non-story ser-
mons that are organized around a plot.
Students evaluate narrative sermons, read
homiletical theory, and prepare at least two
narrative sermons. Prerequisite: P151. {CB,
ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P659 Preaching and Youth

Florence

Explores how the church can engage its youth
in preaching, and the prophetic word young
people bring to the ministry of proclamation.
Focuses on the ways in which interpretation
of Scripture and preaching of the Gospel are
affected by the particular needs, social loca-
tion, and gifts of young people. Students pre-
pare sermons for a variety of preaching
contexts, from traditional congregations to re-
treat settings. Prerequisite: P151. {ML, T, CB}
1 unit 1 3 credits

Spirituality

P576 Spiritual Formation

Staff

Based on Reformed spirituality. Seeks to
ground students in a vital spirituality that will
lead to a vital ministry, providing opportuni-
ties in and out of class for students to practice
the particular disciplines that undergird the
Reformed faith. {K, SF, CB}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P675 Further Reaches of Prayer

Staff

Seeks to discern how prayer is more than
words asking and receiving. Studies how
prayer, in the classical sense, encompasses all
the forms of our transacting with God. Ex-
plores a number of modes of prayer that are
frequently ignored and neglected. {SF, CB, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

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Ministry and Church Administration Independent Studies

P583 Korean- American Ministry

Staff

Examines the distinctiveness of Korean- Ameri-
can ministry and culture to prepare students
to effectively deal with the unique needs, prob-
lems, and aspirations of the Korean- American
community in the United States. Students be-
come cognizant of acculturation patterns so
that they can minister to Korean-American
immigrants effectively. {ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

The following courses are designed for
students who are interested in further
study beyond the regular course offerings
in the Practical Theology Area. Permis-
sion of the instructor is required.

P691 Independent Study in Evangelism
and Church Growth

Guder

1 unit 1 3 credits

P681 Congregational Leadership and
Church Administration

Forney or Murchison

Focuses on personal and organizational issues
that affect leadership and administration in
congregational settings. Addresses issues such
as effective time management in ministry, per-
sonal financial planning, ongoing spiritual
development, organizational dynamics,
power and authority, communication, prob-
lem-solving, conflict and negotiation, coordi-
nating personnel and members in mission and
ministry, stewardship, and church financial
management. (C, SF, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P692 Independent Study in Christian
Education

Cram or Nishioka
1 unit 1 3 credits

P693 Independent Study in Practical
Theology and Counseling

Harkins, Mook, or Patton
1 unit 1 3 credits

P694 Independent Study in Worship

Wren

1 unit 1 3 credits

P683 Ministry Through the Year

Murchison

Utilizes the framework of the liturgical calen-
dar to orient participants to some of the pri-
mary components of ministry that occur over
the course of a year of congregational minis-
try. Considers the special worship ministry
pastors are called upon to lead and the major
roles of pastoral leadership associated with
various periods of the year, including stew-
ardship, officer education, confirmation, and
ministry in the public domain. {K, ML, CT}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P695 Independent Study in Preaching

Campbell or Florence
1 unit 1 3 credits

P696 Independent Study in
Communication

Staff

1 unit 1 3 credits

P697 Independent Study in Spirituality

Staff

1 unit 1 3 credits

P687 Reflective Practice: Congregation
and Minister

Carroll

For M.Div. students who have completed or
who are currently engaged in a congregation-
based internship (SM210 or SM620). Assists
them in developing a model of ministry con-
nected to their experiences in the congrega-
tion; uses case material from students'
internship experience. {C, CB, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

P698 Independent Study in Ministry
and Administration

Forney or Murchison
1 unit 1 3 credits

P699 Independent Study in New
Church Development

Wood

1 unit 1 3 credits

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Interdisciplinary Courses

Required courses for M.Div. or
M.A.(T.S.) Degree

1100 M.A.(T.S.) Seminar

Gonzalez

Designed to assist entering M.A.(T.S.) students
to focus on the vocational or personal goals
they have for the degree. Required for enter-
ing, full-time M.A.(T.S.) students. Those who
are part-time are expected to enroll in the
seminar after they have taken at least two
courses, but before they complete five courses.
1 unit

1110 Baptism and Evangelical Calling

Staff

Enables students to understand the Christian
identity of all those incorporated through bap-
tism into Christ and Christ's community in the
world. Attention given to discerning how
God's grace has been at work in a student's
own baptism and personal history and to dis-
cerning the particular gifts of God given to
each of us for Christian life and ministry.
1 unit

1111 The Eucharist and the Church's

Mission

Staff

Examines the ministry of the church as it re-
lates to the Lord's Supper and the programs
of a particular congregation; seeks to learn
how the church may participate in the Missio
Dei in denominational and ecumenical efforts.
Focuses on ways in which the Lord's Supper
informs and empowers evangelism, a minis-
try of compassion, and the church's commit-
ment to justice, peace, and stewardship of
creation and life.
1 unit

tions for ministry. Contexts may include the
inner city of Atlanta, Appalachia, Mexico, Cen-
tral Europe, Northern Ireland, and Jamaica.
1 unit 1 3 credits

1310 Final Things

Staff

Designed to help students move toward be-
coming theological practitioners. Students
examine who they are theologically and dis-
cern how to integrate what they have learned
and believe in settings where the boundaries
between theory and practice are either artifi-
cial or without meaning. Attention given to
the intersection of formulating a credo and
working through an issue in ministry.
1 unit

Elective Courses

1602 Preaching the Pauline Epistles

Cousar /Campbell

Students examine Paul's understanding of
preaching and explore the challenges and pos-
sibilities of preaching from the Pauline
epistles. In addition to readings and exegesis,
students preach two sermons in class. {K, T,
ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

1603 Theology of the Grotesque in the
Fiction of Flannery O'Connor

Dietrich/Stroup

Investigates the comic grotesque (hideously
beautiful, beautifully hideous) in Flannery
O'Connor's fiction and looks into the expres-
sion of the repressed and the possibility of re-
birth and transformation. Special emphasis on
O'Connor's Christology. {SF, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

1241 Alternative Context for Ministry

Staff

A combined academic and experiential study
designed to deepen experience and under-
standing of a significantly different cultural
context and the mission of the church in that
context. Provides opportunity for theological
reflection on the experience and its implica-

1605 Human Sexuality

Staff

Examines issues related to human sexuality
from the perspectives offered by biblical the-
ology, Christian tradition, and contemporary
human sciences. Issues include human sexual
development, gender identification, marriage
and family, church statements regarding sexu-

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ality, sexual abuse, sexual dysfunction, and
reproductive ethics. Presentations by selected
authorities in the field of sexology. {K, T, ML}
1 unit I '3 credits

O'Connor, Nathanael West, Jay Mclnerney,
Shusako Endo, Russell Banks, and Iris
Murdoch. {T,CB}
1 unit 1 3 credits

1607 Money Matters in Ministry

Murchison

Explores how financial pressures bear on the
lives of people in North American culture and
examines how churches in this setting can
minister to their members with a credible the-
ology of money. Gives special attention to ethi-
cal issues of money facing pastors and
examinines major resources of the Christian
tradition for faithful response to the economic
issues facing the church and its members.
3 credits

1616 Reading Theologically: Keeping
up with Media as a Discipline of
Ministry

Dietrich

Barth's claim that we must preach (and
teach and pastor) with the Bible in one hand
and the day's newspaper in the other is not
yet obsolete. How do we look at the print
media? Can we read a Spin magazine
interview with gospel eyes? Why should we
even try? Participants grapple with these
questions and others like them. {CB, T, ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

1618 Presbyterian History and Polity

Cla rke/Murch ison

Combines a study of Presbyterian history with
a study of the polity of the Presbyterian
Church (USA), focusing on the history of pol-
ity and the theological debates and
missiological commitments that have influ-
enced the present polity of the Presbyterian
Church (USA). {K, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

\6Y7 Sin and Evil in Modern Fiction
and Film

Dietrich

Students will look at selected 20th century
novels, as well as film versions of some of
them, in search of provisional answers to ques-
tions like: Can we understand evil apart from
a notion of good? To what extent is evil social
and/or personal? Can sin or evil ever be
comic? Authors may include Flannery

1620 Narrative, Self, and Other:

Wellness and Pastoral Care for,
and by, Men in Ministry

Harkins

Explores the relationship between physical,
emotional, and spiritual well-being in men
and the ways in which men care for them-
selves, even as they care for others. Focuses
on personal theological narrative, spirituality,
ethics, systems theory, and pastoral care, as
well as readings, film, and fiction. Participants
engage in the construction of a religious auto-
biography and attend an overnight mountain
retreat. {CB, SF}
1 unit 1 3 credits

1621 Women's Issues in Health

Cole/O ' Connor /Riggs

Explores the interrelationship between physi-
cal, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
The content and pedagogy of the course will
draw upon personal stories; women's spiri-
tualities; and biblical, ethical, and pastoral re-
sources for theological reflection upon issues
of women's health in the church and society.
{T, SF}
1 unit 1 3 credits

1622 "Love Your Enemies"

Loring/Saunders

Explores what the New Testament says about
the gospel as practices of hospitality and soli-
darity, especially as this might find expression
on the streets of urban Atlanta. Requirements:
Work with New Testament texts, reading and
engagement with secondary sources, serving
breakfasts to homeless people, a 24-hour street
tour of Atlanta, engagement with strangers
and enemies. Prerequisites: B161 and B153.
{CB, ML, T}
1 unit 1 3 credits

1623 The Historical Jesus

Cousar/Stroup

Addresses the place of the historical Jesus in
the theology of the church and in the life of
faith. Particular attention given to the various

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"quests" for the Jesus history, including the
work of the Jesus Seminar, and to the relation
of faith and history in the "quests." {K, T, CB}
1 unit 1 3 credits
3 credits/1 unit

1624 Preaching from the Old Testament

Campbell/O'Connor

Explores issues and possibilities in preaching
from the Old Testament with a focus on se-
lected texts of various genres and their con-
tributions to the faith struggles in the
contemporary church. Prerequisites P151 and
B141. {K,T,ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

1666 Apocalypse Now!
Campbell/Saunders

Explores the Apocalypse of John (Revelation)
as literature of prophetic discernment, judg-
ment, and hope for Christian communities
oppressed or seduced by imperial power and
piety. Examines the models Revelation offers
for doing liturgy and proclamation as forms
of social formation and resistance.
{K,C,SF,CB,T,ML}
1 unit 1 3 credits

1710 Tutorials in Cross-Cultural
Studies

Riggs

Students and a professor study in depth a core
theoretical concept and/or issue that will
undergird the development of cross-cultural
theologies that are interdisciplinary in content
as well as methodologically. Ordinarily de-
signed as an intensive reading course with
dialogical discussion of the readings and a fi-
nal paper integrating the conceptual and /or
methodological insights of the topic into their
theological reflection. Topic for spring, 2001:
The Social Construction of Race, Gender, and
Class. Doctor of Ministry course; Master of
Divinity students may register with permis-
sion of instructor.
1 unit 1 3 credits

1691 Interdisciplinary Independent
Study

Staff

Any term up to 1 unit / 3 credits

Supervised Ministry

Required Courses for M.Div. Degree

SM210 Congregation-Based Internship
(Basic)

Carroll or Staff

For a minimum of 10 full-time weeks (or its
equivalent), the student engages in the minis-
try of a teaching congregation, serving in a
broad range of pastoral functions, and engag-
ing in a structured process of theological re-
flection with a supervising pastor and lay
committee. Prerequisites: 1111 and P151.
Summer (full-time) or
Fall/Spring (part-time) 2 units

Elective Courses

SM213 Internship in Youth Ministry

Carroll

Engages the student in ministry with adoles-
cents. Typically the intern is placed in a con-

gregation or other youth ministry organiza-
tion where supervision is provided by a pas-
tor, educator, or other experienced youth
ministry professional. {C, ML}
Summer (full-time) or
Fall/Spring (part-time) 1 or 2 units

SM414 Intern Year: Congregation

Carroll

A full-time internship that provides an in-
depth experience in the life and ministry of a
teaching congregation. An experienced pastor
and a lay committee, utilizing an action-reflec-
tion process for learning, supervise the min-
istry of the intern. Students may elect to earn
one additional unit by taking an approved
two-week course during the January term.
Prerequisite: completion of at least 20 units.
{C, ML}

12 months (full-time) 2 units, plus option ofl
additional unit for January elective

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SM415 Intern Year: Urban Ministry

Carroll

A full year internship in one or more ministry
settings. Engages the realities of the city, es-
pecially in ministry with the poor, and seeks
to develop insights and skills needed for min-
istry in the urban context. Students may elect
to earn one additional unit by taking an ap-
proved two-week course during the January
term. Prerequisite: completion of at least 20
units. {C, ML}

12 months (full-time) 2 units, plus option ofl
additional unit for January elective

SM416 Intern Year: International

Carroll

A full year of ministry in the church in another
nation. Placements with congregations, col-
leges, or other institutions approved by the
Office of Supervised Ministry. Supervision
provided by a theologically trained church
leader from the host country and by a consult-
ant familiar with the student's home context.
Prerequisite: completion of at least 20 units.
{C, ML}

12 months (full-time) 2 units, plus option ofl
additional unit for January elective

SM610 Practicum in Clinical Pastoral
Education (Basic Unit)

Staff

Brings students into supervised encounters
with people in order to develop pastoral iden-
tity and skills, interpersonal competence, and
enhanced abilities for theological reflection.
Clinically trained supervisors provide educa-
tional leadership. Placement limited to hospi-
tals, congregations, prisons, and other
institutions accredited by the Association for
Clinical Pastoral Education. Meets the D.Min.
requirement for Supervised Ministry. {C, T,
ML}
Any term, usually Summer 2 units / 6 credits

SM611 Clinical Pastoral Education
(Advanced Unit)

Staff

Additional units of CPE build upon the teach-
ings of the final unit and provide pastoral edu-
cation over a period of a full-year. Prerequisite:
Basic unit of CPE. Note: The maximum num-
ber of units one may apply to the M.Div. de-
gree is four. Additional units earned may be
applied to another degree program. {C, T, ML}
12-month period 2 units / 6 credits

SM417 Intern Year: Campus Ministry

Carroll

A full year in ministry in a college or univer-
sity context. Interns work with a church-re-
lated agency of campus ministry to serve
students, faculty, and /or administrative per-
sonnel. Supervision provided by an experi-
enced campus minister or other approved
clergy. Prerequisite: completion of at least 20
units. {C, ML}

12 months (full-time) 2 units, plus option ofl
additional unit for January elective

SM418 Intern Year: Independent Study

Carroll

An independent study available to students
who seek to gain significant experiences of
ministry under supervision in specialized ar-
eas not designated above in other yearlong
internships. Prerequisite: completion of at
least 20 units. (C, ML}
12 months (full-time) 2 units, plus option ofl
additional unit for January elective

SM615 Internship in Urban Ministry
(Basic)

Carroll

An internship in one of several ministry set-
tings seriously engaged in realities of the city,
especially in ministry to the poor; seeks to
develop insights and skills needed for effec-
tiveness in the urban context. {C, ML}
Summer (full-time) 2 units;
Fall or Spring (part-time) 1 unit per semester

SM617 Internship in Campus Ministry
(Basic)

Carroll

A basic introduction to ministry in the con-
text of a college or university community.
Campus chaplain or pastor of campus-related
congregation provides supervision. {C, ML}
Summer (full-time) 2 units;
Fall or spring (part-time) 1 unit per semester

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SM620 Congregation-Based Internship
(Advanced)

Carroll

An internship providing students with the
opportunity to gain congregational experience
beyond what is required in SM210. One may
concentrate on a specialization, e.g., Christian
education, pastoral care, social ministry, or
seek a broad range of experience. Designed to
develop further one's identity and competence
in ministry. Prerequisites: SM210 and comple-
tion of at least 20 units. {C, ML}
Summer (full-time) 2 units
Fall/Spring (part-time) 1 unit per semester

SM660 Internship in Criminal Justice

Carroll

An internship in a prison or other institution
to provide ministry to persons who are or have
been incarcerated. Orientation and supervi-
sion provided by a chaplain or other profes-
sional working in the particular institution. {C,
ML}

Summer (full-time) 2 units
Fall or Spring (part-time) 1 unit per semester

SM680 Practicum: General

Carroll

Designed by the D.Min. student and approved
supervisor; may be done in a variety of con-
texts. Emphasizes ministry with a focus dif-
ferent from those in SM 681-685. Students
engage in a ministry of the church, usually
outside the student's normal setting for min-
istry, and utilize an action-reflection learning
process with a peer group and approved su-
pervisor.
6 credits

SM681 Practicum in Preaching

Carroll

D.Min. students work with a peer group and
an approved supervisor to evaluate their own
preaching, learn from the preaching of others,
and utilize a variety of preaching resources.
6 credits

SM682 Practicum in Christian
Spirituality

Carroll

Recommended for D.Min. students in the

Christian Spirituality specialization. Involves

engagement in a ministry of the church related
to spiritual formation and sharing issues and
concerns in a peer group with an action-re-
flection process. Supervision by an approved
instructor.
6 credits

SM683 Practicum in Gospel and Culture

Carroll

Recommended for D.Min. students in the
Gospel and Culture specialization. Designed
to meet the major challenges of this special-
ization; involves students in a ministry of the
church with particular aspects of modern cul-
ture. Includes work with peer group and ap-
proved supervisor in an action-reflection
process.
6 credits

SM684 Practicum in Cross Cultural
Context

Carroll

Recommended for D.Min. students in the

Cross-Cultural specialization. Students from

different cultures work in pairs to experience

the ministry of their colleague.

6 credits

SM685 Practicum in Graduate Counseling

Staff

For graduate students in the pastoral coun-
seling program. Includes work under super-
vision at a local pastoral counseling center
accredited by the American Association of
Pastoral Counselors; counseling center certi-
fies achievement of the required level of per-
formance. Ordinarily, upon completion of the
practicum students will have sufficient super-
vision to apply for membership in the Ameri-
can Association of Pastoral Counselors.
Limited to students in the D.Min. in Pastoral
Counseling. Prerequisite: Oral examination by
professors and supervisors.
6 credits

SM690 Supervised Ministry: Independent
Study

Carroll

Summer (full-time) 2 units

Fall or Spring (part-time) 1 unit per semester

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Atlanta Theological Association Courses

The Th.D. and D.Min. programs consist prima-
rily of advanced courses provided by participat-
ing schools in the Atlanta Theological Association.
The 600 level courses in this catalog, together with
advanced courses at Candler School of Theology,
Erskine Theological Seminary, and Interdenomi-
national Theological Center, are open to students
in these programs. The following list includes
other courses specifically developed for the Th.D.
and D.Min. programs.

ATA401 Seminar on Ministry
Staff

A basic seminar on ministry theory and ca-
reer analysis required for all D.Min. students.
6 credits

ATA463 The Historical and Social

Dimensions of Contemporary
Pastoral Counseling

A.T.A. Staff

An examination of the modern history of pas-
toral counseling, including its roots in theol-
ogy, psychoanalysis, existential, and
humanistic psychology. Th.D. core course.
3 credits

ATA471 Human Being in Context

A.T.A. Staff

Theological and psychological theories of
personhood are examined to assess their rel-
evance for pastoral counseling. Th.D. core
course.
3 credits

ATA403 Project Proposal Workshop
Staff

Focuses on the theory of dissertation construc-
tion; assists students in developing project
proposals and understanding the use of the
library for dissertation research. Required of
Columbia D.Min. students.
January or July for no credit

ATA473 Pastoral Assessment, Healing, and
Change

A.T.A. Staff

The process of transformation and change is
considered from both theological and psycho-
logical perspectives. Th.D. core course.
3 credits

ATA421 Family System in Context

A.T.A. Staff

Places the family in context, historically,
culturally, and socially. Assumes that in
planning programs for their ministry to
families and responding to family programs
planned and marketed by others, both
parish ministers and those specializing in
counseling must place the family in context
in order to think critically and evaluatively
about family issues.
3 credits

ATA434 Exploring the Field of Family
Therapy

A.T.A. Staff

A survey course exploring the various

systems of family evaluationand counseling.

Special emphasis upon the works of major

theorists and clinicians such as Bowen,

Minuchin, Satir, Nagy, and Haley.

3 credits

ATA475 Pastoral Theological Method

A.T.A. Staff

The methodologies of theology and of pasto-
ral care are examined as a means of assisting
students in developing a pastoral theological
method appropriate to the ministry of pasto-
ral counseling. Th.D. core course.
3 credits

ATA476 Evaluation and Treatment in
Couples Therapy

A.T.A. Staff

Explores various treatment modalities of couples
therapy and applies them to clinical cases. Mod-
els of intervention with couples are compared
and contrasted along with comparison and con-
trast of relationally defined problems and issues
with individual psychopathology.
3 credits

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ATA477 Seminar in Pastoral Supervision

A.T.A. Staff

Provides doctoral students in pastoral coun-
seling with the experience of pastoral super-
vision under the guidance of clinical
supervisors. Acquaints students with the ex-
panding literature on pastoral supervision
from a variety of disciplines. Students may
register for ATA477 and ATA477b.
3 credits

ATA478 Group Therapy: Theory, Process,
and Application

A.T.A. Staff

Designed to provide a broad overview of
group therapy permitting moment by moment
and longer term conceptualizations of what
happens in group therapy, how this affects
individuals in the group, and how we may use
this effect therapeutically.
6 credits per year

ATA485 Counseling Practicum

Patton and Clinical Staff

In each term students engage in two to four
hours of counseling per week under supervi-
sion. Includes assigned readings and appro-
priate didactic materials. Students will register
for ATA485a "The Theory and Technique of
Individual Counseling," ATA485b "Assess-
ment and Treatment from the Perspective of
Ego Psychology and Object Relations Theory,"
ATA485c "Professional Development: Work-
ing with Disorders of the Self," and ATA485d
"Professional Development: The Therapist's
Self" for a total of 18 semester credits. Re-
quired of Th.D. students.
9 credits per year

ATA489 Directed Study

A.T.A. Staff

Taken at recommendation of the adviser.

Credit as assigned

ATA479 Family Development Through the
Life Cycle

A.T.A. Staff

Explores life cycle perspective on marital
and family life. Different phases of family
development throughout the life cycle and
their impact on people entering, living in
and leaving the family are explored along
with developmental, situation, and nodal
(divorce, retirement, and geographical
uprooting) crises and events faced by
families.
3 credits

ATA496 Doctoral Project

A.T.A. Staff

Required of all D.Min. students. May be
elected by Th.D. students instead of three cred-
its available in ATA 481.
6 credits

ATA481 Pastoral Counseling Research
Seminar

A.T.A. Staff

Research methodology in pastoral counseling
and pastoral theology. At least two semesters
of the seminar are required for Th.D. students,
and they may choose to take two additional
semesters of this course instead of registering
for three semester hours of ATA496, Doctoral
Project research. Open to D.Min. students in
pastoral counseling. (Th.D. students will reg-
ister for ATA481a, ATA481b, ATA481c,
ATA481d for a total of six semester credits).
3 credits per year

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Academic Notes and Policies

The following information pertains to students enrolled in Columbia's academic
degree programs. Additional policies and information related to a particular degree
program may be found in the student handbook for that program.

Basic Degree Students

Summer Greek School

Entering students in the M.Div. degree program are encouraged to have a reading
knowledge of New Testament Greek. For those students who are not prepared in
Greek, the seminary offers a two-unit course, B021, during the summer. The course
runs for an eight-week period and meets each weekday morning for two hours, with
small group afternoon tutorial sessions. Students who have successfully completed
two years of Greek in college or who pass a Greek qualifying examination are ex-
empt from B021.

Advanced Placement and Special Studies

Students who have strong backgrounds in particular fields of the curriculum or
who demonstrate unusual proficiency in their work are given opportunities for spe-
cial placement or for independent work. Requests for flexibility in a student's pro-
gram should be made to the Dean of Faculty. Students may be permitted advanced
placement if they can satisfactorily demonstrate that they have already achieved the
objectives of a given course. This means that they may be exempt from the course
and permitted to take an advanced course in the area.

Honors Program

Students in the Master of Divinity degree program who pass their mid-course
assessment with a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and a 3.60 average in the
proposed area of study may enter the Honors Program. Waiver of these require-
ments is by vote of the entire faculty in the proposed area of study. Students may
choose to work in the biblical, historical-doctrinal, or practical theology areas and
with a particular professor. The program consists of guided study in both long se-
mesters for a total of two units. For additional information, see the chairperson of
the area of interest.

Ordination Exams

Students in the Master of Divinity degree program who become candidates for
ordination in the Presbyterian Church (USA) are required to take written examina-
tions in the areas of Bible, theology, worship and sacraments, and polity. There is
ample opportunity within the regular basic degree curriculum to take course work
preparatory to the exams.

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Grading for Basic Degree Students

At the close of each term, grades are given to students according to the following
four-quality points system. A grade report is sent to each student and denomina-
tional supervisor, if applicable. For Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Theological
Studies, Unclassified, Special, and Occasional students, the criteria for grading are
creativity, mastery of material, skill in organizing and expressing ideas, and the abil-
ity to relate to other teachings. The grading system is:

A

' 4.0

Outstanding

A-

3.7

Superior

B+

3.3

Very good

B

3.0

Good

B-

2.7

Slightly above standard

C+

2.3

Standard

c

2.0

Slightly below standard

c-

1.7

Below standard

D

1.0

Serious deficiencies

F

0.0

Unacceptable

An E is given when a portion of the course requirements such as a major paper, an
examination or a project is unacceptable to the instructor. Unless such work is com-
pleted in acceptable form within the time extension, the E becomes a final grade of E
An F is given when the total work of the course is unacceptable or when work is not
completed within the term or by the conclusion of an approved extension.

Third year students may choose to take up to two units for H/S/U, with the
permission of the instructor, if permission is granted at the beginning of the term.

H honors, for work of exceptionally distinguished quality.

S satisfactory, for work which represents sufficient mastery of the content of the course to
merit recommendation for graduation.

U unsatisfactory, for work which represents insufficient mastery of the content of the course
to merit recommendation for graduation.

Temporary Grades for Basic Degree Students

Two temporary notations may be given in certain cases. "In Progress" (IP) is used
for courses or independent studies that are designed to cover more than one term.
"Incomplete" (Inc.) is used for late work when a written excuse has been approved
by the professor and the Dean of Faculty. Neither temporary notation carries credit.

Students are responsible for completing all incomplete work, including SM210
and independent studies, within the specific time set in the granted request. These
times cannot be set beyond the first class day of the winter term for the incomplete
work of the fall semester, the first class day of the second week of the spring semes-
ter for incomplete work of the winter term, June 1 for incomplete work of the spring

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semester, and the first class day of the fall semester for incomplete work of the sum-
mer term. For lengthy illnesses or similar reasons, a longer period may be estab-
lished, but ordinarily with a reduction of load in the following term. Failure to
complete the work within the time limit will result in a grade of F (or U) for the
portion of the course for which the extension was granted. Extension request forms
may be secured from the Office of the Dean of Faculty. The Registrar is instructed to
turn incompletes into F's or U's if the deadline for completing the work has passed.
In the case of coursework designed to extend more than one term, all of the above
rules apply in the final term for this work.

Unacceptable Work

A U given to a basic degree student may be remedied by further work in the
course, by repeating the course, or by taking an elective course relating to the area of
deficiency. A U given for unexcused late work shall normally require additional work.
A student whose work is unsatisfactory will be placed on probation. If the U is not
removed by the next term, the student will be dropped from school.

Probation

An entering basic degree student may be placed on probation due to deficiencies
in the student's undergraduate preparation. In addition, any student who fails to
make a 2.50 average in any term or whose cumulative grade point average falls be-
low 2.30 will be placed on academic probation for the next term.

Advanced Degree Students
Grading for Advanced Degree Students

The grading scale for Th.M., Th.D., and D.Min. students is:

A

4.0

A-

3.7

B+

3.3

B

3.0

B-

2.7

C+

2.3

C

2.0

F

0.0

A 3.00 average is required to remain in an advanced degree program. A grade of
C represents marginal work. A grade of F in any course or seminar ordinarily results
in termination from an advanced degree program.

Course Completion for Doctor of Ministry Students

If a course has assignments which require work to be completed after the last
class meeting, the student may have up to 60 days to complete the work. Under
unusual circumstances the student may petition the professor for an extension of an
additional 30 days. After that period has expired, the student is assigned a grade of
F if the professor has not received the assignment.

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All Degree Students

Moral Conduct

The faculty and the Board of Trustees of Columbia Theological Seminary reserve
the right to refuse to grant a degree to any individual in any degree program whose
moral conduct raises serious questions about that person's personal integrity or fit-
ness for service in the Christian church. Persons are accepted into degree programs
with the requirement that should they become the subject of criminal, civil, or eccle-
siastical proceedings they will report the fact of those proceedings and their out-
comes to the Judicial Commission of the faculty. The determination of when not to
award a degree based upon moral failings of the candidate is the sole and exclusive
province of the institution, represented by its faculty and Board of Trustees.

Independent Study

Students in all degree programs are encouraged to design and pursue their own
program of independent research and study as a part of the elective offerings. Con-
tracts for reading courses and research projects may be drawn up with faculty mem-
bers teaching in the area of the student's interest. Such courses provide students the
opportunity to investigate areas of specialized interest in which no regular electives
are offered.

Credit Valuation and Course Load

While the educational progress of the student cannot be ultimately measured by
the number of credits earned, a system of course valuation is necessary to assure
balance in the curriculum. Columbia estimates a semester credit as approximately
42 to 45 working hours, except for certain supervised ministry and clinical programs
whose work investment is determined by the contract for the particular course. Units
are equivalent to 150 hours. The satisfactory completion of a course, however, is
determined not by time invested but by goals and objectives achieved.

Appeals

Appeal of a grade given for work in a course or for the entire course may be
made: first, with the instructor; second, with the Dean of Faculty; third, as a last
appeal, by a written statement sent through the Dean of Faculty to the faculty.

Appeal of probation may be made to the Judicial Commission of the faculty
through the Dean of Faculty.

Appeal of suspension or dismissal from the seminary may be made to the Board
of Trustees by giving written notice to the president.

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Faculty

Laura S. Mendenhall 2000*

President

B.A. Austin College; M.A. Presbyterian School of Christian

Education; M.Div. San Francisco Theological Seminary; D.Min.

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary; Litt.D. Austin

College.

Her current research interests include the role of the sacraments in the
life of the church, the use of daily prayer in structuring Christian
community and strategies for faithful proclamation of Christian
stewardship.

Walter Brueggemann 1986

William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament

A.B. Elmhurst College; B.D. Eden Theological Seminary; Th.D.

Union Theological Seminary; Ph.D. St. Louis University

He is interested in interpretive issues that lie behind efforts at Old
Testament theology. They include the relation of the Old Testament to
the Christian canon, the Christian history of doctrine, Jewish-Christian
interactions, and the cultural reality of pluralism.

Thomas Erskine Clarke 1973

Professor of American Religious History

A.B. University of South Carolina; B.D. Columbia Theological

Seminary; Th.M., Ph.D. Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

His area of study is U.S. religious history, with special attention to the
relationship of religion to its social /cultural context and to the history
of religion in the South. He directs Columbia's international program.

Charles Blanton Cousar 1960

Samuel A. Cartledge Professor of New Testament Language, Literature,
and Exegesis

A.B. Davidson College; B.D. Columbia Theological Seminary;
Ph.D. University of Aberdeen

His area of current study involves a literary and theological
consideration of New Testament texts, with a special interest in the
interpretation of the letters of Paul.

The date after each name indicates the year service at Columbia Seminary began.

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Catherine Gunsalus Gonzalez 1974

Professor of Church History

B.A. Beaver College; S.T.B. Boston University School of

Theology; Ph.D. Boston University

She is particularly interested in the history of liturgy and how it displays
the situation and the theology of the people; the history of women in
the life of the church; and the effects on the church of the assimilation
of new cultural groups within its life.

Darrell L. Guder 1997

Peachtree Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth
Ph.D. University of Hamburg

His interests lie in the area of evangelism as domestic missiology. He is
involved in international theological education and in questions
concerning gospel and culture.

E. Elizabeth Johnson 1998

/. Davison Philips Professor of New Testament Language, Literature,

and Exegesis

B.G.S. Ohio University; M.Div, Ph.D. Princeton Theological

Seminary

She is interested in the ways the church uses the Bible to think about its
faith and life. She is particularly drawn to the Pauline letters and how
they invite us to engage in substantive theological reflection about who
God is and what Jesus' death and resurrection mean for human life
and society.

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D. Cameron Murchison, Jr. 1996

Professor of Ministry

B.A. Rhodes College; B.D. Union Theological Seminary in

Virginia; M.Phil., Ph.D. Yale University

He is interested in theological reflection which draws on all areas of
the theological curriculum to envision ministry more imaginatively and
to practice ministry more discerningly in areas such as stewardship,
polity vocation, church leadership, and congregational education.

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Kathleen M. O'Connor 1995

Professor of Old Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis
B.A. College of New Rochelle; M.A. Providence College; Ph.D.
Princeton Theological Seminary

She is interested in the ways local contexts are influencing
interpretations of the Bible around the globe. She is particularly
fascinated by feminist theologies, reader response criticism, and literary
theories, especially relating to the power of symbol and metaphor. Her
current research is in the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations.

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John Hull Patton 1965

Professor of Pastoral Theology and Director ofTh.D. Program
B.A., B.D. Emory University; Ph.D. The University of Chicago

His current interests are in pastoral counseling, pastoral care of marriage
and family, and in the study of interpretive methods for dealing with
the taped and written texts of pastoral relationships. He is a certified
supervisor of pastoral counseling, marriage and family therapy, and
clinical pastoral education.

George W. Stroup 1986

/. B. Green Professor of Theology

B.A. Rice University; B.D., S.T.M. Yale University;

M.A., Ph.D. Vanderbilt University

He is a seventeenth-century Calvinist whose research interests are
contemporary and constructive theology, including hermeneutics,
Christology, and the role of narrative in theology.

Brian A. Wren 2000

John and Miriam Conant Professor of Worship

B.A; M.A., D.Phil. Oxford University

He is interested in how public worship can be faithful to tradition, yet
at home in a multimedia culture; how liturgical speech can be clear,
memorable, and just; the theological importance of congregational song;
and new directions in hymnody and hymn-writing.

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Charles L. Campbell 1991

Associate Professor of Homiletics

B.A. Hendrix College; D.Min. Union Theological Seminary in

Virginia; S.T.M. Yale University; Ph.D. Duke University

He is interested in the biblical, theological, and ethical dimensions of
preaching and worship. More specifically, his work focuses on the
Christological and ecclesiological aspects of preaching and on the
implications of character ethics and contemporary Radical Reformation
ethics for preaching.

Robert Leon Carroll, Jr. 1983

Associate Professor of Supervised Ministry

B.S. University of Southern Mississippi; M.Div. Columbia

Theological Seminary

His interests include congregational studies, social ministry, especially
in the context of the urban church, and pastoral supervision.

Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi 1994

Associate Professor of World Christianity

B.G.S. University of Puerto Rico; M.Div. Evangelical Seminary

of Puerto Rico; Th.M., Ph.D. Princeton Theological Seminary

His research interests include historical, religious, and missiological
interpretations of the encounter of religions especially in Latin American
and the Caribbean; the globalization of Christianity and its challenges
to the Christian church; and themes, theories, and theology in the study
of religion.

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Ronald H. Cram 1991

Associate Professor of Christian Education

B.A. California State University, Long Beach; M.A., Ph.D.

Princeton Theological Seminary

His current research and teaching interests include the religious
education of children, ritual and religious education, moral education
and the practices of Christian faith, religious education in an era of
"expanding religion," teaching strategies for adult learners, and
reflective practice in religious education.

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Philip R. Gehman 1985

Dean of Students

A.B. Wheaton College; M.Div. Columbia Theological Seminary;

D.Min. Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

His current interests include the creation of a community environment
in which theological education may flourish, educational administration
and leadership, the preparation for ministry and call processes of the
PC(USA), and effective student transition into the practice of ministry.

life

Rodger Yutaka Nishioka 2000

Associate Professor of Christian Education

B.A. Seattle Pacific University; M.A.(TS.) McCormick Theological

Seminary

His broader focus is on equipping pastors for their role as teachers and
leaders in the educational ministry of the church. He brings particular
interest in building a congregation's youth ministry and is currently
researching what attracts young adults to the church.

Charles E. Raynal III 1999

Director of Advanced Studies and Associate Professor of Theology
B.A. Davidson College; B.D. Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia; M.A., Ph.D. Yale University

His areas of interest include pastoral ministry and Reformed theology,
which can nurture the life of the church through preaching, teaching,
pastoral care, and mission in and for the world.

Marcia Y. Riggs 1991

Associate Professor of Christian Ethics

A.B. Randolph-Macon Woman's College; M.Div. Yale Divinity

School; Ph.D. Vanderbilt University

Her current interests are in the areas of: descriptive ethical analysis
addressing the relationship between social processes of oppression and
socio-religious ethical praxis; ethical discourse which bridges the gap
between womanist religious scholarship and the practice of ministry in
the church; moral foundations for public policy; and, the church and its
role in social justice ministry.

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Stanley P. Saunders 1991

Associate Professor of New Testament

B.A. San Jose Bible College; M.Div. Emmanuel School of

Religion; Ph.D. Princeton Theological Seminary

His research and teaching interests focus on early Christian
understandings of "the last days/' the nature of the Church, spirituality
and ecclesial self-definition, with a special interest in the Gospel
according to Matthew.

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Sharon L. Mook 1999

Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology and Care

B.S. Slippery Rock University; M.Div. Princeton Theological

Seminary; D.Min. Southern Methodist University; Ph.D. Luther

Seminary

Her interests include the process of healing and reconciliation, with
particular concern for the care of clergy and clergy families; the
formation of well-grounded pastoral identities; and the interaction of
personal histories and social, economic, and cultural contexts in pastoral
care and counseling.

Mark Douglas 1999

Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics

B.A. Colorado College; M.Div, Th.M. Princeton Theological

Seminary; Ph.D. University of Virginia

His current research and teaching interests include ethics in neo-
orthodox theologies, medical and business ethics, the American
philosophical tradition of pragmatism, and the role of religion in
political philosophy.

Anna Carter Florence 1998

Assistant Professor of Preaching and Worship

B.A. Yale University; M.Div, Ph.D. Princeton Theological

Seminary

She is interested in historical, theological, aesthetic, and performative
dimensions of preaching and in reflecting on the theories and practices
that emerge when preaching engages other fields and different
traditions. Her current research focuses on testimony, feminist theology,
the role of experience in preaching, and the history of preaching women.

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Christine Roy Yoder 1998

Assistant Professor of Old Testament Language, Literature, and

Exegesis

B.A. Swarthmore College; M.Div., Ph.D. Princeton Theological

Seminary

Her research interests include creation theology, wisdom literature, the
socio-historical and theological dynamics of the post-exilic period,
women in the Bible, and the history and methodology of biblical
interpretation.

Margit Ernst 1999

Instructor of Theology

Dipl. Theo., University of Goettingen; Ph.D. candidate

Her current research and teaching interests focus on rediscovering the
meaning of the principle "Reformed but always being reformed by the
Word of God" in view of contemporary challenges of the church.

John William Harkins III 1999

Instructor of Pastoral Theology and Care

B.A. Rhodes College; M.Div. Vanderbilt University Divinity

School, Ph.D. Candidate, Vanderbilt University

He is interested in applications of pastoral theology, care, and counseling
to both congregational life and clinical settings. Research interests
include psychoanalytic theory, marriage and family therapy, and
psychological /religious dimensions of literature and film.

M. Tim Browning 1995

Director of the John Bulow Campbell Library

B.A. Barton College; M.Div. Lexington Theological Seminary;

M.S.L.S. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

He is interested in the information needs and library usage patterns of
church members and ministers and also in the history of the Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ).

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Richard S. Dietrich 1992

Director of the Lay Institute of Faith and Life

B.A. Carleton College; M.A. Tulane University; D.Min. Union

Theological Seminary in Virginia

It is in the lives of Christian lay people that faith and culture meet. He
is interested in how lay people have lived and continue to live faithfully
in their various cultures - at home, at work, in their communities, at
church.

David G. Forney 1999

Associate Dean of Faculty

B.S.C.E. University of Kansas; M.Div. Princeton Theological

Seminary; Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin

His research interests include research methodologies and the ways of
knowing, particularly in the area of hermeneutics. His interest in
institutional research focuses on organizational theory and behavior,
specifically loosely coupled systems theory as a heuristic tool for
exploring the relationship between seminaries and their denominations.

Julie A. Johnson 1995

Director of Certificate Program in Christian Spirituality

B.A. Purdue University; M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary;

D.Min. Columbia Theological Seminary

Her interest is in the area of Christian spirituality with a emphasis on
spiritual formation and spiritual leadership for clergy and layleaders.

James O. Watkins, Jr. 2000

Director of the Faith and the City Program

B.S.I.M. Georgia Institute of Technology; M.Div. Columbia

Theological Seminary

His current research, programming, and teaching interests are focused
on helping the church rediscover, reaffirm, and reassert the Reformed
concept of public leadership.

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H. Stanley Wood 1997

Director of the Center for New Church Development

B.A. San Diego State University; M.Div, Th.M. Princeton

Theological Seminary; D.Min. Fuller Theological Seminary;

Ph.D. University of Aberdeen

His research and teaching interests focus on new church development,
evangelism and church development, church renewal, and the study
of demographics in relation to ministry.

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Adjunct /Visiting Professors

Eberhard Busch, Ph.D.
Dana Campbell, M.Ed.
Jerry A. Gladsen, Ph.D.
Shirley Guthrie, Ph.D.
Michael Hegeman, M.Div.
Joyce Holly day, M.Div.
Wade P. Huie, Ph.D.
Rodney Hunter, Ph.D.

C. Benton Kline, Ph.D.
Calvin W. Kropp, Th.D.
Wayne Merritt, Ph.D.
Marsha Snulligan-Haney, Ph.D.
Dorinda Trouteaud, Th.M.
Carol Wade, B.A.
Bryan Whitfield, M.Div.

Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisors

Robin Booth
Robin C. Brown-Haithco
Charles A. Carpenter
Franklin D. Duncan
Kerry Duncan
Deryck Durston
Brenda K. Green
Jasper N. Keith, Jr.
Eugene T. Locke
Janet M. Lutz

Robert R. Morris
Thomas N. Mozley III
Miriam A. Needham
Dorothy Dale Owen
William Reynolds
Maureen Shelton
Teresa Elaine Snorton
Elwood H. Spackman, Jr.
Joseph W. Whitwell, Jr.
Taliaferro Williamson

Supervising Pastors and Congregations
for Parish-Based Internships 2000

Pamela Anderson
Harry Barrow
John Bell
Charles Black
Ronald Bowie
Brian Clark
Mary Jane Cornell
Kermit Dancy
Joe Donaho
Timothy Duncan
Steven Eason
Coile Estes
Daniel Gates
Iain Inglis
Julie Johnson
Walter Jones
Alfred Kanga
Jasper Keith
Benton Laughlin
Jae Hoon Lee
Carl Marshall
Nancy Mikoski
Barbara McDevitt
Stephen Montgomery

Oconee Presbyterian Church, Watkinsville, Georgia

Newnan Presbyterian Church, Newnan, Georgia

First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Georgia

First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia

First Presbyterian Church, Boone, North Carolina

Riverside Presbyterian Church, Sterling, Virginia

Druid Hills Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia

Mt. Jefferson Presbyterian Church, West Jefferson, North Carolina

Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina

Shandon Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina

Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia

East Highland United Methodist Church, Columbus, Georgia

Presbyterian Church of St. Andrew, Atlanta, Georgia

Ray Thomas Memorial Presbyterian Church, Marietta, Georgia

Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, Alpharetta, Georgia

Ngecha Parish PCEA, Ngecha, Kenya

Decatur Presbyterian Church, Decatur, Georgia

Austell Presbyterian Church, Austell, Georgia

Onnuri Church, Seoul, Korea

Monticello Presbyterian Church, Monticello, Georgia

Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia

First Presbyterian Church, Bozeman, Montana

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Tucker, Georgia

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Vance Nesbit
Paul Osborne
Roland Purdue
Patrick Rabun
James Richardson
Kimberly Richter
Margaret Shafer
Judd Shaw
Preston Shealy
Earl Smith
Maetta Snyder
Andrew Sparks
Nibs Stroupe
Alastair Symington
Joseph Thompson
Dorinda Trouteaud

Julian Walthall
Theodore Wardlaw
Scott Weimer
Laurie Wheeler
Craig Williams

Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, Kennesaw, Georgia

Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia

Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee

Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia

Fort Hill Presbyterian Church, Clemson, South Carolina

Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Asheville, North Carolina

Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, New York

Farrugut Presbyterian Church, Farragut, Tennessee

White Bluff Presbyterian Church, Savannah, Georgia

Lakeview Presbyterian Church, St. Petersburg, Florida

Westminster United Presbyterian Church, Emporia, Kansas

Beth Messiah Congregation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, Decatur, Georgia

Troon Parish, Church of Scotland, Troon, Scotland

Hillside Presbyterian Church, Decatur, Georgia

First Presbyterian Church of Manchester- Warm Springs, Warm

Springs, Georgia
Central Presbyterian Church, Mobile, Alabama
Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia
North Avenue Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia
Church at the Center, Seattle, Washington
Trabuco Presbyterian Church, Trabuco Canyon, California

Supervisors and Institutions for Internships
in Specialized Ministries 2000

Jimmie Hawkins Covenant Presbyterian Church, Durham, North Carolina

Wade Huie Independent Study, Columbia Theological Seminary

Joan Malick Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, Indiana

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Professors Emeriti

C. Benton Kline, Jr.
President Emeritus

A.B. College of Wooster; B.D., Th.M. Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D. Yale

University

J. Davison Philips

President Emeritus

A.B. Hampden-Sydney College; B.D. Columbia Theological Seminary; Ph.D. University
of Edinburgh; D.D. Presbyterian College; D.D. Hampden-Sydney College

Douglas W. Oldenburg

President Emeritus

B.S. Davidson College; B.D. Union Theological Seminary in Virginia; S.T.M. Yale
University Divinity School; D.D. Davis and Elkins College; D.D. St. Andrews
Presbyterian College; LL.D. Davidson College

F. Sidney Anderson, Jr.

B.A. Hampden-Sydney College; B.D., Th.M. Columbia Theological Seminary

George Thompson Brown

B.S. Davidson College; Th.M. Princeton Theological Seminary; B.D., Th.D. Union
Theological Seminary in Virginia

James Herbert Gailey, Jr.

A.B. Davidson College; B.D. Columbia Theological Seminary; Th.M., Th.D. Princeton
Theological Seminary

Shirley Caperton Guthrie, Jr.

A.B. Austin College; B.D. Princeton Theological Seminary; Dr. Theol. University of Basel

Douglas W. Hix

B.A. Davidson College; B.D. Columbia Theological Seminary; Ph.D. Duke University

Wade Prichard Huie, Jr.

A.B. Emory University; B.D. Columbia Theological Seminary; Ph.D. University of
Edinburgh

Oscar J. Hussel

B.S. University of Cincinnati; M.A. McCormick Theological Seminary; Ed.D. Columbia
University and Union Theological Seminary

Ben Campbell Johnson

B.A. Asbury College; B.D. Asbury Theological Seminary; Th.M. Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary; D.Min. San Francisco Theological Seminary; Ph.D. Emory
University.

Jasper Newton Keith, Jr.

A.B. Mercer University; M.Div. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.D. Columbia
Theological Seminary

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James D. Newsome, Jr.

B.A. Millsaps College; B.D., Th.M. Columbia Theological Seminary; Ph.D. Vanderbilt
University

J. Will Ormond

A.B. University of Alabama; B.D. Columbia Theological Seminary; Th.M. Princeton
Theological Seminary; Ph.D. University of Glasgow; D.D. Southwestern at Memphis

Harold Bailey Prince

A.B., M.A. University of South Carolina; M.L. Emory University; B.D. Columbia
Theological Seminary

Robert H. Ramey, Jr.

B.A./B.S. Hampden-Sydney College; B.D., Th.M., D.Min. Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia; D.D. Hampden-Sydney College

Hubert Vance Taylor

A.B. Lafayette College; B.Mus. Westminster Choir College; B.D. Columbia Theological
Seminary; Ph.D. Northwestern University

Ronald Stewart Wallace

B.Sc, M.A., Ph.D. University of Edinburgh

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Staff

Office of the President

Laura S. Mendenhall, President
Linda Moore, Administrative Assistant

Office of Academic Affairs

T. Erskine Clarke, Acting Dean of Faculty
David Forney, Associate Dean of Faculty
Linda G. Sabo, Registrar
Leon Harris, Network Systems Coordinator
Dana Campbell, Instructor in Writing
Jane Gleim, Administrative Assistant

Office of Advanced Studies

Charles E. Raynal III, Director

Michael Medford, Administrative Assistant

Office of Supervised Ministry

Robert Leon Carroll, Jr., Director
Rhonda Weary, Staff Associate

Center for New Church
Development

H. Stanley Wood, Director
Jeff Longmire, Staff Associate

Christian Spirituality Program

Julie Johnson, Director
Audrey Ivester, Staff Associate
Lori Miller, Staff Associate

Continuing Education

Mary Miller Brueggemann, Interim Director
Azizi Awolana, Staff Associate

Faith and the City Program

James O. Watkins, Director
Rhonda Weary, Staff Associate

International Programs

T. Erskine Clarke, Director

D. Cameron Murchison, Jr., Associate Director

Bonnie Shoemaker, Administrative Assistant

Lay Institute of Faith and Life

Richard S. Dietrich, Director

Linda Morningstar, Associate Director

Charlotte Kuehn, Staff Associate

John Bulow Campbell Library

M. Tim Browning, Director of the Library
Richard Blake, Reference Librarian
Brian Copeland, Processing Assistant
Linda K. Davis, Special Collections Librarian
Licia F. Duncan, Systems Librarian
Rachael Glass, Cataloging Assistant
Clayton H. Hulet, Reference Librarian
Tammy Johnson, Technical Services

Librarian
Mary Martha Riviere, Circulation Librarian
Kyle Segars, Copy Cataloger
Barbara Sims-King, Serials /Interlibrary

Loan Assistant
Joan Speaks, Library Staff Associate
Randy Tyndall, Media Specialist
Carol Wade, Acquisitions Assistant

Faculty Support Staff

Debbie Hitchcock, Staff Associate for Pastoral

Care
Tempie Alexander, Secretary

Office of Student Life

Philip R. Gehman, Vice President for Student

Life and Dean of Students
Ernestine B. Cole, Associate Dean of Students
Jerri R. Norris, Administrative Assistant

Office of Admissions

Ann Clay Adams, Director of Admissions
Jewel E. Kirkus, Staff Associate

Office of Financial Aid

Robin S. Dietrich, Director

Office of Business and Finance

Martin Sadler, Vice President for Business

and Finance
Holly Caswell, Assistant Treasurer
Marilyn Ault, Bookkeeper
Leisa McDonald, Facilities Coordinator
Judy Graves, Staff Associate

Bookstore

Joan Murchison, Interim Bookstore Manager

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Buildings and Grounds

A. Cecil Moore, Jr., Superintendent
Betty Cook, Housekeeper
Lillie Cook, Housekeeper
Eloise Hancock, Housekeeper
Golden Griffieth, Maintenance
Larry Griffin, Maintenance
Alexander Oliver, Maintenance

Office of Development and
Seminary Relations

Richard DuBose, Vice President of

Development and Seminary Relations
Michael Carey, Director of Gift Planning
Juliette Harper, Director of Publications and
Publicity

Angus McQueen, Director of Development

Services
James Speed, Director of Alumni/ Alumnae

and Church Relations
Caitlin Way, Director of the Annual Fund
M. Neely Young, Director of Major Gifts
Elizabeth Orth, Administrative Assistant
Barbara Poe, Alumni /Alumnae and Church

Relations Assistant
Diane Thorne, Gift Records Coordinator
Kristen Anderson, Prospect Researcher
Julia Greene, Staff Associate for

Development
Kay Gehman, Receptionist
Mary Alice Kemp, Receptionist
Bonneau Dickson, Field Representative

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Support of Columbia Seminary

Since 1828, the mission of Columbia Theological Seminary has been to prepare
ministers to proclaim the Gospel. In addition to providing the initial preparation for
ministry, we are committed to nurturing those already ordained through continuing
education and serving as a resource and intellectual center for the entire church.

Support from individuals, churches, church-related organizations, and founda-
tions (in the form of new gifts, gifts to endowment, and endowment income from
previous gifts) account for 71.6 percent of the seminary's annual budget. The re-
mainder comes from tuition and fees (16 percent), revenue from continuing educa-
tion and other seminary programs (10.4 percent), and the Theological Education Fund
of the Presbyterian Church (USA) (2 percent).

The seminary is deeply grateful to those churches and individuals who continue
to support Columbia with their many gifts of financial support and their prayers.
Columbia is also indebted to its supporting synods for their endorsement and assis-
tance in increasing the seminary's endowment through capital fund campaigns.

Columbia Friendship Circle

The Columbia Friendship Circle consists of thousands of Presbyterian Women
throughout the church who provide invaluable service to the seminary by praying
for the seminary and telling its story; encouraging promising men and women to
consider the ministry and Columbia Seminary; visiting Columbia Seminary regu-
larly and participating in the life of the school; and providing financial assistance to
the seminary in response to specific needs each year.

Columbia is most grateful for the support it receives from the Columbia Friend-
ship Circle, now more than $40,000 annually.

Alumni /Alumnae Association

All alumni /alumnae of Columbia Seminary are members of the Alumni/Alum-
nae Association. They are represented by an Alumni /Alumnae Council. Classes hold
yearly reunions during the Columbia Colloquium, a special lecture series for alumni/
alumnae and other clergy.

A highlight of this annual meeting is the presentation of the Distinguished Ser-
vice Awards. These awards, based on nominations from Columbia alumni /alum-
nae, are presented to alumni /alumnae who have distinguished themselves in faithful
service to ministry and the church. The 2000 recipients were Harry F. Petersen '58
and John N. Somerville '53.

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Alumni /ae Association Council

Executive Committee

President
Vice President
Secretary
Past President

Mary Amos '84
Stephen Bacon '61
Ronald Botsford '71
Francis Burriss '83
Robert Dendy '57

David J. Bailey '82
Harry Barrow '74
Janice L. Blissit '86
James E. Bowden '64
Bert K. Carmichael '67

Sid Burgess '90
Kevin Campbell '98
Bill Crosland '52
Joan Gray '76
Luke Harkey '74

John Bell '88
Michael Carey '86
Laura Cunningham '98
Richard Cushman '65
Ford G'Segner '70

Membership
Class of 2001

Class of 2002

Class of 2003

Class of 2004

Steve Sloop '68
Debbie Wells '91
Joan Gray '76
Ford G'Segner '70

Eleana Garrett '95
Ford G'Segner '70
Paul Lang '92
Gary Waller '59

Libby Inman '92
Lamar Potts '74
James T. Richardson '65
Stephen Sloop '68
Billy Wade '80

Ray Howe '62
Jackie Lindberg '97
Jake Marshall '93
Steve Vance '81
Debbie Wells '91

Norman McCrummen '92
Jim Quillin '73
Carl Schlich '69
Doug Slagle '68
Beth Yarborough '99

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Board of Trustees

Dr. Joanna M. Adams

Chair
Mr. David Quattlebaum

Vice Chair

The Rev. David B. Cozad

Secretary
Mrs. Linda S. Moore

Assistant Secretary

Synod of South Atlantic

Mr. Howell E. Adams, Jr. (2001)

Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. James Adams (2002)

Toccoa, Georgia
Dr. Joanna M. Adams (2003)

Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. John G. Aldridge (2002)

Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. John N. Bartholomew (2002)

Jacksonville, Florida
Mrs. Frankie Calcote (2003)

Charleston, South Carolina
Mrs. Ann D. Cousins (2001)

Atlanta, Georgia
The Rev. David Cozad (2003)

Sarasota, Florida
Dr. Richard M. Cromie (2001)

Palm Beach, Florida
Mrs. Claire Cross (2003)

Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Charles Heyward (2002)

St. James Island, South Carolina
Mr. Dennis Love (2002)

Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. William S. Morris III (2001)

Augusta, Georgia
Dr. John Park (2003)

Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Robert Pattillo (2003)

Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. William Pender (2002)

Rock Hill, South Carolina
Mr. David Quattlebaum (2001)

Greenville, South Carolina
Mr. Jefferson V. Smith (2001)

Greer, South Carolina
Mrs. Lois Stroman (2003)

Dublin, Georgia
Mrs. Sue Wieland (2002)

Atlanta, Georgia

Synod of Living Waters
Mrs. Suzanne Benton (2001)

Birmingham, Alabama
The Rev. Gary Bullard (2002)

Kingsport, Tennessee
Mr. Sam Gregorio (2002)

Lexington, Kentucky
Mr. Harvie Jordan (2003)

Mobile, Alabama
Mrs. Betty Nichols (2003)

Jackson, Mississippi
Dr. Lena Pruitt (2002)

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Mrs. Barbara Wicks (2003)

Memphis, Tennessee
Mr. Thomas Yount (2001)

Nashville, Tennessee

At Large

Mr. John A. Conant (2001)

Atlanta, Georgia
Mrs. Florida S. Ellis (2002)

Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Vernon Hunter (2003)

Mobile, Alabama
Dr. James S. Lowry (2002)

New Bern, North Carolina
Mr. Pat Patrick (2001)

Covington, Georgia
Ms. Karen T. Ricks (2001)

Decatur, Georgia
Mr. William E.Scheu (2001)

Jacksonville, Florida
Mr. Frank Skinner (2002)

Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. John H. Weitnauer, Jr. (2003)

Atlanta, Georgia
Mrs. Rosalyn H. White (2003)

Washington, D.C.
Dr. Laura S. Mendenhall (President)

Decatur, Georgia

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Students

Graduating Class of 2000

Doctor of Ministry

Daniel Mark Andriacco

Brant Dale Baker

Royce Windham Ballard

Garry Keith Brantley

Beverly Ann Brigman

Edward Johnson Britt

Bradley Terry Bromling

Walter M. Brown, Jr.

Monica Georgia Burgher

Robert McCurry Burns

Ella Franklin Busby

Vincent Leroy Campbell

Alan L. Carden

Sung Yn Cho

Elsa Lanetta Clarke

Todd Andrew Collier

Charles Gregory Darden

David Walter Fahner

Thomas Earl Gilmore

Gerald Leonard Gray

Gregory Erwin Griffith

Guy Davis Griffith

Fred Buis Hembree, Jr.

James Boren Higgins

Lowell D. Ingram

Michael Egerton Johnson

Hugh Colson Jones

P. Joseph Lawrence

Dirk McCoy Lesnett

Thomas Griffith Lewis

Eustace St. Orban McCollin-Moore

Terry Lyn Moore

Hector Ortiz

Kenneth Leon Payne

Judith Ellen Rarick

George Moyer Rawn

James Windsor Riley

Charles Louis Rolen

Carol Benz Scott

Tommy Register Sikes

James Douglas Simpson

Scott Gerald Slater

Earl Joseph Smith

Douglas Ray Stephenson

Susan Renee Street-Beavers

Augustus Ernest Succop III

Rinaldo D. Hernandez Torres

Donald Arthur Wehmeyer
James Richard Weldon, Jr.
Gregory Van Wilson
L. David Wyly III

Master of Theology

David M. Anderson, Jr.
Festus Kaburu Gitonga
Seong Chan Kim
Woocheol Kim
Retief Muller
Tomu Sakon

Zebulun DeLoach Smith, Jr.
Edit Szerena Vass

Master of Divinity

Robert Meredith Alexander
Laurie Ann Armstrong
Michael Reaves Bailey
Rachael Elaine Banzhoff
Kathryn Gordon Blocher
Michael Anthony Brazelle
Jonathan Eric Carroll
Brandi Richelle Casto
Kathy Kyung Ah Chung
Cynthia Denise Clarke
Lattie Floyd Collins
Kathleen Noel Crighton
Emily Rebecca Davis
Sherry Bohlen Edwards
Amy Kristina Erickson
Gordon Arnold Foltz
Barbara Thompson Francis
John Robert Gross
Richard Barclay Holmes
Barry Dean Jenkins
Carol Elaine Johnson
Frances Brown King
Robert Steven Laukoter
Janet Lorraine Looby
Catherine Clark Manson
Cynthia McPheeters Montgomery
Sidney Keith Morrison
Sarah Elizabeth Parker
Jeanette Pinkston
Luke Anthony Ponder
Joan Martin Quinn
Carol Lee Tipton Read

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David Allen Rich
Jason Scott Robbins
Annette Carlton Rogers
Thomas Oscar Smith
Janelle Leigh Tibbetts
Christine Louise Tiller
Elizabeth Guillan Walker
Connie Stoutt Weaver
William Wain Wesberry
Chandler Michael Willis

Sandra Shea Wilmesherr
Rachel Elizabeth Winter
Brian Christopher Wyatt
Yuching Eunice Yang

Master of Arts in Theological
Studies

Susan Darr Buell

Audrey Edmundson Lenhart

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2000-01 Academic Scholarship Recipients

Dr. Vernon S. Broyles, Jr. Scholarships

David Bender
Stephanie Boardman
Betsy Flory

John Bulow Campbell Scholarships

Shelaine Bird

Mary Ann McKibben Dana

Laurie Fields

George Henry Cornelson Scholarships

Cynthia Benz
Phillip Dennis
Christopher Denny

The Reverend Harry Keller Holland Scholarship

Pendleton Peery

Honor Scholarships

Joshua Braley
Joseph Moore

/. Erskine Love, Jr. Merit Scholarships

Elizabeth Goodrich

Florence Hill Morris Memorial Scholarships

Lisa Eye

Katherine Foster Connors

Michael Kirby

John L. Newton Scholarships

Shelia Council
Eric Dillenbeck
Kari McFarland
Daniel Matthews

John I. Smith Scholarships

Anne Apple
Margaret Beamguard
Kathryn Summers Bean
Susanna Hendy

Smith-Thompson Scholarships

Joseph Albright
Mary Alice Haynie
Bryan Stamper

Blaine Hill
Shannon O'Leary
Rix Threadgill

Andrew Foster Connors
Laurel Nelson
Rebekah Shaffer

Daniel Hart
Amy Lehr
Pressley Neal

J.M. Tull Scholarships

Emily Heath
David Knauert
Andrew Meyers

Caroline Rhoads
Barnabas Sprinkle

Christopher Tuttle

Kendal Land
James Wells
Jannan Wertzberger

Nancy Oehler
Timothy Reynolds
Ashley Seaman
Wendy Yow

Bettina Kilburn
Clayton Rascoe
Robert Williamson

Todd Sutton
Susan Verbrugge

Ruth Ann Steen
James Thomas
Jennifer Wilson

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2000-2001 Students Enrolled in Degree Programs
Doctor of Theology

Jeanie Marie Griffin
Denver, Colorado

Elizabeth Emma Inman
Decatur, Georgia

Dennis Justin Jarvis
Tunnel Hill, Georgia

Josephine Elizabeth Kee-Rees
Decatur, Georgia

Gyeong Kim

Decatur, Georgia

Insook Lee

Decatur, Georgia

Albert Benjamin Moravitz
Marietta, Georgia

Francesca Debora Nuzzolese
Decatur, Georgia

Sophia Park

Stockbridge, Georgia

Annette Carlton Rogers
Easley, South Carolina

Melissa Dawn Sexton
Knoxville, Tennessee

David Stewart Shew
Decatur, Georgia

Paul Russell Thim
Decatur, Georgia

Elizabeth Denham Thompson
Littleton, Colorado

Janet Deitrich Williams
Doraville, Georgia

B.S., Flagler College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A., Western New Mexico University

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

B.S., Centenary College

M.Div, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

B.A., Han Nam University

M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Th.M., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

B.A., M.A., Sogan University

Ed.S., University of Georgia

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A., Newberry College

M.Div., Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

B.D., Baptist Theological Seminary ofRuschliken
Th.M., Melbourne College of Divinity

B.A., Westmont College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A., Davidson College

M.S.W., University of South Carolina

M.Div. Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A., Furman University

M.Div., Candler Theological Seminary at Emory University

A.B., Hampshire College

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary, New York

B.A., Swarthmore College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

B.S., Baylor University

M.Div., Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

B.A., University of Georgia

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

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Doctor of Ministry

Taeho Ahn

Leonia, New Jersey

B.A., Seoul National University

M.Div., Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary

John W. Ailstock

Hagerstown, Maryland

B.A., College of Charleston

J.D., University of South Carolina

M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Dougald W.B. Alexander
St. James, Jamaica

Dip., B.A.T., United Theological College of the West Indies

James Avery Alexander
Newnan, Georgia

B.A., Oklahoma City University

M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center

Emily Jane Anderson
Maryville, Tennessee

B.A., Vanderbilt University

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

John H. Anderson

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

B.S., Alcorn State University
J.D., University of Mississippi
M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary

Louie Verner Andrews
San Angelo, Texas

B.A., King College

M.A., Presbyterian School of Christian Education

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

Jimmy Robert Asbell, Jr.
Macon, Georgia

B.A., Wofford College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

George A. Ashford

Spartanburg, South Carolina

B.S., South Carolina State University

M. Div., Interdenominational Theological Center

Stephen Warren Austin
Social Circle, Georgia

B.A., Point Loma College

M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary

Sandra Kay Avent
Atlanta, Georgia

B.S., Tennessee State University

M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center

Th.M., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

Charles O. Ayars

Massapequa, New York

B.A., United States International University
M.Div, Fuller Theological Seminary

Eugen Graybill Bach, Jr.
Kershaw, South Carolina

B.A., King College

M.Div., Erskine Theological Seminary

Alvin Rudolph Bailey
St. Catherine, Jamaica

A.B., University of Technology

M.A., Caribbean Graduate School of Theology

Edna Jacobs Banes
Alexandria, Virginia

B.S., Presbyterian College

M.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha

M.Div., Virginia Theological Seminary

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Marcus Raymond Barber
Horn Lake, Mississippi

James Warren Barnum
Wantagh, New York

B.S., Central Oklahoma State University
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., Taylor University

M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Glenn Thomas Batten

Laurinburg, North Carolina

Eric Arthur Dean Bell
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Dameon Andrew Black
St. Catherine, Jamaica

B.A., St. Andrews Presbyterian College
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

B.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

B.A., Jamaican Theological Seminary

Fyfe Blair

Aberdeen, Scotland

B.A., University of Edinburgh
B.D., University of Aberdeen

John Gloman Blewitt
Cardiff, Maryland

B.A., Westminster College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

David Lewis Boumgarden
Naperville, Illinois

B.A., Michigan State University

M.Div., Gordon-Conzuell Theological Seminary

Frances Wood Bragan

West Columbia, South Carolina

B.S., Southern Wesleyan University
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Cynthia W. Brasher
Ft. Myers, Florida

B.A., Wingate College

M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Lloyd Vernon Braswell
Durham, North Carolina

B.A., Wingate College

M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

John Cecil Brearley

Greer, South Carolina

B.A., Presbyterian College

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

Yvonne Marcia Bright
Kingston, Jamaica

Dip., Mico Teachers' College

B.A., United Theological College of the West Indies

Mark R. Broadhead
Tallahassee, Florida

B.A., Stetson University

M.Div., Lancaster Theological Seminary

John Milla Brown, Jr.
McDonough, Georgia

B.A., University of Georgia

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

Carlton P. Byrd

Madison, Tennessee

B.A., Oakwood College

B.S., Andrews University

M.Div., Seventh Day Adventist Theological Seminary

Carol Jaynes Byrd

Denver, North Carolina

B.A., Berea College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

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Chads M. Caldwell
Edwards, Colorado

Kathryn Johnson Cameron
Nellysford, Virginia

B.A., Mary Baldwin College

M.Phil., St. Andrews University

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

M.Div., Yale University Divinity School

M.R.E., Presbyterian School of Christian Education

Mary Blanche Campbell
Kingston, Jamaica

B.A., University of West Indies

M.A., United Theological College of the West Indies

William E. Carpenter
Suwanee, Georgia

B.A., Lambuth College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

M.A., West Georgia College

James Alan Carr

Clayton, North Carolina

B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Samuel David Carriker

Cleveland, North Carolina

B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Janet Nolting Carter
Topeka, Kansas

A.B., Duke University

M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania

M.Div., McCormick Theological Seminary

Winston Anthony Carter
St. Catherine, Jamaica

B.A., M.A., United Theological College of the West Indies

Gray Vaughan Chandler

Fayetteville, North Carolina

B.G.S., Virginia Commonwealth University
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

Robert Fleming Chastain
Florence, South Carolina

B.B.A., Georgia State University
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Beverly Lynn Cheyney
Santa Monica, California

B.A., Wheaton College

M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary

Valerie Chillis

Marietta, Georgia

B.S., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
M.Div., Howard University School of Divinity

Hyun Sung Cho

New Canaan, Connecticut

Dip., Presbyterian College

M.Div., New Brunswick Theological Seminary

David Alexander Choate
Phoenix, Arizona

B.A., University of Cincinnati

M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Thomas E. Clark, Jr.
Jackson, Mississippi

B.S., Mississippi State University

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

113

Winston Sylvester Clemetson
Kingston, Jamaica

David D. Colby

Wilmington, Delaware

Dennis Robert Coon
Des Moines, Iowa

Joseph A. Cordero
Pearland, Texas

Mary Jane Cornell
Decatur, Georgia

B.A., Calabar Theological College

M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

B.A., Macalester College

M.Div., McCormick Theological Seminary

B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa
M.Div., St. Paul School of Theology

B.A., University of Alabama

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A., Agnes Scott College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

David Bruce Cozad
Sarasota, Florida

B.A., Eckerd College

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

M.S.P., Florida State University

John Gordon Crawford
Nashville, Tennessee

B.S., Union University

M.Div., Vanderbilt University Divinity School

William Patten Carajanos Crawford
Larchmont, New York

B.A., Westminster College

M.Div., M.S.T., Union Theological Seminary, New York

Douglas Dean Cushing

Spartanburg, South Carolina

B.S., Carroll College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Lisa Gayle Danielson
Sidney, Ohio

B.S., Illinois State University

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

Darlene Elizabeth Davis
Largo, Florida

B.A., Mercyhurst College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Edward C. Dawkins

Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas

B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Clark Gregory DeLoach III
Marietta, Georgia

B.S., Shorter College

M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Susan L. Denne

Rock Hill, South Carolina

B.A., Oglethorpe University

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Christopher Wright Denson
Hokes Bluff, Alabama

B.A., Birmingham Southern College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

Sue Rodelius Dickson
El Paso, Texas

B.A., Indiana University

M.Div., University of Dubuque Theological Seminary

John C. Doubles

Hartsville, South Carolina

B.S., Wofford College

B.A., Coker College

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

114

Barbara Deemer Douglass
Dunwoody, Georgia

B.A., Hollins College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Lemuel Tyler Downing III
Lilburn, Georgia

A.B., Davidson College

M.A., Virginia Commonwealth University

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Alfred Gordon Drummond
Perth, Scotland

Dip., Bible Training Institute
B.D., Glasgow University

John Edmund Dukes
Monroe, Georgia

B. A., Auburn University

M.Div., University of the South School of Theology

Kerry Perron Duncan
Snellville, Georgia

B.A., University of Georgia

M.Div. ,Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary

Priscilla Bingham Durkin

Wadesboro, North Carolina

B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
M.Div., Wesley Theological Seminary

Neal Christopher Earley
Apilion, Nebraska

B.A., Columbia College

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary, New York

Janice Lynne Edmiston
Arlington, Virginia

Harry S. Edmonds

Farmington, Missouri

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.Div., Andover Newton Theological School

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Th.M., Austin Presyterian Theological Seminary

foan Pierce Egerton

Charleston, South Carolina

B.A., Queens College

M.A., The Citadel

M.A.T.S., Union Theological Seminary, New York

James Edward Egolf
Jackson, Mississippi

B.A., Temple University

M.A., Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Pamela Parker Eliason

Charlotte, North Carolina

B.A., Catawba College

M.S.W., Washington University

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary, New York

Richard Reece Elrod
Cullman, Alabama

Chris William Erdman
Sharon, Pennsylvania

Anne Coile Estes
Decatur, Georgia

B.A., Gardner-Webb University

M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

B.S., Colorado State University
M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary

B.A., University of Georgia

J.D., Emory University Law School

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

115

J. Frederick Fife

Harrison, Tennessee

B.A., Huntingdon College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Carol Carpenter Fisher
Mebane, North Carolina

B.A., Randolph-Macon Women's College

M.A., Presbyterian School of Christian Education

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

Carlton Fisher, Jr.

Wetumpka, Alabama

B.A., Georgia State University

M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Mitchell Wayne Flora

Winterville, North Carolina

B.A., Lee College

M.Div., Church of God School of Theology

John Mark Forrester
Nashville, Tennessee

B.A., Trevecca Nazarene College

M.Div., Vanderbilt University Divinity School

Robert Godfrey Foster
Kingston, Jamaica

Dip., Union Theological Seminary, Jamaica
S.T.M., Christian Theological Seminary

John Lennig Frye, Jr.

Columbia, South Carolina

B.A., Davidson College

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

Sarah Harrell Gaede
Orlando, Florida

B.A., Eckerd College

M.Div., University of the South School of Theology

William Oliver Gafkjen

Duncansville, Pennsylvania

B.A., St. Olaf College

M.Div., Luther Theological Seminary

Michael W. Garrett
Denver, Colorado

B.S., James Madison University

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

Allan Mitchell Gathercoal
Norcross, Georgia

B.A., Azusa Pacific University
M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary

Thomas Andrew Gay
Cowan, Tennessee

B.A., University of Memphis

M.Div., Methodist Theological School in Ohio

James Emmanuel Gibbs
Kingston, Jamaica

B.A., University of the West Indies

Dip., United Theological College of the West Indies

Diana Clare Gibson

Menlo Park, California

B.A., University of California at Riverside
M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary

Thomas Lester Gibson
Boone, North Carolina

B.A., Furman University

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

Douglas Ray Gilreath
Cleveland, Georgia

B.S., Kennesaw State College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

Ronald Jerald Gilreath
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., Methodist College

M.A., Presbyterian School of Christian Education

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

116

Edward R. Glaize

Montgomery, Alabama

B.A., Huntingdon College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

David L. Goebel
Burlely, Idaho

B.A., Wheaton College

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

Christine Marie Gooden-Benguche
East Coast Demerara, Guyana

Dip., Moneague Teachers College

B.A., Dip., United Theological College of the West Indies

Jennifer Marion Gordon
Queensbury, Jamaica

B.A., University of the West Indies

M. A., Caribbean Graduate School of Theology

Stuart Randolph Gordon
Carthage, North Carolina

A.B., Davidson College

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

Mark Andrew Graham
Roanoke, Virginia

B.A., College of William and Mary

M.Div., Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

Ralph Donnell Graves

Kernersville, North Carolina

B.S., Winston-Salem State University
M.Div., Hood Theological Seminary

Brenda Knight Green
Union City, Georgia

B.S.Ed., University of Georgia

M.A.C.E., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Georgia C. Griffin
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., Emmanuel College

J.D., Boston College Law School

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

Thomas Lionel Griffis

Franklin, North Carolina

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University
M.A., Wake Forest University

Thomas Pearcefield Groome III
Spartanburg, South Carolina

B.S., Louisiana State University
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Charles Jarred Hammet, Jr.
Summerton, South Carolina

B.A., Wofford College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Charles Samuel Haun
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

B.A., Carson-Newman College

M.Div., Vanderbilt University Divinity School

M.A., University of Tennessee

Pamela Cunningham Hawkins
Nashville, Tennessee

B.A., Duke University

M.S., Vanderbilt University

M.Div., Vanderbilt University Divinity School

Suzan Kay Hawkinson
Seabrook, Texas

B.A., Macalester College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

117

Huibing He

Norcross, Georgia

B.D., M.Div., Nanjing Theological Seminary

Stephen James Heinzel-Nelson
Allentown, New Jersey

Rosemarie Pamela Higgins
Kingston, Jamaica

Madison Maxwell Highfill
Wilmington, North Carolina

Ronald Reins Hilliard

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

B.A., Cornell University

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.A., M.A., University of the West Indies

B.A., King College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., Florida Atlantic University
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Sylvan Herbert Michael Hinds
Kingston, Jamaica

Dip., B.A., United Theological College of the West Indies

Dennis Robert Hitchman
Marietta, Georgia

B.S., Brenau College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

Thomas Keith Hoffmann
Durant, Oklahoma

B.A., M.Div., Oral Roberts University

Robyn Ramer Hogue

University Place, Washington

B.A., Whitworth College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Mary Louise Howson
Newtown, Connecticut

B.A., Mount Holyoke College
M.A.T., Wesley an University
M.Div., Yale University Divinity School

Michael James Hoyt
Churchville, Virginia

Ralph Alphonsa Hoyte
Kingston, Jamaica

B.S., Presbyterian College

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

B. A., United Theological College of the West Indies

David Lindsay Hudson
Venice, Florida

B.A., Wake Forest University

M.Div., Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary

Eugene W. Huffstutler, Jr.
New Orleans, Louisiana

B.A., Baylor University

M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Gladys Maud Hyat
Bridgeport, Jamaica

B.Ed., Mico Teachers' College
M.A., Andrews University

Barbara Elizabeth Averett Ingram
Concord, North Carolina

B.A., Pfeiffer College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

118

Ernest Jackson

Sumter, South Carolina

B.A., University of South Carolina

M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center

Michael Dwayne Jackson
Madisonville, Tennessee

B.A., University of Tennessee
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary

Robert Gladstone Jacobs
Kingston, Jamaica

B.A., Jamaica Theological Seminary

M.A., Caribbean Graduate School of Theology

Darlene Elizabeth Davis Jenkins
Largo, Florida

B.A., Mercyhurst College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Brian Keith Jensen
Salem, Ohio

B.S., University of Iowa

M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Louise Stowe Johns

Rock Hill Centre, New York

B.A., Oklahoma City University

M.R.E., M.Div., Drew University Theological School

Patricia Sue Johnson
Fremont, Ohio

B.A., Mercer University, Atlanta
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

David Moncrief Jordan

Rockingham, North Carolina

B.A., Furman University

M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Walter Stephens Jordan, Jr.
Jackson, Mississippi

B.A., Mississippi College

M.Div., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Douglass DePass Key

Laurinburg, North Carolina

B.S., Clemson University

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

Chang Hwan Kim
Alpharetta, Georgia

B.A., M.Div., Chongshin College

Gyeon Mok Kim
Auburn, Alabama

B.A., Soong Sil University

M.Div., Korean Presbyterian Seminary

Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary

Jin S. Kim

Maple Grove, Minnesota

B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Jong Hoon Kim

College Point, New York

B.A., Keimyung University

M.Div., New York Theological Seminary

Jung Moon Kim

Rutherford, New Jersey

B.A., Soon Sil University

M.Div., Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Sirrano Anthony Kitson
Kingston, Jamaica

Dip., United Theological College of the West Indies
B.Th., University of the West Indies

Leslie Anna Klingensmith
Alexandria, Virginia

B.A., University of Oklahoma

M.Div., Duke University Divinity School

119

Lewis Timothy Kola
Decatur, Georgia

Jeffrey K. Krehbiel

Wilmington, Delaware

B.A., American Baptist College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

B.A., Hope College

M.Div., McCormick Theological Seminary

Roger Courtney Krueger
Pendleton, South Carolina

Richard Edmund Kreutzer
San Antonio, Texas

Dong-Shin Kwag

North Hills, New York

Kiho Kye

Ridgewood, New Jersey

B.A., Furman University

M.Div., Duke University Divinity School

B.S., Stevens Institute of Technology
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.A., Yonsei University

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.A., Hankuk Univeristy

M.Div., Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary

Robert Glenn Lam
Commerce, Texas

Paul Hollingsworth Lang
Greenville, North Carolina

Laury W. Larson

Shaker Heights, Ohio

B.A., North Texas State University

M.Div., Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

B.A., Furman University

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., Illinois State University
M.A., John Carroll University
M.Div., University of Dubuque Theological Seminary

Mark Douglas Larson

Charlotte, North Carolina

B.A., University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire
M.Div., Duke University Divinity School

Louise Upchurch Lawson
Memphis, Tennessee

B.A., Duke University

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Anne Reid Ledbetter
Wilmington, Delaware

B.A., Austin College

M.Div., Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Hee Soo Lee
Seoul, Korea

Th.B., Mok Won Methodist College

M.Div., Korean Presbyterian Theological Seminary

K. Aaron Lee

Baltimore, Maryland

B.S., Wayne State University

M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary

Benjamin Earl Vaughn Lett
Macon, Georgia

B.A., University of Alabama

M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center

Miriam Lawrence Leupold
Dayton, Ohio

B.A., College of William and Mary
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

120

Allen E. Likkel

Seattle, Washington

A.B., Calvin College

M.Div., Calvin Theological Seminary

Allen Yin-Jun Lin
Piano, Texas

B.A., University of Alabama

M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Craig Jonathan Lindsey
Skaneateles, New York

B.A., College ofWooster

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary, New York

Thomas C. E. Lobaugh
Tucson, Arizona

B.A., Whitworth College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Lewis Edward Logan
Savannah, Georgia

B.A., Morehouse College

M.Div., Th.M., Candler School of Theology at Emory

University

Carlos A. Tamayo Lopez
Matanzas, Cuba

B.Th., Evangelical Theological Seminary

Jonathan Waylon Lovelady
Waynesboro, Virginia

B.A., Lee College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Stotrell George Lowe
Kingston, Jamaica

Dip.Th., United Theological College of the West Indies
S.T.M., University of the West Indies

Frederick C. Lubs
Clinton, Iowa

B.S., Purdue University

M.Div., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Richard Graham Lund
Rice Lake, Wisconsin

B.A., Pacific Lutheran University

M.Div., Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

Grant A. MacLean, Jr.
Coeur D'Alene, Idaho

B.A., Stanford University

M.Div., McCormick Theological Seminary

Tom Louis MacMillan
Fort Myers, Florida

B.A., DePauw University

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Michael Benjamin Mann
Gadsden, Alabama

B.A., Florida State University

J.D., University of Florida

M.A., Asbury Theological Seminary

M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Carl Beason Marshall
Monticello, Georgia

B.A., University of Alabama

M.S., University of Southern California

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Kathi Elaine Martin

Stone Mountain, Georgia

B.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology
M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center

Leighton Christopher Mason
Kingston, Jamaica

L.Th., University of the West Indies

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Frank De Maycock
Prosser, Washington

James Walborn McCormack
Fairview, Pennsylvania

Sherman Bernard McBeth
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Anthony Wilton McDade
Statesville, North Carolina

B.A., Biola University

M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary

B.A., Pennsylvania State University
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.A., Livingston College

M.Div., Hood Theological Seminary

B.A., Furman University

M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Sidney Anthony McGill
St. Ann, Jamaica

Paige Maxwell McRight
Charlotte, North Carolina

Johannes Andemiacel Mengsteab
Hyattsville, Maryland

B.S., Tuskegee University

M.A., Caribbean Graduate School of Theology

B.A., Agnes Scott College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.A., Concordia College

M.Div., Concordia Seminary

Th.M., Western Theological Seminary

John Steven Midkiff
Griffin, Georgia

B.A., Stetson University

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

David Blake Miller

State College, Pennsylvania

B.A., Goshen College

M.Div., Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Jose Daniel Montanez
Mesquite, Texas

B.A., California State University
M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary

Allison F. Moody

Columbia, South Carolina

B.S., University of Southern Mississippi
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Alton Evans Moore, Jr.
Equality, Alabama

B.A., Scarritt College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

James Albert Moran
Hermitage, Tennessee

B.S., Presbyterian College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Janice Hodges Moss
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., Huntingdon College

M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center

Mark Carl Mueller
Foley, Alabama

B.A., University of Arizona

M.Ed., Brigham Young University

M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Nancy Lee Mumma
Decatur, Georgia

B.A., Antioch College

M.S., Ohio State University

M.Div., Methodist Theological School in Ohio

122

J. Aaron Nagel

Grand Rapids, Michigan

B.S., University of South Florida

D.Min., Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

David Stephen Naglee
Douglasville, Georgia

B.A., LaGrange College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

Kong Su Namkung

Raleigh, North Carolina

B.A., Methodist College

M.Div., Duke University Divinity School

Vivian V. V. Napier
Florence, Mississippi

M.A. Mississippi State University
M.Div., Unity School of Christianity

Paul Stephen Nazarian
Monroe, Louisiana

B.A., University of California at Davis
M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary

Yvette Maud Noble-Bloomfield
Kingston, Jamaica

B.A., University of the West Indies

Dip., United Theological College of the West Indies

Agnes Winston Norfleet
Atlanta, Georgia

A.B., Davidson College

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

James Franklin Norris III
Estill, South Carolina

B.A., College of Charleston

M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Michael Bruce Oliver
Jacksonville, Alabama

B.A., Jacksonville State University

M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Rhonda Jean O'Reilly
Cincinnati, Ohio

B.A., Indiana University

M.Div., McCormick Theological Seminary

John Stephen Park
Fort Wayne, Indiana

B.A., Georgia State University
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Andrew H. Permenter
Dalton, Georgia

B.A., Georgia State University
M.Div., Oral Roberts University

Russell L. Peterman
Marietta, Georgia

B.A., Texas Christian University

M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary

Lanny Lee Peters
Decatur, Georgia

B.S., Western Carolina University

M.S., East Carolina University

M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Walter Ward Peters

Westminster, Maryland

B.A., Baylor University

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Thomas Michael Pipkin
Tucker, Georgia

B.A., University of Colorado

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

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Wesley Galvao Porto
Orlando, Florida

B.A., M.A., Seminario Presbiteriano Dosul

Carol McGinty Rawlinson
Suwanee, Georgia

Michael B. Regele
Irvine, California

Jeanne Carette Reynolds
Rabun Gap, Georgia

Barbara Rhodes

Centre Hall, Pennsylvania

B.A., Converse College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

B.A., Seattle Pacific University
M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary

B.F.A., University of Florida

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., James Madison University
M.Div., Eastern Mennonite Seminary

Kimberly Clayton Richter
Asheville, North Carolina

B.A., Birmingham Southern College
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Andrew Ritchie

Edinburgh, Scotland

B.D., University of Edinburgh

Eugene Edward Roberts
Fairport, New York

B.A., Hope College

M.Div., New Brunswick Theological Seminary

Timothy Donald Roberts
Norfolk, Virginia

B.A., Flagler College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Mark Alan Robertson
Decatur, Georgia

Stephen Charles Robertson
Inverness, Florida

B.S., Washington and Lee University
M.Div., Regent College

B.S., Butler University

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

M.A., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

David Allison Roquemore
West Lafayette, Indiana

B.A., Wofford College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Jeffrey Len Ross

Cedartown, Georgia

B.S., West Georgia College

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

John Alter Mendel Rottenberg
Walden, New York

B.A., Haverford College

M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary

Henroy Uriah Samuels
St. Mary, Jamaica

Dip., United Theological College of the West Indies
B.A., University of the West Indies

Stevenson A. McKinley Samuels
St. Andrew, Jamaica

B.S., University of the West Indies

M.A., Caribbean Graduate School of Theology

Edwin James Searcy

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

B.A., University of British Columbia
M.Div., Vancouver School of Theology

124

Sandra P. Shawhan

Cottontown, Tennessee

B.A. Lambuth University

M.A., Ohio State University

M.Div., Vanderbilt University Divinity School

Amy Sass Sigmon
Belleair, Florida

Lawrence McBride Sigmon
Belleair, Florida

B.A., Bryn Mawr College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Reginald Dale Simmons
Aiken, South Carolina

B.S., North Carolina Agricultural and

Technical State University
J.D., American University
M.Div., Erskine Theological Seminary

Richard M. Simpson

Holden, Massaschusetts

A.B., Georgetown University

M.Div., Drew University Theological School

Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary

Andrew Bowie Smoke

Charlotte, North Carolina

B.S., Livingstone College

M.Div., Hood Theological Seminary

Ruth Miller Snyder

Matthews, North Carolina

John William Sonnenday III
McLean, Virginia

B.A., Davidson College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.A., Carleton College

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary, New York

Betsy L. Steier

Port St. Lucie, Florida

B.A., Eastern Kentucky University
M.Div., Lexington Theological Seminary

Donald Karl Stewart
St. Catherine, Jamaica

B.Ed., University of the West Indies

Maria Alene Stroup

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

B.A., Flager College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Dana Willis Sutton

Huntington, West Virginia

B.A., Youngstown State University

M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Bruce D. Swanson
Portland, Oregon

B.S., Pacific Lutheran Seminary
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Mary Lynne Venema Swierenga
Vienna, Virginia

Catherine Elizabeth Taylor
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., Calvin College

M.Div., Wesley Theological Seminary

B.A., Duke University

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

James Michael Thomas
Bartlett, Tennessee

B.G.S., University of Kentucky

M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

125

Richard Ellsworth Thomas
Accokeek, Maryland

Keith Jon Thompson

Wilmington, North Carolina

Larry Dean Thorson
Dallas, Texas

Dorinda Ellen Trouteaud
Stone Mountain, Georgia

Craig Stephen Troutman
Raleigh, North Carolina

B.A., Boston University

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A., Texas Christian University

M.Div., Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

B.S., Liberty University

M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

B.A., College ofWooster

M.A., University of Detroit

M.Div., Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A., Moravian College

M.Div., Moravian Theological Seminary

Richard M. Turk

Jacksonville, Florida

B.A., St. Mary's University

M.Th., Princeton Theological Seminary

Marlene Medefind VanBrocklin
Montreat, North Carolina

B.A., Whitworth College

M.A., Fuller School of World Missions

Rawle Bertram Tyson
Kingston, Jamaica

B.S., University of the West Indies

M.A., Caribbean Graduate School of Theology

Dora E. Arce- Valentin
Varadero, Cuba

B.S., Instituto Superior Politecnico

L. Th., Seminario Euangelico De Teologia

Augusta Boyd Vanderbilt
Newport News, Virginia

John Patrick Vaughn

Charleston, South Carolina

Christine B. Vogel

Highland Park, Illinois

Stephen Michael Walsh
Wahiawa, Hawaii

B.A., Eckerd College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., Lander University

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

B.A., Binghamton University

M.Div., McCormick Theological Seminary

B.A., University of Southern California
M.B.A., Pepperdine University
M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary

Douglas Randal Walton
Helena, Alabama

B.A., Samford University

M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Edward Lewis Warner
East Point, Georgia

B.A., Rutgers State University
M.Div., General Theological Seminary

William P. Warnock, Jr.
Braselton, Georgia

B.A., University of Georgia

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

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Floretta L. Watkins

Rock Hill, South Carolina

David Marshall Watson
Arcadia, California

B.A., Mercer University

M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center

B.A., California State University, Northridge
M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary

Harvey Darrell Watson
Gray, Georgia

David Loring Welch
Douglasville, Georgia

Kathleen L. Weller

Washington, Indiana

B.A., Mars Hill College

M.S.W., M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

B.A., Vanderbilt University

M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

B.A., Trinity University

M.Div., McCormick Theological Seminary

Byron Harvey Wells
Woodstock, Georgia

William Arthur Wendt
Mondovi, Wisconsin

Bevon Hugh White

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica

B.A., North Carolina State University
M.Div., Lexington Theological Seminary

B.A., University of Florida

M.Div., Wartburg Theological Seminary

Dip., United Theological College of the West Indies
B.A., University of the West Indies

Craig Sinclair Williams

Trabuco Canyon, California

James Ronald Wilson
Hartselle, Alabama

B.A., California State Univeristy at Fullerton
M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary

B.A., Samford University

M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Th.M., Columbia Theological Seminary

Robert M. Wooten
Indialantic, Florida

B.A.E., University of Florida

M.S., Florida International University

M.Div., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

J. Larry Yarborough, Jr.
Lawrenceville, Georgia

B.A., Samford University

M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Jae Ho Yee

Houston, Texas

M.Div., Houston Graduate School of Theology

Darrell H. Young

Rochester, New York

B.A., State University of New York
M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary

Adrian Lee Zehmer

Monroe, North Carolina

Peter Stuart Zinn

Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

B.A., James Madison University

M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

A.B., Whitman College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

127

Master of Theology

Darryl Renick Barrow
Oxford, Georgia

Susan Darr Buell
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., University of the West Indies

Dip., United Theological College of the West Indies

B.A., Southern Methodist University
M.A., Columbia University

Jin Bong Choi

Decatur, Georgia

Th.B., Korea Baptist Theological University
M.Div., Th.M., Presbyterian College and Theological
Seminary

Mark Vince Cox
Rex, Georgia

B.S., Atlanta Christian College
M.A., Reformed Theological Seminary

Steven Bernard Crymes
Chattanooga, Tennessee

B.A., Chicago Baptist Institute

M.Div., Interdenominational Theological Center

Ramona Best Davidson
Austell, Georgia

Robert R Debelak, Jr.
Cleveland, Tennessee

B.A., Agnes Scott College

M.A.(T.S.), Columbia Theological Seminary

B.S., East Coast Bible College

M.Div., Church of God School of Theology

Stephen Gerald deClaisse-Walford
Stone Mountain, Georgia

M.A.(T.S.), Fuller Theological Seminary

David E. Ezekiel

Chattanooga, Tennessee

A.B., Samford University

M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Evelyn Medora Gifford
Columbus, Georgia

A.B., Occidental College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Zita Hegyi

Debrecen, Hungary

M.Div., Reformed Seminary of Sarospatak

Alan Kyle Henderson
Oxford, Georgia

B.S., North Carolina State University
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Jeffrey Cecil Holley
Cleveland, Tennessee

B.A., Lee College

M.Div., Church of God School of Theology

Karen Rembert Holley
Cleveland, Tennessee

B.S., Lee College

M.Div., Church of God School of Theology

Sherrylee Thomas Hollie
Alpharetta, Georgia

B.S., Faulkner University

M.Div., McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University

Mathew Koshy

Snellville, Georgia

Dip., Kerala University

G.S.T., Orthodox Theological Seminary

B.D., Serampore College

128

Heemoon Lee

Silver Springs, Maryland

Peter Loment

Budapest, Hungary

Mark Edwin Montfort
Atlanta, Georgia

Cynthia McPheeters Montgomery
Tucker, Georgia

Hyoung-Sin Park
Atlanta, Georgia

Moon Young Rhee
Decatur, Georgia

B.A., University of Minnesota
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Dip., Theological Academy of the Reformed Church

B.A., University of Florida

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A., Rhodes College

J.D., University of Florida College of Law

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A., Yonsei University

M.Div., Seoul Theological University

M.T.S., Candler School of Theology at Emory University

B.A., New York University

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

William Blount Robinson
Charlotte, North Carolina

Jeremy Kyle Segars
Toccoa, Georgia

Jung Yn Shin

Nashville, Tennessee

B.S., Presbyterian College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A., Piedmont College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

B.A., Seattle Pacific University
M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

Sasan Tavassoli

Kennesaw, Georgia

David Alan Torrey
Marietta, Georgia

B.A., Washington Bible College
M.A.(T.S.), Reformed Theological Seminary

B.S., Presbyterian College

M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

James Jeffrey Truesdell
Amory, Mississippi

B.S., Houghton College

M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

James E. Victor, Jr.

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Wayne Gilbert Warner
Decatur, Georgia

B.A., Cornell University

M.Div., Virginia Union University School of Theology

B.A., Duke University

M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh

M.L.S., State University of New York, Geneseo

Ph.D., Peabody College ofVanderbilt University

Ed.S., Middle Tennessee State University

M.Div., Boston University

M.S., East Texas State University

Ed.S., University of Georgia

John David White

Cayce, South Carolina

B.S., University of South Carolina

M. Div., Columbia Theological Seminary

129

Michael Roger Wilson
Norcross, Georgia

Edna Karolien Zwerver

Workum. The Netherlands

B.A., Dickinson College

M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary

Propaedeutic Degree, University of Groningen

Master of Divinity

Thomas Keith Abramowski
Gadsden, Alabama

A.B., Davidson College
North Alabama*

Joseph Edwin Albright
New Smyrna, Florida

B.A., Flagler College
St. Augustine

Eston Jennings Allen
Atlanta, Georgia

Edward Gillespie Amos
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., Mercer University
Greater Atlanta

B.A., Presbyterian College
Greater Atlanta

Rachel Allane Anderson
Atlanta, Georgia

Anne H. K. Apple
Mobile, Alabama

B.S., James Madison University
Greater Atlanta

B.A., Rhodes College
South Alabama

Dedera Nesmith Baker
East Point, Georgia

B.A., Georgetown University
Greater Atlanta

Doris Jean Barton
Decatur, Georgia

B.A., Jersey City State College
African Methodist Episcopal

Margaret Frampton Beamguard
Charleston, South Carolina

B.S., Clemson University
Cherokee

Kathryn A. Summers Bean
Decatur, Georgia

Blair Henderson Beaver

Laurel Hill, North Carolina

B.A., Duke University
Greater Atlanta

B.A., St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Coastal Carolina

Jean Ercella Beedoe

Stone Mountain, Georgia

B.S., Pratt Institute,
M.S. San Jose State University
Seventh Day Adventist

David Michael Bender B.A., Clemson University

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina M.A., Wake Forest University

J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law
Salem

""PC (USA) Presbytery or Denomination

130

Russell Vincent Benton

Charlotte, North Carolina

B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte

Cynthia Missildine Benz
Avondale Estates, Georgia

B.B.A., Shorter College
Greater Atlanta

Shelaine Rae Bird

Birmingham, Alabama

B.A., Presbyterian College
Sheppards and Lapsley

Stephanie Elizabeth Boardman
Williamsburg, Virginia

B.A., College of William and Mary
Eastern Virginia

Timothy Joseph Bostick
Grayson, Georgia

B.S., West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Greater Atlanta

John Middleton Boulware
Matthews, North Carolina

B.S., Wingate College
Charlotte

Karen Olita Bounds
Decatur, Georgia

B.A., University of Texas at Arlington
Central Florida

Mark Bradshaw-Miller
Carmel, Indiana

B.S., Hanover College
Whitewater Valley

Joshua Bertrand Braley
Archer, Florida

B.A., University of Florida
St. Augustine

Wesley Clark Brandon
Knoxville, Tennessee

B.A., University of Tennessee
East Tennessee

Samuel Houston Bridges
Taylorsville, Georgia

B.A., Reinhardt College
Cherokee

Troy Edward Bronsink
Spokane, Washington

B.S., Liberty University
Inland Northwest

Donald Edward Brown

Gross Pointe Farms, Michigan

B.A., Wayne State University
Detroit

William Hunter Camp II
Jefferson, North Carolina

B.A., Flagler College
Salem

William Lee Campbell
Lithia Springs, Georgia

B.A., Lee University
Pentecostal

Andrew Baker Casto- Waters
Athens, Georgia

B.A., Wofford College
Northeast Georgia

Mina Ashley Chae
Suwanee, Georgia

B.A., Baylor University
Greater Atlanta

131

Rebekah Parker Close

Spartanburg, South Carolina

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Foothills

Bea Edwards Copeland
Ellijay, Georgia

B.B.A., University of Georgia
Greater Atlanta

Michael Alden Copeland
Boone. North Carolina

B.S., Appalachian State University
Salem

Shelia Arnette Council

Charlotte, North Carolina

B.S., Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte

Christopher Lyle Crotwell
Nesbit, Mississippi

B.A., Rhodes College
St. Andrew

Mary Ann McKibben Dana
Houston, Texas

B.A., Rice University
New Covenant

Thomas Richard Daniel
Decatur, Georgia

B.A., Davidson College
Greater Atlanta

Phillip Darey Dennis
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., Davidson College
Greater Atlanta

Christopher Franklin Denny
Sumter, South Carolina

B.A., Presbyterian College
New Harmony

Eric Randall Dillenbeck

Columbia, South Carolina

B.A., Clemson University
Foothills

Ellen Marie Dunn

Simpsonville, South Carolina

B.A., Presbyterian College
Foothills

Margaret Wallace Eanes
Marietta, Georgia

B.A., Hollins College
Greater Atlanta

Paris LaMont Eley
Decatur, Georgia

B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Baptist

Kally Lauren Elliott
Poway, California

B.S., University of California, Davis
San Diego

Sarah Flynn Erickson
Daphne, Alabama

B.A., Allegheny College
South Alabama

Lisa Rene Eye

Knoxville, Tennessee

B.A., University of Richmond
M.A. Presbyterian School of Christian Education
East Tennessee

Jane Elise Fahey
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., Rhodes College
J.D., William and Mary School of Law
Greater Atlanta

132

Laurie Anne Fields

Indianapolis, Indiana

Betsy Taylor Flory
Lithonia, Georgia

Adam Sanders Flynt
Smyrna, Georgia

Andrew Carey Foster Connors
Bynum, North Carolina

Katherine Anne Foster Connors
Bynum, North Carolina

Jennifer Elaine Fouse

Great Falls, South Carolina

B.A., College ofWooster
Whitewater Valley

B.V.A., Georgia State University
United Church of Christ

B.S., B.A. University of Florida
Greater Atlanta

B.A., Duke University
New Hope

B.A., Wesleyan University
New Hope

B.S., Presbyterian College
Providence

Diane Freelander
Acworth, Georgia

Andrew Joseph Gans
Conyers, Georgia

Mary Cunningham Gause
Covington, Georgia

B.S., University of Redlands
Cherokee

B.A., Southern Methodist University
Greater Atlanta

B.S., Colorado State University
M.A., Presbyterian School of Christian Education
Coastal Carolina

J. Jeffrey Gephart
Jasper, Georgia

Elizabeth Cole Goodrich
Birmingham, Alabama

Megan Boyd Graham
Forest, Virginia

Larry J. Green

Charleston, South Carolina

B.S., Purdue University
Cherokee

B.A., Trinity University
Sheppards and Lapsley

B.A., University of Richmond
The Peaks

B.A., College of Charleston
M.Ed., The Citadel
South Alabama

Dorie Lee Griggs

Dunwoody, Georgia

Laura Christine Gurley
Decatur, Georgia

B.A., University of Richmond
Greater Atlanta

B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
M.A., Presbyterian School of Christian Education
Charlotte

Joseph Kirkland Hall IV
Charlotte, North Carolina

B.A., Davidson College
Charlotte

Wade Connelly Halva

Raleigh, North Carolina

B.A., College of Wooster
New Hope

133

Christopher Barry Ham
Atlanta, Georgia

B.S., Florida State University
Greater Atlanta

Daniel Paul Hart

Ocean City, New Jersey

Susan Lazar Haynes
Roswell, Georgia

Mary Alice Haynie.
Madison, New Jersey

B.A., Presbyterian College
West Jersey

B.B.A., Georgia State University
Cherokee

B.S. Salem College
Newton

Emily H. Heath
Atlanta, Georgia

Susanna Clare Hendy
Radlett, England

Vernon Blaine Hill
Lynchburg, Virginia

David Bradley Hyers

Elizabethtown, Tennessee

B.A., Emory University
Greater Atlanta

B.A., Nene College, University of Leicester
Coastal Carolina

B.A., Hampden-Sydney College
The Peaks

B.A., Presbyterian College
Holston

Stephen Thomas Jackson
Atlanta, Georgia

B.S., University of Georgia
Greater Atlanta

Barbara Ronner Johnson
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., Georgia State University
Greater Atlanta

Carol Osner Johnson
Atlanta, Georgia

A.B.J. , University of Georgia
Greater Atlanta

Walter Lee Johnson, Jr.
Decatur, Georgia

B.A., Emory University
Greater Atlanta

Barbara Jordan

Neptune Beach, Florida

B.A., Eckerd College
St. Augustine

Jeffrey Scott Kackley
Clarksville, Virginia

B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The Peaks

Jonathan Kaplan

Easley, South Carolina

A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Foothills

Sharon Joy Kartsounes
Flushing, Michigan

B.A., Spring Arbor College
Lake Huron

Bettina Baechtold Kilburn
Roswell, Georgia

B.S., Fairfield University
M.D., Boston University School of Medicine
Greater Atlanta

134

Michael D. Kirby
Houston, Texas

B.A., J.D., Baylor University
New Covenant

David Cromwell Knauert
Clark, Colorado

Andrew Warren Kukla
Ft. Belvoir, Virginia

David Y. Kwon

Alpharetta, Georgia

B.A., Harvard College
Anglican

B.A., College of William and Mary
Chicago

B.A., University of Washington
Olympia

Kendal Alan Land

Baton Rouge, Louisana

Connie Sadler Lee
Gainesville, Florida

B.A., Louisiana State University
Pines

B.A., Bethune Cookman College
Greater Atlanta

Sun Bong Lee

Alpharetta, Georgia

B.A., Kon-Kuk University
Greater Atlanta

Sung Ho Lee

Tampa, Florida

B.A., University of South Florida
Tampa Bay

Amy Yarman Lehr

Greenville, South Carolina

B.A., Washington and Lee University
Foothills

Kimberly Sue LeVert

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

B.A., Birmingham-Southern College
M.Ed., University of New Orleans
New Castle

Margie Elizabeth Lewis
Marietta, Georgia

B.S., Tift College
M.Ed., Valdosta State College
Cherokee

Ruth Lynn Lovell

Memphis, Tennessee

B.A., University of Tennessee
Memphis

Jonathan Edward Mack

Fort Walton Beach, Florida

B.S., University of Texas
Florida

Jodi Bond Martin

Knoxville, Tennessee

B.A., Hope College

M.A., Presbyterian School of Christian Education
East Tennessee

Daniel Wayne Matthews
Loganville, Georgia

B.S., Georgia State University
Greater Atlanta

Peggy Allison McClure
Birmingham, Alabama

B.A., M.A., University of Alabama
J.D., Cumberland School of Law
Sheppards and Lapsley

135

Frank Green McDonald
Acworth, Georgia

Kari Michelle McFarland
Ephrata, Washington

B.S., Colorado State University
M.A., Pepperdine University
M.A., Baylor University
Disciples of Christ

B.A., Whitworth College
Central Washington

Andrew McNeal Meyers
Tacoma, Washington

B.S., Pacific Lutheran University
Seattle

Christy Lynnae Miller
Austell, Georgia

B.S., National-Louis University
African Methodist Episcopal

Nam Gi Min

North Miami Beach, Florida

B.A., Yeungnam University
M.P.A., Texas A&M University
Tropical Florida

Sandra Elaine Monroe
Forsyth, Georgia

B.S., Central Michigan University
M.A., Western Michigan University
Ed.S., University of Georgia
Flint River

Gregory Owen Moore
Lilburn, Georgia

B.B.A., Valdosta State University
Greater Atlanta

Joseph Gilbert Moore

Raleigh, North Carolina

B.A., Davidson College
New Hope

Kathy Eileen Muder

New Wilmington, Pennsylvania

B.A. Westminster College
Shenango

Pressley Marie Neal

Columbia, South Carolina

B.A., Presbyterian College
M.A., Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
Trinity

Craig Randolph Neely
Vandalia, Ohio

B.A., Miami University
M.S. Wright State University
Miami

Laurel Danielle Nelson
Longmont, Colorado

B.A, Beloit College
Plains and Peaks

George Hayes Noble

Columbia, South Carolina

B.A, University of South Carolina
Trinity

Rodney Edwin Norris

Columbia, South Carolina

B.S. Francis Marion University
Trinity

Nancy Christine Oehler
Naples, Florida

B.M., University of Wyoming
Peace River

Shannon Lynne O'Leary
Sitka, Alaska

B.A., Eckerd College
Alaska

136

Richard Lee Olson

Starkville, Mississippi

B.S., University of Washington
M.S., Eastern Washington University
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
St. Andrew

Rebecca M. Page
Rossville, Indiana

B.A., Hanover College
Wabash Valley

David Bradley Parker
Overland Park, Kansas

B.S., Sterling College
Greater Atlanta

Pendleton Barnes Peery

Asheville, North Carolina

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Western North Carolina

Elizabeth Appunn Peterson
Rochester, Minnesota

B.A., University of the South
M.M., Washington University
Twin Cities Area

Fred James Powell

Durham, North Carolina

>.A., Winthrop College
New Hope

Richard Gillespie Proctor
Tallahassee, Florida

B.A., Florida State University
Greater Atlanta

Ian Case Punnett
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Greater Atlanta

Clayton Thomas Rascoe
Apex, North Carolina

B.S., Appalachian State University
New Hope

Dennison Parker Read
Indianapolis, Indiana

B.A., The Citadel
Greater Atlanta

Timothy Aaron Reynolds
Hermitage, Tennessee

B.A., University of Tennessee
Middle Tennessee

Caroline Torrey Rhoads
Boston, Massachusetts

B.A., North Carolina State University
New Hope

Kathryn Elizabeth Richmond
Chesapeake, Virginia

B.A., Vanderbilt University
Eastern Virginia

Karen Teresa Ricks
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., DePauw University
M.S., Indiana State University
Greater Atlanta

Arthur Nelson Robin
Marietta, Georgia

B.S., Georgia State University
Greater Atlanta

Ashley Elizabeth Seaman
Decatur, Georgia

B.A., Agnes Scott College
Greater Atlanta

137

Benjamin Douglas Seller
Tempe, Arizona

Rebekah Sue Shaffer

San Luis Obispo, California

B.M., Arizona State University
Grand Canyon

B.A., Eckerd College
Santa Barbara

Shellie Craig Shewbert
Hoover, Alabama

Kenneth Walter Sikes
Tacoma, Washington

B.S., Jacksonville State University
Sheppards and Lapsley

B.A., Furman University
Olympia

Daniel Paul Smead
Morrow, Georgia

B.A., Oregon/Atlanta Bible College
Church of God

Carolyn Thompson Smith
Mount Berry, Georgia

B.S., Berry College
M.S., University of Alabama
Cherokee

Claire Dempsey Snedeker
Roswell, Georgia

B.S., Stetson University
M.A., Georgia State University
Greater Atlanta

Ki Ho Song

Smyrna, Georgia

B.A., Seoul Theological Seminary

Korean Presbyterian Church in America

Danny Adrion Spears
Newnan, Georgia

B.S., Clayton State College and University
Metropolitan Community Churches

Matthew Barnabas Sprinkle
Bryan, Texas

B.A., Trinity University
M.A. Texas A&M University
Mission

Bryan Craig Stamper
Ocoee, Florida

B.B.A., University of Florida
Central Florida

Ruth Ann Steen
Duluth, Georgia

B.A., Flagler College
East Tennessee

Jennifer Ann Stone

Starkville, Mississippi

B.S., Oberlin College
M.S., Mississippi State University
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
St. Andrew

Todd William Sutton
Washington, D.C.

B.A. University of Michigan
National Capital

Susan Patricia Takis
Alpharetta, Georgia

B.A., Furman University
M.F.A., Southern Methodist University
Greater Atlanta

138

Anne Michelle Tarbutton
Newnan, Georgia

Ingrid Brunt Taulbee
Atlanta, Georgia

B.M., University of Kansas
Greater Atlanta

B.S.E.D., Univeristy of Georgia
M.E., University of Virginia
Greater Atlanta

David Leath Taylor
Salem, Virgina

B.A., King College
The Peaks

James Heizer Thomas III
Ft. Thomas, Kentucky

B.A., Emory University
Disciples of Christ

Janie Lowe Thomas
Macon, Georgia

B.S.N. , Hunter College
Missionary Baptist

Robert W. Thomson

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Ollie Rix Threadgill
Fairhope, Alabama

B.B.A., Georgia State University
Greater Atlanta

B.A., Davidson College
South Alabama

Christopher Stephen Tuttle

Black Mountain, North Carolina

B.A., Davidson College
Western North Carolina

Jerry Lee Utt II

Versailles, Kentucky

B.A., University of Kentucky
Transylvania

Nicholas Harvey Vanderslice
Marietta, Georgia

B.A., University of Georgia
Cherokee

Susan Webb Verbrugge
Duluth, Georgia

Carol Scott Wade

Avondale Estates, Georgia

B.A., Wake Forest University
Greater Atlanta

B.A., Agnes Scott College
Greater Atlanta

Jan Emma Warren-Taylor
Atlanta, Georgia

B.S., LeTourneau University
Greater Atlanta

Paul Dudley Weaver

Charleston, South Carolina

B.A., Maryville College
Charleston-Atlantic

Kirsten Lisa Weeks

Lookout Mountain, Georgia

James Walter Wells, Jr.
Alpharetta, Georgia

B.A., University of North Carolina
East Tennessee

B.E., Vanderbilt University
M.B.A., University of Alabama
Greater Atlanta

Jannan Renee Wertzberger
Houston, Texas

B.A., University of Texas
Mission

139

James Gregory White
Douglasville, Georgia

Scott Michael White
Atlanta, Georgia

B.S., Lee University

Water of Life Christian Church

B.S., Emory University,
M.S., A.M., University of Michigan
Greater Atlanta

Michael Eugene Williams
Asheville, North Carolina

B.S., Illinois State University
M.A., Presbyterian School of Christian Education
Western North Carolina

Robert Elmore Williamson, Jr.
Clemson, South Carolina

B.S., Clemson University
Foothills

Elizabeth Linden Wilson
Greenville, South Carolina

B.A., M.A., Vanderbilt University
Foothills

Jennifer Lee Wilson

Laurinburg, North Carolina

Patrick James Woolsey
Old Hickory, Tennessee

Ashley Freeman Wright
Memphis, Tennessee

Harlis Ray Wright
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

B.A. St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Western North Carolina

B.A., Trevecca Nazarene College
Nazarene

B.A., Eckerd College
Memphis

B.S., Stillman College,
M.S., Chicago State University
Arkansas

John Mark Wright

Memphis, Tennessee

Lucy Karen Youngblood
Anderson, South Carolina

Wendy Michelle Yow

Greensboro, North Carolina

A.B., Davidson College
Memphis

B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Foothills

B.S., Appalachian State University
Salem

Master of Arts in Theological Studies

B.B.A., Columbia State University

Anglea Marie Boyd
Norcross, Georgia

Shawn Karl Dabravalskas
Grove City, Ohio

David Charles Dault
Decatur, Georgia

Linda Karen Davis
Atlanta, Georgia

B.A., Cedarville College

B.A., University of the South

B.A., Greensboro College

M.L.I. S., University of South Carolina

140

Rebekah Teresa Durham
Dallas, Texas

B.A., Southern Methodist University

Leviticus Alonza Laing
Ellenwood, Georgia

Nathan Cinclair Lane
Cleveland, Tennessee

B.S., Atlanta Christian College

B.A., Lee University

Kazumi Miyamoto
Duluth, Georgia

Elizabeth Ann Moss
Decatur, Georgia

Joshua Franklin Rice

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Elizabeth Sager Sharp
Atlanta, Georgia

B. A., Japanese Women's University

B.S., University of St. Francis

B.A., Lee University

B.S.N. , University of Michigan
M.S.N. , Yale University
D.R.P.H., Johns Hopkins University

Geographical Distribution of Students

United States

Alabama-21

Alaska-1

Arizona-3

Arkansas-1

California-7

Colorado-6

Connecticut-2

Delaware-3

District of Columbia- 1

Florida-26

Georgia-154

Hawaii-1

Idaho-2

Illinois-2

Indiana-7

Iowa-2

Kansas-2

Kentucky-3

Louisiana-3

Maryland-7

Massachusetts-2
Michigan-3
Minnesota-2
Mississippi-10
Missouri-1
Nebraska-1
New Jersey-6
New York-10
North Carolina-50
Ohio-8
Oklahoma-1
Oregon- 1
Pennsylvania-7
South Carolina-38
Tennessee-29
Texas- 16
Virginia- 17
Washington-8
West Virginia-1
Wisconsin-2

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Other Countries

Canada-l

Jamaica-26

Cuba-2

Kenya-1

England-2

Korea-5

Guyana-1

The Netherlai

Hungary-4

Scotland-4

Italy-1

International Program i

Jin Bong Choi

Korea

David Gathanju

Kenya

Zita Hegyi

Hungary

Gyeong Kim

Korea

Sukjoo Kim

Korea

Insook Lee

Korea

Judit Liptak

Hungary

Janet Llewellyn

England

Laszlo Mihalina

Hungary

Francesca Nuzzolese

Italy

Sophia Park

Korea

David Rigg

Scotland

Tamara Smith

Jamaica

Campbell Scholars

Joanna Adams

United States

Russel Botman

South Africa

Walter Brueggemann

United States

Douglas J. Hall

Canada

James Lowry

United States

Damayanthi M.A. Niles

Sri Lanka

Ofelia M. Ortega

Cuba

Janos Pasztor

Hungary

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Calendar 2001-2004

2001-2002

2002-2003*

2003-2004*

Summer

Greek School

July 2- August 24

July 1-August 23

June 30- August 22

Summer Terms

July 9-20

July 8-19

July 7-18

July 23-August 3

July 22-August 2

July 21-August 1

Fall

Planning Retreat

August 28-29

August 27-28

August 26-27

Labor Day

September 3

September 2

September 1

Orientation/

Registration

September 4-5

September 3-4

September 2-3

Classes begin

September 6

September 5

September 4

Convocation/

Honors Day

September 12

September 11

September 10

Ordination exams

September 21-22

September 20-21

September 19-20

Smyth Lectures

October 9-11

October 8-10

October 7-9

Reading/Exam Week

October 22-26

October 21-25

October 20-24

Conference on

Ministry

November 2-4

November 1-3

November 7-9

Thanksgiving Holiday

November 22-23

November 28-29

November 27-28

Classes end

December 7

December 6

December 5

Reading /Exam Week

December 10-14

December 9-13

December 8-12

Winter

Alternative Context/

M.Div electives begin/

D.Min. classes begin

January 7

January 6

January 5

D.Min. classes end

January 18

January 17

January 16

King Holiday

January 21

January 20

January 19

Alternative Context

ends/M.Div. exams

January 25

January 24

January 23

Spring

Bible Content Exam

February 1

February 7

February 6

Classes begin

February 4

February 3

February 3

Ordination exams

February 15-16

February 14-15

February 13-14

Conference on

Ministry

February 22-24

February 21-23

February 20-22

Reading/Exam Week

March 18-22

March 17-21

March 15-19

Spring Break

April 1-5

April 7-11

April 5-9

Good Friday

March 29

April 18

April 9

Colloquium

April 22-24

April 21-23

April 13-15

Classes end

May 10

May 9

May 7

Reading /Exam Week

May 13-17

May 12-16

May 10-14

Baccalaureate and

Commencement

May 19

May 18

May 16

'Tentative

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Index

Admissions:

Doctor of Ministry 28

Doctor of Theology 28

Master of Arts in Theological

Studies 26

Master of Divinity 25

Master of Theology 27

International Students 29

Advanced Placement 81

Advising:

Master of Divinity 8

Doctor of Ministry 14

Alternative Context 41

Alumni/ Alumnae Association 103

Atlanta Theological Association

Courses 77

Auditors 30

Awards 48

Biblical Area 53, 55

Board of Trustees 105

Campbell Scholars 41

Center for New Church

Development 40

Certification in Christian

Education 12

Certified Minister of Christian

Education 9

Christian Spirituality Emphasis

and Certificate 42

Clinical Pastoral Education 23

Colloquium 43

Continuing Education 39

Convocations 45

Courses of Instruction 54

Curriculum, Visual Representation ... 10

Doctor of Ministry 13

Christian Spirituality Approach .... 16

Cross-Cultural Approach 15

Gospel and Culture Approach 16

New Church Development

Approach 17

Pastoral Counseling Approach 17

Doctor of Theology in Pastoral

Counseling 17

Elective System:

Master of Divinity 6

Doctor of Ministry 15

Faith and the City 40

Fellowships 50

Financial Aid and Assistance 32, 37

Grading 82

Greek School, Summer 81

Guthrie Scholars 39

Historical Doctrinal Area 53, 60

Housing 31

Independent Study 84

Insurance 31

Interdisciplinary Courses 72

International Theological Education .... 40

Lay Institute of Faith and Life 39

Library 21

Master of Arts in Theological

Studies 11

Master of Divinity 5

Master of Theology 12

Mid-Course Assessment 9

Moral Conduct 84

Non-Degree Enrollment, Occasional .. 30

Ordination Exams 81

Orientation 45

Placement 47

Practical Theology Area 53, 65

Probation 83

Refund Policies 36

Room and Board 37

Scholarships 33

Smyth Lectures 43

Student Organizations and

Activities 46

Supply Preaching 47

Supervised Ministry 53, 74

Tuition and Fees 35

Thompson Scholars 42

Worship 45

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